Electric currents of defiance pulse through Readey‘s “Unbound“, where UK hip-hop conventions are rewired into something altogether more expansive.
Katherine Aly: ‘WHATYAGONDOBOUTIT [for the friendzoned]’
Through a cascade of dice rolls and sly bass lines, Katherine Aly’s “WHATYAGONDOBOUTIT” turns the friend zone into a playground of power dynamics and theatrical flair.
Emily Makis: ‘Freak Like Me’
Raw voltage surges through Emily Makis‘ take on “Freak Like Me”, reimagining Adina Howard’s R&B classic (later immortalised by Sugababes) as a drum and bass detonation that threatens to shake the foundations of any sound system it encounters.
KOJ x Bemz x Mace the Great x Blessed: ‘A Roadman’s Tale of Home (remix)’
From Liverpool to Glasgow, Cardiff to London, “A Roadman’s Tale of Home” maps the UK’s hidden geographies through a quartet of voices that cut through postcode rivalries.
Asbjørn: ‘A Door! A Window!’
In “A Door! A Window!”, Asbjørn transforms architectural metaphors into a masterclass of emotional architecture, where every note feels like another brick carefully placed in a cathedral of vulnerability.
The Joy in Making Noise: MALKA’s Evolution from Folk to Future
“I think probably the transformation from being this kind of acoustic funky person to this out and out electro producer has been a transformation that I didn’t see coming,” reflects Tamara Schlesinger – better known as MALKA. She pauses, reconsidering her journey of the past 15 years. “But actually now that I think about it,…
Finding Beauty in Sparseness: The World of Faodail
In his Glasgow home studio, electronic producer Callan Marchetti, better known as Faodail, is reflecting on the relationship between music and place. His gaze drifts as he describes the northern Scottish landscapes that shape his sound: “It’s quite sparse. It is very textured in the way it looks,” he says, searching for words to capture…
Resist, Reflect, Repeat: Jill Lorean’s Quest for Peace
“I want to hear the word peace,” Jill Lorean says, her voice carrying equal measures of determination and weariness. “But I know that we’re very far from that. It feels like we’re sliding even further away from it.”
Hannah Glavor: ‘The End Is Near’
From Portland’s twilight margins, Hannah Glavor‘s ‘The End Is Near’ emerges with the kind of confidence that only comes from knowing exactly where the edges are.
Per Störby Jutbring: ‘That Translucent Swell Of The Attic’
Emerging from mist and memory, Per Störby Jutbring‘s ‘That Translucent Swell of the Attic’ paints autumn in shades of half-light.
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