George Webb
- Oct 31, 2019
Label Spotlight: Learn Fear Records
Bradford is the home of a new hub of talent, in the form of brand new record label collective, Learn Fear Records. Named after a David Hockney artwork, they combine the work of musicians, visual artists, and filmmakers to put out a wide array of exciting content from local innovators. Their latest output comes from LELO with their single “I’ll Be Fine” which comes alongside a music video directed by Ben Hale. Singer Ronan Peaker describes the track: “I think breaking up with
Katherine Keir
- Oct 30, 2019
'Slow Clap for DJ Mag’: the Top 100 list that’s stuck in the past
Back in 2011, The Guardian published an article titled ‘Why are there no female DJs on DJ Mag’s top 100 list?’; jump forward 8 years, and now a whopping great total of only 7 female DJs have found themselves deserving of a space in the 2019 top 100 list. Somehow, Your EDM takes a positive outlook in their article dissecting the list, stating that ‘women continue to rise’... but really, in 8 years, can we truly call a jump from zero to seven female artists progress? It is unde
Emma Dutton
- Oct 24, 2019
Skream Open To Close In Leeds
For the next two months Skream will be providing nightlong DJ sets as his ‘Open to Close’ parties return across the UK and parts of the US. As one of the early innovators of dubstep, Oliver Dene Jones, known as Skream, continues to distance himself from the dubstep genre to focus on techno, house and disco. The Leeds iteration of the ‘Open to Close’ party was at The Warehouse. With DJs like Skream, who’s knowledge and use of various genres is so wide ranging, you just can't r
Michael Keating
- Oct 18, 2019
Label Spotlight: 1Forty
In 3 years, 1Forty has grown from a small but impressive series of events into a leading UK independent label. With 24 releases to date from rising underground artists spanning across grime, UK funky, garage and bassline, the Leeds label is making big waves. Gaining recognition from the likes of Mixmag, Trench, DJ Mag and Complex and regular plays on BBC Radio 1, 1xtra, Rinse FM, Beats 1 and Reprezent, 1Forty has built a reputation for supplying only the best of homegrown UK
George Webb
- Oct 16, 2019
Talking Ethics: Interview with DJ Seinfeld
DJ Seinfeld is the pseudonym of Swedish DJ and producer Armand Jakobsson. He emerged several years ago and was instrumental in the lo-fi house scene which blew up towards the earlier part of this decade. In 2017 he released his debut album, Time Spent Away From U, a record which is as heartbreaking and introspective as it is groovy. He is also one of the youngest artists ever to curate an entry into the DJ-KiCKS series, for which he has received widespread acclaim. In additio
Kieran Collingwood
- Oct 15, 2019
Detroit Swindle announce Haloween Show at Freedom Mills
Following on from their sold-out show at last March in Leeds, ‘Detroit Swindle’ are set to return to Leeds once again on the 25th October. Hailing from Amsterdam, Electronic duo ‘Detroit Swindle’ have certainly cemented their status as forerunners in the European Music scene in recent years. A swell of releases on their independent label ‘Heist Recordings’ quickly garnered international recognition and served to accommodate their meteoric rise since the two started the projec
Jess Hodgson
- Oct 11, 2019
Review: Everyday People ‘Small Islands’
Leeds based funk/soul band Everyday People take us on a heartfelt and authentic journey to ‘Small Islands’, a place of sunshine and smooth beats. The track begins as it means to go on, with nostalgia-infused vocals layered over groovy, poignant production. Minimalist instrumentation provides a chilled out canvas for dreamlike lyrics to meander their way amongst cheerful guitar riffs, sentimental organ and a gentle embankment of percussion. ‘Small Islands’ tells a tale of idea
Rob Day
- Oct 8, 2019
Interview: Crazy P's Chris Todd
Since the mid 90s, disco five-piece Crazy P have been delivering a consistent stream of uplifting grooves that, now spanning across 8 studio albums, are known all over the world. We had the pleasure of chatting with Chris Todd, founding member and guitarist, be fore his set at Belgrave Music Hall. Along with his work with Crazy P, Chris also writes and performs under the alias Hot Toddy, and had just returned from touring in America. For those who haven’t heard of you, how wo
Josh Crowe
- Oct 7, 2019
Context Collaborative- The Last Supper
The pop-up introduction of fresh fruit laid in jelly flour, sprouting through threaded-bare bags, accompanied us as we passed ornamenting rustic displays which were lined with knock-off mayonnaise. Wired men sat as music boxes played in the scented carpet collective, reflected in shadowed abstraction, puppets of human object reaction. Lined voices in humming chairs; last of the rings, facing walls both imagined and imaged concrete; the sliding shows veined linen scared it fro
Rob Day
- Oct 3, 2019
Hope Foundry: A New Chapter for MAP
MAP Charity is an inspiring group of people who, over the last few years, have dedicated themselves to providing alternate education and qualifications to young people who would otherwise face exclusion from within the mainstream school system. They operate using what they refer to as as a 'unique model which is transforming how education and businesses interact, ensuring sustainable development opportunities.' MAP is based in the Hope Foundry- a historic listed building that
