Henry Hood gives a requiem for one of the greatest music duos.
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Single Review: Metronomy – Lately
Elinor Jones reviews Metronomy’s latest single.
Album Review: DJ Koze – Knock Knock
In a recent feature for Resident Advisor, DJ Koze laments the fact that so often “the mood of house music is really limited”, and his second full-length release, Knock Knock, is an electronic album which refuses to settle in one mood or sound, even within the confines of a single track. Knock Knock is an […]
Album Review: Lo Moon – Lo Moon
At a time where alternative and indie acts are in abundance, Los Angeles trio Lo Moon are one who attempt to stand out from the others with their dreamy, cinematic 80s pop vibes. Blending the artistry of a variety of influential predecessors and at times America’s answer to the likes of Oh Wonder and London Grammar […]
Album Review: Kelela – Take Me Apart
I first heard Kelela Mizanekristos’ brand of experimental R&B-infused electronica back in October 2013, when I downloaded her Cut 4 Me mixtape upon receiving a recommendation from one of my favourite blogs at the time. I fell in love shortly after pressing play. Unfortunately for me, it would be another two years before she dropped […]
Album Review: Little Dragon – Season High
Little Dragon – hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden – are certainly a well-established name. Now on their fifth studio album, and featuring collaborations with the likes of Gorillaz and Flume in their back-catalogue, Dragon have been quietly working near the top of their game for some time now. Given their impressive resumé, and the fact that […]
Album Review: The xx – I See You
Few chart-topping groups today are fronted by a duo of male and female vocals. Even fewer of these duos and fellow band members, I suspect, have been close friends since secondary school – and beyond. And yet this seems to be an appropriate history for a group as intimate as The xx, who this week […]
Festival Review: Melt! Festival: We survived the sleepless floor
Melt! festival is everything you’d expect from an electronic festival not far from Berlin, in the up-and-coming student haven of Leipzig. Infamous for its weekend-long illegal parties that span on into midweek, Leipzig has become Germany’s ‘New Berlin’, an alternative for the too-cool old ravers, disillusioned with the ongoing gentrification in the capital city. And […]
Track Review: Delmer Darion – Haze (ft. Emily Burns)
With their debut release All Over Again, All Over Again, the Exeter/Bath-based duo Delmer Darion pleased our ears with sparkling, sumptuous electronic music – sensitive synth journeys that are easy to write emotively about. The Emperor of Ice Cream followed, showcasing remixes and sampling ingenuity, injecting life and colour into a kind of music that can be quite […]
EP Review: Exitpost – Nami
Self-described as “Tokyo-born, NYC stuck”, electronic artist Ken Herman, or Exitpost, gets an Exeposé look-in as a friend of trendy, Exeter-based, electronic pals Delmer Darion and grooves in the same wave of post-Aphex Twin, post-Kanye bedroom producers that grew with the increased accessibility of Macbooks and Logic Pro. The availability of electronic music and it’s […]