When Lost In Cuba

... probably use your mobile data for something else, this won't save you. This is just three fellas versus a whole lot of music.  From reviews of music both new and old, hip hop to harsh noise, news and stray thoughts, When Lost In Cuba captures music's very diverse spectrum through three equally as diverse …

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Wata Igarashi – Kioku EP

Igarashi’s ultra-psychedelic swirl of techno is unbelievably idiosyncratic, customarily a chaotic monolith of twisting and twirling electronics evolving in such a way that, when mixing, it’s hard enough to keep your head screwed on let alone try choose tracks that straddle it. The Kioku EP is truly the Japanese producer’s best exhibit of this hectic, …

Duster – Stratosphere

Why Duster? Out of all the long-forgotten bands that have become casualties to the endless churning of time, why Duster? As old records go out of print and labels go into administration, why Duster? As band members find other occupations and equipment gets placed into storage or even sold, why Duster? All these years later, …

Momus – Voyager

Beside his marriage to a 17 year-old, Momus’ Voyager is one of the weirdest things tied to his name. It’s try-hardness and kitsch factor is so unavoidable and poignant that confusion is the only appropriate reaction as you realise that very thing is its greatest strength. Voyager is a busy oddity that represents the Pet …

Boris – Flood

Repetition is an odd thing. Often considered monotonous and lazy, it’s a very difficult concept to balance well, let alone create beauty through. At face value, repetition seems to offer comfort in the delivery of something we already know and enjoy, utilising familiarity to its advantage. While this is often the case, the best repetition …

VA – Still In My Arms (Compiled by Bayu & Moopie)

When I think of labels like Melbourne’s A Colourful Storm, I wonder what sounds I’d collect on one of my own. I love the lack of theme, the fact that it can delve into the depths of breakcore, forgotten Australian twee pop, musique concréte, and now IDM in only a short period of time. If …

CAN – Tago Mago

The Germans always seem to know how to do things right. From automobile engineering and financial banking right through to beer and festivals, the Germans have always been a step ahead. Looking from a musical angle, again it’s no different. Not only making landmarks with extreme precision in futuristic left-field techno and statements of grand …

Ry – Needless to say I’m dancing on my own Mix

Another blessing, this time around we have the latest and greatest mix from our very own in-house resident Ry. Featuring everything from spacey techno and hair-raising house to fluid dance-floor ready ambient, get lost in the deepest grooves on your cosy Saturday night. Ry brings all the ingredients needed for a necessary dance that is …

ian. – Innerspace Luigi Tozzi Warmup Mix

An unfortunate casualty of COVID-19's all-consuming jaws was the opening set of Sydney DJ ian. for Italian deep techno powerhouse Luigi Tozzi. The sold-out warehouse gig was set to be a night of intense depth and atmosphere delving into the void of dub, ambient and psychedelic techno. Until we dance again, ian. has been kind …

Chihei Hatakeyama – Void XX

Chihei Hatakeyama drones paint canvas’ with just about every colour you could imagine. A full platter of sound, swirling a full array of ambience speckled with everything. Like a child’s early artworks where the idea of splatting the entire rainbow came before actually painting something, his landscapes are constant and thick and free. Although this …

Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs

The concept of ‘being comfortable in your own skin’ seems to be one that Thebe Kogatstile (a.k.a. Earl Sweatshirt) is consistently working towards. Recently, the way he has tentatively answered interview questions with a kind of shy awkwardness and perceived the world with an acute, unabashed balance, has presented a man with wisdom beyond his …