One technically adroit young lad causing a blip on our radar in recent days is a name you'll want to retain in your hippocampus for longer than a fleeting moment. At the tender age of 19, Max Graef's mature approach to sound is attracting an extensive audience of all ages, indicating a career with a lot of potential. Lend an ear to just one of his latest master works forthcoming on Tartelet Records and you'll understand why.

Introducing Arc; an avant-garde, fresh faced festival with a vision to unify and unite those with an infallible thirst for cutting-edge electronica.

The nouse behind it? An outcry for a UK based festival marrying ‘top draw’ experimental audiovisual luminaries. The ambitious RFID dome acknowledged the call and as veterans in this domain, naturally snapped up the opportunity to partner up with Hypercolour & Applepips; to make the magic happen. 

D-Edge legend Renato Ratier is slicker than your average DJ-cum-producer-cum-club owner. Not afraid to switch it up, this Brazilian pioneers’ reputation proceeds him. Not only has he been an integral back bone to clubs D-Edge and Warung for many years but is also responsible for filling the venues with the earthiest of underground sounds and coveted new talent.

As we announced last month, the Apollonia label formed by French house renegades Shonky, Dan Ghenacia and Dyed Soundorom are releasing their debut long player.