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Artist Spotlight: Haruomi Hosono

Born an English-speaking American from New York, I don’t speak Japanese, nor have I been to Asia; but I like Hosono’s work because it is genuinely different from what I hear today. It doesn’t try to be more than it really is, or push to be a ‘serious artform’… it’s simply entertaining. [continued]
An Interview With: Dirty Danger

At the start of the millennium bubbling in the underground of London, almost parallel to dubstep, a new genre of music called grime was born. With the difficulties of crossing over to mainstream success over the past 15 years, no one could have predicted the great success that the genre has had over the past… [continued]
Gig Review: House of Horrors

Taking a step back as some RL Grime trailed off into another song and took in the scene of dancing skeletons, sumo wrestlers, and bananas bouncing up and down to the beat, in a surreal moment of clarity, I caught a glimpse of the true purpose of Halloween. [continued]
PressPlay Mixes #001: Kaptain

California-based Kaptain is here to get the groove back into your life, thanks to the help of his exclusive guest mix for PressPlay. His funk-filled sounds take us on an interstellar journey of spacey, glitchy beats, complemented with electro-soul vocals and future bass vibrations. Check out our interview with Kaptain below while you listen to… [continued]
An Interview With: Indiana

Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time talking to Nottingham’s very own Lauren Henson or as you may know her, Indiana, moments before her headline Glasgow tour date at the legendary King Tuts. Quiet, unassuming and genuinely interesting, Indiana may just be Britain’s best kept alt-pop secret! [continued]
Gig Review: FFALL

FFALL, or Festival for All, a jam-packed day filled with eclectic sounds, alluring arts and crafts, and appetizing food was undoubtedly a revolutionary festival catering to all at St Andrews (pun very much intended). The day started at 2 pm at All Saints Church, as an intimate crowd doodled on glass bottles and crafted colorful bracelets… [continued]
Artist Spotlight: Parliament Funkadelic

A movement that was pioneered by jazz musician Sun Ra, who claims to have been born on Saturn, Afrofuturism was the artistic manifestation of the idea that the only way to cope with the present human condition of the African American was to look to the future not the depressing “futureless future” of segregated 1950s… [continued]
Artist Spotlight: Diplo

Last week marked the 10 year anniversary of the release of Diplo’s first album, ‘Florida’. So much has changed for Thomas Wesley Pentz since then, and he has gone from making beats in his mom’s house to achieving international notoriety. Not only this, but he has also evolved enormously as an artist. This is his… [continued]
An Interview With: Ookay

California-based producer Ookay burst onto the scene with a series of exciting and unexpected remixes, gaining a loyal following of fans hungry for more of his wild production. Now, Ookay is about to show off even more of his skill with his upcoming EP Ghost, out November 10th on Dim Mak. We chatted with the… [continued]
Album Review: Aquarius – Tinashe

Firstly, let’s give everybody a little reminder. Tinashe is a DIY artist. That means she and her small team organise studio time, video shoots and press alone. So with so many time consuming, non-music related tasks, how did Tinashe manage to write, record and release three critically acclaimed mixtapes far before her debut album was… [continued]