Tourist at Roundhouse review | Electronic music’s great introspector takes to the big stage
Following the recent release of his fifth studio album, Memory Morning, Tourist took his intricate soundscapes to London’s Roundhouse. Read our review.
Following the recent release of his fifth studio album, Memory Morning, Tourist took his intricate soundscapes to London’s Roundhouse. Read our review.
This Autumn, electronic duo Overmono will hit the road for their 'Pure Devotion Tour', featuring major headline shows from Brooklyn to Tokyo.
Celebrating homegrown talent, Yussef Dayes curates a festival featuring Masego, Greentea Peng, and more, promising a day of diverse music and culture.
Up next on The Shortlist – our series speaking to DJs and producers, who provide us with the tunes that have defined their lives – we speak to Joyce Muniz.
★★★★☆
Overmono have experienced a meteoric rise over the last few years. Having gone from making niche solo work to a string of popular EPs, they’ve now become one of Britain’s biggest dance acts. Off the back of a successful recent Coachella performance, the Welsh brothers are set release their most ambitious project to date: the 12-track album Good Lies, complete with Doberman-themed artwork by frequent visual collaborator, Rollo Jackson.
With an output that reflects both hedonism and its aftermath in equal measure, Laurence Guy has risen the ranks through NTS slots, Rinse FM residencies and sold-out shows at Fabric. His forthcoming album Living Like There’s No Tomorrow, But Killing Yourself In The Process, set for release on 7 July via his own label Accidental Pieces, typifies a producer at the peak of their powers.
Brian Eno, the esteemed composer, producer and visual artist, will be the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the Venice Biennale this year.
Since 2016, Jadu Heart have gradually established themselves as beloved outsiders in the UK alternative scene. Comprised of Diva-Sachy Jeffrey and Alex Headford, their third album Derealised, released earlier this year, follows on from 2020’s Hyper Romance and 2019’s Melt Away, alchemizing indie, electronic and dream-pop stylings. We speak to the pair about their latest album, creating art from existential angst and why Jai Paul is partly to blame for Jadu Heart being formed.
★★★☆☆
Orbital enlist more features than usual on Optical Delusion, to ponder our post-pandemic world. Whilst an impressive tenth album, it doesn’t continuously dazzle.
For the latest edition of The Shortlist, we speak to Flaurese. The West London DJ and producer’s latest EP, Over My Shoulder, is indicative of his ability to use music as a means of storytelling, balancing both a floor-filling spirit and a respect for dance music’s history.
We speak to Conor Larkman and Sean Finnigan, aka LF SYSTEM, the West Lothian DJ duo who’ve had one of the biggest hits of the year.
Electronic pop duo Sylvan Esso make music that’s both intricate and accessible. Their new album, No Rules Sandy, takes this a step further, opening the door on their personal lives, with intimate recordings, voicemails and birdsong woven between Amelia Heath’s expansive vocals and Nick Sandborn’s frenetic production.