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Kassian will release a new EP next month. London-based duo Kassian, who have previously released records on Heist, Groovence and Phonica White, will make their debut on Bristol label Shall Not Fade on the 19th February with five-track EP, Crush. Joining the likes of Adryiano, Big Miz and Jaymie Silk on the imprint, Kassians Crush is an amalgamation of minimal house and deep house, laced with garage licks and nods to UK techno. The EPs first track, All I Know, is a hazy flow of euphoria, with sw...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections. While hearing new music played out by your favourite selectors has been put on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s never been easier, or more important, to support the artists and imprints releasing tracks, albums, EPs and comps in the midst of all the madness. In lieu of opportunities to discover new records on the dancefl...

Jaymie Silk has released a new EP, ‘The Legend of Jack Johnson’, on Shall Not Fade.  The Paris-based artist’s latest release is inspired by American boxer Jack Johnson, the first Black man to win the world heavyweight title, which he held between 1908 and 1915, when segregation and discrimination against Black people in America was rife.  Built around radio recordings and interviews with Jack Johnson and Mohammad Ali, each of the EP’s five tracks brims with energy and soul. ‘Knock Y...