Tom Jenkinson, Squarepusher to you and me, is one of the stars of experimental music and, yes, the fretless bass. Hailing from Essex, he’s a long term fixture on Warp’s roster, he’s released 15 albums taking in the breadth of his influences, from jazz to drum and bass, via many, many co-ordinates in between – sometimes with more success than others. We were happy to have him play the Electronic Beats Festival in Gdansk in 2012. Photo: Press
In our new series Perfect Ten we ask an artist to answer ten questions. Today, it’s the turn of American producer and vocalist Natasha Kmeto, whose new EP Dirty Mind Melt is out now on Dropping Gems. – more
Another year long gone. Musically speaking, 2012 was a great year—at least for me, as I see music not only in terms of fun but also as a way to calibrate myself with the world. Having said that, this year (as with every year) I’ve listened to a lot of different music by many artists, – more
We don’t need to tell you that we live in an era of information surplus; where every day our attention spans are torn asunder by channels competing for our eyes and ears and keystrokes—and that’s before IRL gets involved, too. I swear if I neglect my Google Reader for one day more it’s going to freak. We – more
2012 was an exciting year; from a New Order Exhibition to an exclusive Pet Shop Boys Show, we’ve done it all—and we even filmed most of it! This is an audiovisual journey, so let’s just drop some names and then lean back and watch: Squarepusher, Hot Chip, Dillon, Modeselektor, I Heart Sharks, Woodkid, Hudson Mohawke, – more
This issue sees the Slices crew travelling around the world to track recent developments in electronic music and to cover the latest producers who are getting us excited. – more
Watch some video highlights from our traveling festivals, including Woodkid, Hot Chip, Austra, and Hudson Mohawke. – more
Watch Squarepusher perform “Dark Steering” and “303 Scopem Hard” live and in 1080p HD video at Electronic Beats Festival Vienna 2012. – more
