Win Kerri Chandler’s first synth, watch Gui Boratto play at Fire London and find out just how generic EDM drops are getting.
Win Kerri Chandler’s first synth. Resident Advisor is offering the chance to win the deep house legend’s Casio CZ-101, among other prizes courtesy of Eastern Electrics festival. Read our interview with the man himself here, then enter the competition here. (Image via Retro Synth Ads.)
Thom Yorke wades into Spotify debate. The Radiohead and Atoms For Peace frontman joins the increasingly tiresome Spotify debate, arguing that new artists get paid “fuck all” for plays on the streaming service, which is currently attempting to renegotiate licensing agreements with labels.
Watch Gui Boratto at Fire London. Beatcaster shares a 34-minute video of the Brazilian producer’s set.
Universal launches vinyl crowd-funding service. CMU reports that Universal is following in the footsteps of Ninja Tune’s Beat Delete by crowd-funding vinyl represses of back catalogue albums (or, if you want to view it from a slightly more cynical angle, ensuring they have enough pre-orders before spending money on pressing).
Greco-Roman announces debut compilation. The Berlin/London label’s first full-length collection, We Make Colourful Music Because We Dance In The Dark, will be released on August 12th, featuring music from the likes of Joe Goddard, Disclosure, TEED and Hackman.
16 EDM drops in 60 seconds. Delar’s ‘Epic Mashleg’ highlights the homogeneity of the Beatport Top 100: