The Arkive will reissue three classic albums by electronic music pioneer Gary Numan on October 16th. Replicas (1979, credited to Tubeway Army), Telekon (1979) and The Pleasure Principle (1980) will each be pressed on standard black vinyl and cut from high-resolution digital files (96 khz/24 bit transfers from the analog
Ghost Culture, real name James Greenwood, has been around for a few years now. Although for the most part, you wouldn’t have known it. Once recognised as ‘One of those DJ’s that doesn’t like the limelight‘, he is now making himself far more known; and we can’t see anyone complaining. Ghost Culture put
24 year old singer and TV personality Lil’ Chris has died. Lil Chris, real name Chris Hardman, was found dead this morning in Lowestoft. Lil’ Chris first appeared on the Channel 4 reality TV series ‘School of Rock‘ and had since had a career in music and television releasing his
WILD CULTURE is the new project from Austrian sound experts Florian Fellier and Felix Brunhuber. The duo have excelled in producing smooth melodies, driving beats and developed an affinity for experimentalism and high technical finesse along with remixing the likes of London Grammar, Andy Caldwell, Daughter and more. They are
First formed in 1988, Massive Attack remain perhaps the most famous breakout bands to derive from Bristol’s legendary “Trip-hop” scene during the early 90’s alongside their contemporary Portishead. Founders Robert Del Naja & Grant Marshall have used an eclectic bunch of guest vocalists over the years ranging from Elbow’s front-man
London based producer EVM128 aka Luke Meads is streaming his debut album Nova in full at XLR8R. The album, named after Meads’s daughter, is released this weekend by Studio Rockers. Originally from Bristol, Meads later moved to London where he became a regular at Plastic People’s Co-Op club night and
Enigmatic US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Julia Holter has shared a track from her forthcoming new album Have You In My Wilderness, released on September 25th via Domino. ‘Betsy On The Roof’ typifies the sonic approach of the new album, which sets Holter’s vocal within ornate arrangements and richly textured
Kranky Records have announced details of the new album from acclaimed Canadian musician/sound artist/designer Christopher Bissonnette, set for release on November 6th. ‘Pitch, Paper & Foil’ continues the lush, densely textured analogue synthesizer explorations of previous album ‘Essays In Idleness’. Bissonnette says “This new series of works reflects an evolution
Despite looking a lot like one of the worlds most expensive line-ups; Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Madonna, Jay Z, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Jason Aldean, Daft Punk and Jack White stood in front of an audience yesterday to talk business. They’re some of the biggest names in music and together
Tonight will see The Nest, Stoke Newington, playing host to a killer line up including American MPC god, AraabMuzik. Also performing at the evening’s proceedings will be Pyrmdplaza, Khalil and Budakan. THE PLAYGROUND had a quick chat with the man himself ahead of his appearance at the legendary East London night-spot.
