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Bonobo – First Fires [Review]

Calling this EP a work of art wouldn’t do it justice. Primarily because, it sounds pretentious, and that certainly isn’t what this EP is about. It’s perfectly constructed, in a way which is subtle yet aurally explosive. There’s no need for relentless bass and throbbing loops of grating noise. First Fires is beautiful; a set of rolling sections easing into[...]

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Stavrogin – Working Better [Review + Free Download]

What does everyone want? A Pet Liger of course; they’re huge, cuddly, and do PR with neighbours and door-to-door salesmen. But in the long-term, they’re expensive and totally take-up too much space. A much better option is the Pet Liger imprint who’ve just dropped their second release for free, and if the neighbours don’t like it then it may be[...]

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Skimatix feat. E. Heath – Shattered Reflections [Review]

When I stumbled upon Skimatix ft E.Heath ‘ThoughtRender003’, I couldn’t wait to hear the full release. I know nothing about ThoughtRender or of James Lawrie aka Skimatix friend E.Heath (other than that he has a background in experimental music and a collection of rare synthesisers), but Skimatix himself has been writing bass music and some accomplished Juke and Footwork for[...]

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Nibé – A Dangerous Method EP [Review]

The winter might be dragging on, but this 3-track offering from Nibé is like some blissful trip on a tropical, sun-drenched isle. The opening collaboration with Von D, ‘Going On’ is where the party’s at, with Alys Be’s soulful vocals rolling over tight beats, lush Rhode harmonies and deep, warm sub that set the scene for the rest of the[...]

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CoMa interview: Working with Feint, Collaborating with Eminence & Redmoon and bacon pancakes

Greetings Cole. Following the huge success of ‘Snake Eyes’ released on Monstercat last year, yourself and Feint have united once more to bring the stunning ‘Solitude’ to our needy little eardrums. What were your ideas behind the words? Actually I wrote about that the night it came out and I had explained: “The vocals to this track were very personal[...]