Next Wave #671: Levelz
Manchester collective-cum-local-supergroup...Since their (official) formation just shy of two years ago, the Manchester collective-cum-local-supergroup has released a series of acclaimed cypher videos,...
View ArticleInfluences: Warm Brains
Rory Attwell on the sounds that inspire...Rory Attwell is one of British music's most fascinating figures.Operating from a boat moored on the Thames, the producer has overseen countless records by...
View ArticleKick Out The Jamz: Butterz' Elijah Interviewed
Dissecting grime's banner year...By any standards, 2015 has been a banner year for grime. The genre has been able to penetrate areas of the mainstream previously denied to it, all why repeatedly...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - KRTS
A deep, entrancing selection...It almost goes without saying, but these are strange and dangerous times we're living in.The news is packed with war, terrorism, political corruption and media intrusion,...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Gorgon City
Black Butter signings caught live in action...Black Butter seem to operate at a junction, a place where the underground meets the mainstream.Enabling countless vagabonds, mavericks and true originals...
View ArticleTheir Library: Emily Wells
Literary influences explored...Emily Wells like to take things that little bit further.Want an example? New album 'Promise' includes a track that was prompted by a visit to a remote Chinese ghost town,...
View ArticleBeans On Toast Reviews The Singles
"I'm gonna say that this is the best song I've ever heard."Beans On Toast and Bobby Banjo were asked to review a bunch of singles by Clash. They did this on a drive home from Portsmouth nearing the end...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Itoa
Packed with dancehall, R&B, jungle and footwork - basically, all the good stuff...Sometimes all it takes is one track to get you hooked on an artist, and as soon as we heard Itoa's rework of...
View ArticleGroove Armada's Christmas Soundtrack
Yep... Mariah's in there!Christmas is fast approaching, and the soundtrack of the land has rather unsubtly altered.Festive fare tends to be a little, well, clichéd, with the same names - Slade!...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Avalon Emerson
Chatting breeze with the talented producer...Producer, visual artist and DJ, Avalon Emerson is something of a Renaissance woman.Having relocated recently from San Francisco to Berlin, the talented...
View ArticleGood Trip, Bad Trip: Then Thickens
Chorley lads reveal some tales from the road...Then Thickens don't want to stop.The Chorley lads released their debut album 'Death Cap At The Anglezarke' last year, introducing a darkly comic with that...
View ArticleLive Gallery: Kelela - The 100 Club, London
As part of Boiler Room x Converse Rubber TracksEvery time Kelela steps down in London it feels like an event.The Fade To Mind aligned artist has a certain presence, allowing each show to transcend any...
View ArticleTalking In His Sleep: Max Richter
A truly unique project...Saints do it. Sinners do it. Children do it and adults do it. Sleep is the one universal constant that threads through humanity, that small period in the middle of the night...
View ArticleSummer Camp Pick Out Some Christmas Telly
Festive classics re-appraised...Summer Camp just flippin' love Christmas.The jumpers, the cakes, the tinsel, the presents... pretty much all of it, in fact. So much so, that the duo have pieced...
View ArticleWay Back When: Grime's Forgotten Beat Makers
From Dread D to XTC and beyond...These days, T. Williams is known as a dance music staple, appearing on bills all over the world.Whether he’s smashing out tunes in sweaty Balearic clubs, Amsterdam...
View ArticleTrack By Track: Louis Mattrs - 'Slow Waves' EP
A swift guide...Louis Mattrs has talent to burn.The rising songwriter seems to blossom with each release, seems to mature with each passing song. And songs are what he writes - these aren't tracks,...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Miguel Campbell
A sizzling, up front concoction...Miguel Campbell released his debut album some three years ago, before deciding to de-camp to Ibiza.Living, working and recording on the island, the hedonistic...
View ArticleTurin Brakes Review The Singles
"Where is the song?"Turin Brakes are true craftsmen.The group's catalogue is littered with gems, presenting that West Coast influenced sound filtered through a deeply British viewpoint.New album 'Lost...
View ArticleClash Albums Of The Year 2015: 50 - 41
The year's finest full length releases...2015 has - without any debate - been a titanic year for music.The return of iconic artists - such as Sufjan Stevens or Bjork - producing career re-defining...
View ArticleKDA's New Year Playlist
Rising producer picks out some party gems...New Year's Eve tends to split punters down the middle.Simply put: people hate it, and some people live for it. But with 82% of you apparently making plans...
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