Work may be mounting and the weather is only getting colder. But, to be honest, there’s still reason to be cheery. Cast your mind back to the early 2000s and reminisce these old school garage […]
A Celebration of African Boogie
Image: Letta Mbulu. (Credits: The Vinyl Factory) Ahead of his set at Primal Sound this week, Douglas McConachie gives us a whistle stop tour of African boogie. Listen to each track on the Youtube playlist […]
Songs to Make You Forget About The Rain
This year, The Gryphon: Clubs will bring periodic playlists, curated by our writers, each falling under a certain theme. Inspired by the recent wet weather that signals the end of Summer, Lawrence Cwerner delivers a playlist […]
Chart – Frankie’s Picks
Jamie xx re-work ft. The xx — You Got The Love This song is no newcomer to remixes and covers, but The xx manage to add something new to it with their version. Not a new re-work […]
Chart – James’ Picks
Solardo – Tribesmen (Hot Creations) “Oh yeah, I’ve heard this one before”. Mancunian duo, Solardo, have arguably been the tech house producers of the year and Tribesmen is easily their best release to date. Regularly found […]
Chart – October in Leeds Top Picks
It’s October and we’ve waved bye bye to summer and hello to Autumn. But with shorter days comes longer nights, and we all know what that means. Here’s a selection of the DJs to watch […]
Chart – Downtempo Hangover Remedies
It’s the end of Freshers’ Week. You’re probably hungover. No blurbs to put more strain on your brains, just some smooth downtempo tunes from some great artists to help get you back to your old self […]
Chart – Editor’s Top Tracks of Summer
Chaos in the CBD – Significant Others (Rhythm Section International) From the south London pair’s downtempo ‘Invisible Spectrum’ EP which follows their breakthrough ‘Midnight in Peckham’ released one year ago on Rhythm Section International. Have […]
Weekly Chart – Editor’s Bank Holiday Picks
Secret Squirrels – #9 Having rapidly reached the final single digit edition of the series, the crew behind Secret Squirrel have released yet another hit. Sticking to their usual format of two tracks on the […]
Weekly Chart – John’s Picks
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You) (BADBADNOTGOOD Reintepretation) This track from synth pop trio Future Islands gets stripped back to just lead singer Samuel T. Herring’s cinematically soulful voice, with Toronto trio BADBADNOTGOOD making […]
Weekly Chart – Ben’s Picks
Africaine 808 – Basar (Golf Channel Recordings) The German duo Africaine 808 – made up of Dirk Leyers and DJ Nomad – have been steadily releasing EP’s over the last few years. This month sees […]
Weekly Chart – LGBTQ* Picks
This time last year we were praising the music scene for harking back to its ‘queer’ roots because of a revamp of disco and all things funky. Nowadays, LGBTQ* musicians are ruling the charts as […]