From Independent. “I dream of doing a song with Beyoncé,” maintains Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee. “Imagine if the original version of my song ‘Superman’ was sung by her,” adds the softly spoken artist. The South African DJ and producer is talking to me from his Johannesburg home where he lives with…

Monday 3 April 2017 Fans are mourning the death of electronic music pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi, who has passed away aged 87. The Japanese engineer founded the Roland Corporation in 1972 and invented a series of drum machines and synths that have been used by some of music’s biggest names since the mid-1970s, from Prince to…

Taked of Pitchfork. LCD Soundsystem have apparently finished their album. James Murphy made the announcement during their set last night at Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Washington. A Reddit user recalled Murphy saying that the album is “finally done, feel like we knocked it out of the park on this one.” Video hasn’t surfaced of the moment, but…

NOTE: at the discretion of the artist and label. That means that not will be published. 🙂 This week, it’s Coyu’s pulsating techno track, “Life WIthout You”, taken from his 2016 NIN EP. Created as a loving tribute to his cat that passed away, the Suara label boss, born Ivan Ramos, delivers a driving cut…

Taked of @dancing astronaut. Supported by some of the most prominent names in techno like Richie Hawtin and Dubfire, 23-year-old Johnny Trika has emerged with a short, but sweet EP which shows off his dexterous approach to the genre. After attending a Dubfire show and impressing him with a USB of original productions, Trika worked alongside the…