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Jayda G will mix the next instalment of !K7’s DJ-Kicks series.  Following recent contributions to the longstanding mix series from the likes of Laurel Halo, Avalon Emerson, Kamaal Williams, Mr. Scruff and Special Request, Jayda G will release her DJ-Kicks on 14th May. The Canadian DJ and producer has shared a new, exclusive single of her own, ‘All I Need’, to mark the announcement of the release. You can check it out, along with some accompanying nostalgic festival footage, below.  The ...

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Jaša Bužinel , February 25th, 2021 07:00 Hyperspecific is back with the first instalment from our new columnist Jaša Bužinel, bringing you a selection of exciting new releases from Kode9, Autechre, Rian Treanor, Venus Ex Machina, Pauline Anna Strom and Giant Swan, among others Venus Ex Machina by Karsten Buch My name is Jaša Bužinel, a music writer from Slovenia, and Im going to be taking over tQs monthly Hyperspecific column, dedicated to pinpointing the most intriguing electronic, danc...

Celeste co-wrote the Leeds DJ and New York artist’s collaboration

BBC News By Mark Savage image captionThe accusations were made as part of an employment tribunal claim The head of influential dance label R&S Records discriminated against black and female artists, according to a former employee. Label founder Renaat Vandepapeliere dismissed music by some ethnic minority artists as "meaningless" and claimed the history of techno was "very white", said former talent scout Raj Chaudhuri. Chaudhuri is suing R&S for unfair dismissal, citing race discrimination. Th...

The Brothers Four: 60 Years...and Counting! There’s something special about The Brothers Four, but it’s in addition to their uniqueness and wholesomeness as family-oriented entertainers. The group has been on the  international stage since 1960, an achievement unto itself....but it’s more than that, too! Read on! Author: By Bill Bronk Picking a performer or group to write about can be a lot of fun (or not!). And fun was the operative word for a fan like me in researching and ...

Loud And Quiet Hooversound Presents: Special Request x Tim Reaper Hooversound, the brainchild of DJs Sherelle and NAINA, continue their considered explorations of the plus tempo spectrum on the label’s first release of the year. Fittingly, this is perhaps the most notable artist spotlight yet, teaming Paul Woolford’s rave colossus Special Request with specialist jungle revivalist Tim Reaper. The EP finds Reaper reconstructing four cuts from Request’s 2019 effort  Zero Fucks, itself a gun...

Hooversound Recordings is kicking 2021 off with a bang. The label’s first release of the year sees breakthrough jungle star Tim Reaper remixing cuts from Special Request’s 2019 album, ‘Zero Fucks’. Set for release on 22nd January via SHERELLE and Naina’s burgeoning imprint, the four-track EP is a blazing feast of breaks. Reaper, whose encyclopedic knowledge of jungle’s history and knack for innovation has seen him rise to dazzling heights in the past year, puts a fresh spin on Paul ...

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