Returning to the fore with a beatport exclusive release of rave-ready beats, the Brazilian duo have blessed us with a sizzling two track EP on the Material Series sub-label Materialism. With a spring in its step, the A-side Need Girl kicks the record off with an uplifting and soulful burst
House Music’s Most Wanted – BLOC
With a summer promising plenty of opportunity ahead of us, Lincoln based BLOC have made a strong start to the gradual return of normal life. After releasing EPs on Detlef’s Issues label and on Swiss label Pixelate, Tech House DJ and production duo Ollie Drop and Joe Townsley have laid
How has dance music highlighted the political and social issues that surrounded America in the late 20th Century?
Over the past few months, I have been working on my final year dissertation and after having recently handed it in, I have decided to share my research with the world. Deciding what topic to study was not too difficult considering my keen interest in electronic and dance music. Thus,
Selective Hearing Sound of November
We take a look back at our favourite releases from the penultimate month in the year. This month features genres such as Tech House and Minimal Tech from the best underground and up-and-coming artists within dance music. Franco Schmidt – Panic EP (Cuebd Records): Franco Schmidt’s 3 track EP was
House Music’s Most Wanted – Undergrowth
House music has a long-standing history of bringing different cultures together. In fact the genre itself was built upon suppressed peoples coming together. DJs created a freeing environment for people to forget about their troubles and feel connected. By playing underground records they created a new culture for themselves to
Selective Hearing Mix Series – AllDis
The first edition of the Selective Hearing mix series is from Kent based DJ and Producer – AllDis. Throughout the year, AllDis has successfully been releasing music on labels such as New Violence Records and his debut EP will be released next month following previous Various Artists volume feature –
Alderman’s Sound of October
In this edition of Selective Hearing we’ll be reviewing some of the best dance records released this month. @tonyscaddan – Feelz EP: Tony Scaddan’s two track EP on Ole Groove features low-rumbling grooves and smooth yet uplifting builds. In Feelz, the percussion bounces off the groove created by the deep,
House Music Most Wanted – Cansen Yilmaz
Not often in dance music do we see live instrumentation incorporated into a DJ set. Well this is what Bristol based DJ and producer Cansen Yilmaz, or better known as Be Like Butter, decided to experiment with during lockdown. Like other quarantined DJs across the globe, Cansen was forced to