Distrikt bar is the beating heart of the house music community in Leeds. Over its five years in establishment, in a sort of extension of the Back to Basics golden era of West Yorkshire house, […]
Review – Bloc
The last few years have been rocky for Bloc, but since the catastrophe of 2012’s festival at London Pleasure Gardens, the brand has slowly but surely built itself back up from the ground. The unparalleled […]
Control by Fyfe
It is a seldom and rare occurrence for a debut album to carry as much purpose as Fyfe’s mesmerising Control. With inspiring authority, Fyfe attacks from the deep blue recesses of our minds and consumes […]
Interview – Getting to Know Audio Chronicles
How often do you feel alienated on the dance floor these days? Some greasy boulder of a bloke pushes you aside to get past without even an apologetic nod. Another guy is twisted to the […]
Preview – DJ Yoda
The master of scratch, Duncan Beiny aka DJ Yoda, will be gracing Belgrave Music Hall on 3rd May, bringing with him a set that will undoubtedly be brimming with an uncanny blend of nostalgic remixes and hip […]
Preview – Rinse pres. Jacques Greene
Leeds will see a return of the Canadian house maestro as Rinse host an all-night dance with Jacques Greene at Wire on Saturday 18 April. The infamous London radio station’s booking follows a number of […]
Review – Phil Week’s Free Party
I want to talk about the song ‘It’s The Inside That Counts’ by Phil Weeks. I first heard it in Jackmaster’s most recent XLR8R mix, when it blew my socks off – and I haven’t […]
Interview – Getting to Know On Rotation
Like the rotary movement that their name suggests, On Rotation’s approach to putting on a night is revolutionary. But it is revolution through simplicity. “The premise behind On Rotation is being able to have a […]
Earth @ Brudenell Social Club 22/2
The genius of Earth doesn’t lie in its riffs, though they are abundant. Out of context there’s little to be excited by in the riffs themselves, they’re just riffs. Uncomplicated to a tee, accompanied by […]
Glass Animals @ Belgrave Music Hall 4/3
With pineapples and palm trees at the ready, Glass Animals entered the Belgrave with a tropicana agenda. The half hour delay only builds the suspense, but eventually the unmistakable tropical rainforest sounds of Glass Animals wash […]
Father John Misty @ Brudenell Social Club 27/02
Since I saw Steps on their farewell tour, there have been very few bands that have rendered me raspy from screaming their words back to them from the crowd. Josh Tillman a.k.a Father John Misty […]
Projections by Romare
Footsteps echo down a corridor as synthesised waves rise uniformly from the cloudy day outside, at some point becoming indistinguishable from the drops of water that bounce from the windows. Rising, falling, rising again; taking […]