South Coast Vibez – Codename: RCRDS

“The vision we have always had for the artists is: ‘when the tide comes in, all ships rise together’, and we very much believe that.  We look at the meteoric rise of other labels over the past few years, and are looking at ways we can emulate that, but with our own musical vision, which

Liner Notes on 2023 – Part I (Something Borrowed, Something New)

It’s that time of the year again for my traditional end-of-year blog lists nobody has asked for. Another year has been graced with a plethora of fantastic records; precious moments where the underground and the niche popped their camo-clad head through the mire of derivative and forgettable music. This annual roundup will be divided again

Tracks I Wish I’d Written (issue #25): Boymerang – Urban Space

“I love the way you just give people a little hint or flavour of something and it takes your mind on a to a different environment. I want to utilize the different flavours I’m into; a bit of Nick Drake or Talk Talk. All the stuff that I’ve used, but fucked up to such an

Liner Notes on 2022 – Part V (Allusions)

This is the 5th and closing part of the blog’s extended ‘Liner Notes on 2022’ series and I have already made a promise to myself to keep it shorter next time. All entries in these annual features do have something in common. Whether they were written a few months, a decade or 30 years ago,

Liner Notes on 2022 – Part III (Extrapolations)

Returning to more familiar drum & bass territory and with an older demographic in mind, the third part of the extended ‘Liner Notes on 2022’ series features a selection of previously unreleased material, re-issues of classics, as well as brand-new music that directly relates to that kind of 90s aesthetic, bridging the gap between generations.

Liner Notes on 2022 – Part I (Borrowed Nostalgia)

It’s that time of the year again for my traditional end-of-year blog lists nobody has asked for. As we have returned to some kind of normality, another year has been graced with a plethora of fantastic records; precious moments where the underground and the niche popped their camo clad head through the mire of derivative

A Summer & A Thousand Autumns (w/ Ludvig Cimbrelius)

“Sentimental music, just like the change of seasons, has this beautiful way of taking you back somewhere and then forward, so you feel nostalgic and hopeful all at the same moment.” In the blog feature with A Strangely Isolated Place 3 years ago, Ryan Griffin had disclosed that there would be a forthcoming drum &

Postcards from Belgrade: EternalSoul

“I truly believe that the beginning of the 90’s saw the last of our “cultural revolutions” in the UK. In some ways it was the last rebellion that tied young people, music and cultural changes together like it had in previous decades. It was that combination of a wide range of musical influences, the accessibility

Tracks I Wish I’d Written (issue #24): J Majik – Repertoire

“It was a really exciting time for Jungle/DnB. The landscape was so open to experimentation and the mainstream press suddenly seemed more interested in the movement of the scene. I felt like I was in a bubble, meeting all my heroes and pursuing my hobby. I kept telling myself 6 more months of this and

Postcards from Vienna – Plus Plus Plus Music

“Music put together for every pair of ears, regardless of their colour, size or shape” Back in 2014, I met in Athens with Chris Marigold, who was extremely excited about his latest discovery; the new drum and bass wunderkind he’d met at a ‘Vollkontakt’ gig in Vienna. Although the snippets I heard didn’t divulge much,