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ESSENTIALS: “S@y My Name” (Flip of Destiny’s Child) – VenessaMichaels

VenessaMichaels hails from Encitas, California and has been doing music longer than you have, most likely. Learning piano at age 3 and taking to DJing with vinyl at 17, she’s since branched into producing and is effortlessly turning out jersey club-tinged heaters with the likes of Trippy Turtle and Cashmere Cat and any of the other [continued]
ESSENTIALS: “Sneak” (feat. Pell, Michael Christmas, Wonda, and Maarlon) — Casper & B.

If you’re not already up on Los Angeles beatsmiths Casper & B., today is going to be a great day for you. Up and coming producers for a host of acts including Kiiara, Skizzy Mars, f(x), and 2am Club, “Sneak” is the first track of Casper & B. where their work sits front and center: a euphoric, Diplomats-era [continued]
INTERVIEW: Khai Shares His Secrets and A Fresh PressPlaylist

Khai (short for Justin Abokhai) is one of the fastest-rising singer-songwriters in electronic music. His voice and lyricism is the sort that stuns you the moment you hear it — hearing Khai elicits the same feelings as discovering Sam Smith and Ellie Goulding at their very beginning: mind-bogglingly enrapturing, yet still on an upward trajectory of refinement. [continued]
Essentials: “Your Love (feat. Max Marshall)” – Alizzz

From those opening coos, “Your Love” is an iridescent wave of punchy, crush-crazy vocals and space-age rave production from Barcelona based Alizzz. “Your Love” serves as the title track off the producer’s Moving Castle released EP, and it’s an excellent addition to the label’s canon. Buoyant bursts of Max Marshall‘s lyrics are hammered by Alizzz’s thoughtful synths and staccato [continued]
PressPlay >>Rewind 005: Paris

This week’s edition of the >>Rewind is sombre and shorter. On Friday night and into Saturday morning, three teams of jihadist terrorists carried out vicious attacks on innocent civilians in Paris. The bloodiest instance of the series of attacks took place at famed concert hall, Le Bataclan, where Eagles Of Death Metal were on stage [continued]
Kill Paris To Change Artist Name After Paris Attacks

After the recent attacks in Paris and public backlash against his moniker, the Los Angeles based producer Kill Paris is to change his stage name. In a Facebook post yesterday (Saturday 14th) Kill Paris – real name Corey Baker – explained that his name is no longer appropriate given recent events. The original name, which [continued]
Mercury Prize Nominees 2015: Who Are They?

Since its inception in 1992, the Mercury Prize has established itself as the contemporary tastemaker of British award ceremonies. You can keep your watered down Brit Awards and the gag-inducing kitsch fest that is the MTV European Music Awards, this is the real McCoy. With this year’s Mercury Prize to be announced next week (November [continued]
Frank Ocean Shares Thoughts On Paris Tragedy; Artists Take To Twitter To Express Sympathy

There are no words for the horrors that occurred in Paris the night of 13th November. In “an act of war,” a series of six coordinated terrorist attacks were launched on the city, with 127 killed. One of the sites was Le Bataclan, where California band Eagles of Death Metal were performing; the band escaped unharmed, [continued]
BREAKING: United States Coast Guard Releases Identity of MDBP Missing Person

The United States Coast Guard has released the identity of Mad Decent Boat Party‘s missing person. As posted on USCG Southeast’s Twitter account, the missing woman is named Kaylyn Rose Sommer, aged 24, from Charleston, South Carolina. Stay tuned for further updates. [continued]
Listen Back: Scratcha DVA ’s “Allyallrecords” 8 Hour Takeover On Radar Radio

Almost 5 months since Allyallrecords was first released on Hyperdub and sold out within just four hours, leading to a re-release, the four track EP is still doing it’s rounds. Scratcha DVA recently took to new generation Radar Radio to showcase the sounds that influenced the bass heavy EP. Inviting fellow Allyallrecords collaborator Clara La San to open [continued]