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Get acquainted with South London's Fred again.., the Brian Eno-mentored producer creating emotive, collaborative dance anthems
Get acquainted with Scotland-born, Berlin-based producer Dream_E, whose sound moves from blissed-out ambient to rave-ready breaks
Get acquainted with Leeds-based DJ, sound artist, radio host and activist, Sayang
From: Angola and Belgium
For fans of: Deena Abdelwahed, Fatima Al Qadari, Loraine James
Three tunes: ‘Arms Deal’, ‘Airstrike’, ‘Ceasefire’
“In my high school class, I was the only person that was openly against the regime,” says Nazar. His family fled Angola for Belgium before he was born...
From: Barcelona, Spain
For fans of: Plant 43, E.R.P, Mikron
Three tunes: ‘Verd Mar’, ‘Curie’, ‘Observer Effect’
From: Los Angeles
For fans of: John Talabot, Prins Thomas, Young Marco
Three tunes: ‘Pacifico’,
A couple of years ago, most people knew Cooper Saver as a promoter. His Far Away parties, which he’d largely been throwing in warehouses and...
From: Bali, Indonesia
For fans of: 33EMYBW, Hyph11e, Meuko! Meuko!
Three tunes: ‘Sangkakala III’, ‘Kon’, ‘Dosa Besar’
At last year’s edition of CTM Festival, Ican Haram, the MC and hype man of Gabber Modus Operandi, was violently sick upon entering the stage...
From: Strasbourg
For fans of: Alix Perez, QZB, Icicle
Key tunes: Skylark feat. LaMeduza ‘The Chase’, ‘Space Walk’, Skylark, Grey Code & Ewol ‘Daydreaming’
Pinching apples from a farmer’s tree, ringing a doorbell then running away, putting cling-film on a toilet; these are typical traits of your common skylarker...
From: Melbourne, Australia
For fans of: Tornado Wallace, Tim Sweeney, Bicep
Three tunes: 'Honey Bird', 'Your Life', 'Running Late'
With his fourth album ‘Joyful’, arriving on Tim Sweeney’s beloved Beats In Space imprint, Melbourne producer Andras delivers one of his finest works to date, capping off a...
From: Toronto, Canada
For fans of: Aphex Twin, Special Request, J-Zbel
Key tunes: Lil Nas X ‘Old Town Road (H.A.M. Need 4 Speed Remix)’, ‘Before...
Aquarian is sipping tea at home in Berlin. The Canadian is back in Europe after a festive break that included time in his native Toronto...
From: LondonFor fans of: Gilles Peterson, Nabihah Iqbal, Elysia Crampton
London’s Anu is an infectious kind of personality. Her un-dogmatic DJing and illustrations reflect the world around her in all its diverse glory. On her...
From: London, UK
For fans of: Bredren, Amoss, Gerra & Stone
Three tunes: ‘Lost In The Moment’, ‘Butterfunk (w/ Bredren)’, ‘Surge Wave (w/ Wreckless)’
Drum & bass artist Phil Robinson lives what some might consider the ideal producer’s life. Working as a private music production tutor, he spends his...
From: Cardiff
For fans of: Octo Octa, Jamie xx, Floorplan
Three tunes: ‘Every Body Is Welcome’, ‘Avant Garde’, ‘Compromise... For What?’
ON ELKKA’s new EP, there’s a slow-burning house track based on a sample of Laurie Anderson, the New York performance artist who had a surprise...
For Fans Of: Cera Khin, Identified Patient, Silent Servant
Three Tracks: ‘Fighting The Past’, ‘Last One’, ‘Unknown Levels’
Born and raised in Mexico City and currently based in Berlin, Yoan Lokier might initially seem a bit intimidating. Her music is dark and ominous...
From: Vienna, Austria Via DRC
For Fans Of: Frederic Robinson, BOP, Mystic State
Three Tracks: ‘Run Ames (Feat Robert Manos)’, ‘Yore Dub’, ‘Krieg’
Kimyan Law defies simple description in more ways than one. An exiled child of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s long-running, ever-intractable civil war, his...