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HEMEL returns with “Matha”, the new single now available on all digital platforms. A production that blends Afro House rhythms, immersive electronic textures and emotional intensity, further defining the unmistakable sound identity of the Italian DJ and producer. With “Matha”, HEMEL delivers a powerful and cinematic sonic experience built around percussive grooves, hypnotic progressions and refined melodic tension, designed both for the dancefloor and for deeper, atmospheric listening. The track represents another important step in the artist’s evolving musical journey, combining elegance, energy and raw club impact into a contemporary Afro-tech vision. The release is already gaining strong momentum within…
Aldous Harding’s voice contains multitudes, and you can never quite predict which character you’re going to get. Will it be the portentous priestess of “Horizon” or the fragile troubadour of “Warm Chris”? The haughty diva of “Fever” or the weird coquette of “Lawn”, or maybe those multiple personalities of “Leathery Whip”? Across Harding’s albums, but particularly since finding her idiosyncratic voice(s) on her second album, 2017’s Party, she has let the muse flow in diverse directions and bottled what comes out, considering herself more “song actor” than musician. The same goes for her free-range lyrics, pleasingly odd clashes of maxims,…
Hi Melissa! What was it like plunging back into the grunge glory years for your new memoir, Even The Good Girls Will Cry? The book wrote itself, all from memory and like a waterfall. I tell about the time that Courtney and I went to Milan Fashion Week and found ourselves backstage with Donatella Versace and all these supermodel boys offering themselves to us. A lot of the dark, heavy, complex stuff also came easily. I remembered too much, and I think it’s because I kept a diary and photographed so much that my memory lodged it in a very clear…
It’s finally here. After releasing ‘Afraid of the Dark’ earlier in the year accompanied by a UK tour run, the cats finally out of the bag – MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have announced more music! Platinum-selling, Scranton, PA powerhouse MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have just announced their new album DECADES. It arrives July 17 via Roadrunner Records. Pre-order it here. Today, the band has also dropped the lyric video for the ferocious new single ‘Playing God’ (Featuring Corey Taylor). Watch it here. Chris Motionless is thrilled with how ‘Playing God’ came out with Corey Taylor at the forefront… “I can’t believe how…
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor sings guest vocals on new Motionless In White single Playing God.The track, which takes up arms against social media, is from the Pennsylvania metalcore unit’s upcoming studio album Decades, due out on July 17 via Roadrunner.Singer Chris Motionless says he “can’t believe how aggressive Corey sounds” in a statement accompanying the release.Of the lyrics, he adds: “It’s an observational commentary on toxic internet culture and the people who perpetuate it. The internet has gotten worse and worse to the point where only negativity, hatred, and lies are at the forefront of everything you see. It’s very…
Lambchop return with a new album, Punching The Clown, which will be released on August 21 via City Slang. Along with the announcement they have shared the lead single “Weakened” which finds band leaderKurt WagneralongsideAndrew Broderon guitar,Justin Vernonon banjo, a full choir helmed byBlake Morgan; recorded and mixed byMark Neversand produced byRyan Olson. Says Wagner: ⏁in early 2024 i heard a song on the radio on my way to get some gas.just a minimal single chord strummed banjo and a small group of voices.it seemed perfect in the moment as the moment became perfect in itself.i never found out who…
Up the Packet: One Man’s Crisp Odyssey by Simon WilliamsPublished by Damaged Goods BooksRelease date: 14 May 2026It was the best of times and the worst of times. Prominent music journalist and author, founder of the independent fierce panda label, Simon Williams, brings us Up the Packet, One Man’s Crisp Odyssey.“Since 1977, Simon has amassed more than 8,000 crisp packets. They are all empty, they all live in shoeboxes, and they are all different. Apart from the swapsies,” says the press release. Were you lured down the garden path, past the shrubbery, into Simon’s shed for the surprise?“Golden Wonder, KP,…
UNUM Festival has announced its 2026 lineup, which includes &ME, Ricardo Villalobos, Ben Klock, Cinthie, Voigtmann, Raresh, Craig Richards, DJ Tennis, and many more. The festival will return to Shëngjin, Albania. The boutique festival will once again bring its 24-hour underground music format to one of Europe’s most beautiful festival locations. It will take place over five days and nights on the Adriatic coast of Italy. UNUM is also introducing a new fourth-stage idea for 2026: a secret, moving space featuring surprise performances and private, unannounced moments. Since it started in 2019, UNUM has become known for mixing underground electronic…
Photo credit:Marguerite DuTeau Last month, North London-based bandEel Menannounced details of their new 10” EP release,‘Glass Hammers’, due for DIY release onMay 15th.Today they return with second track “When I Get Rich” from the EP and announce plans for an extensive European tour to follow their London release show next month. Yesterday’s new single “When I Get Rich”sees the band laugh through the absurdity of the daily grind of life in the UK, built on a bouncing, chugging bass-line and sawing guitars, chanting“when I, when I get rich”with cathartic abandon. It’s a middle finger to the ludicrousness of the never-ending…
David Ramano, the London-born and now Dubai-based electronic artist and producer, continues his run of new music this year, with the release of the ‘Time Loop EP’ via his Omkara imprint. The three-track EP showcases a deeper and more conceptual step in his exploration of Afro and Melodic House, citing a new chapter in his personal evolution as an artist. The ‘Time Loop’ EP is a reflection on the patterns that we move through and the moments we repeat, while pointing toward the awareness that allows us to move beyond them. Across each of the tracks, the EP unfolds as…
Leading Afro House vocalist Lizwi and international electronic artist Tommy Veanud join forces on ‘UNqamlezo’. A powerful Afro House single that blends spiritual depth and is rooted in African music traditions, ‘UNqamlezo’ is driven by organic percussion, tribal rhythms, and rich melodic elements. At the heart of ‘UNqamlezo’ stands Lizwi’s unmistakable, raw, emotional, and deeply moving vocals. Performed in IsiZulu, ‘UNqamlezo’ translates as ‘The Cross’, and carries a message of faith, protection, and presence, reminding listeners to never doubt divine power, grace, and love through both light and dark moments. The production builds a hypnotic and uplifting atmosphere, where spiritual…
Chris Liebing joins Electric Mode’s Beyond The Beat feature to share his long-standing relationship with both skiing and Techno, reflecting on how time spent in the mountains connects with a life built around clubs, touring, and studio work. Known for his roots in Frankfurt’s Omen and Berlin’s Tresor, and as the founder of CLR, Liebing has spent more than three decades shaping a sound defined by precision, intensity, and forward movement. His first full solo album, ‘Evolver’, released on 27th March, 2026 via CLR, brings together collaborators including Luke Slater, Speedy J, The Advent, Charlotte de Witte, Terence Fixmer, Pascal…