#What was NOISE?: UNSOUND, wrapped

#What was NOISE?: UNSOUND, wrapped

At UNSOUND 2024, a stacked lineup of far-flung artists gathered in Krakow to present their diverse interpretations of this year’s theme, NOISE. UNSOUND’s logo projected onto the wall of Kamienna 12. Photo by Michal Murawski.   Before Krakow’s annual UNSOUND festival kicked off on September 29, I sent its featured artists a deceptively simple question:…

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#Burial and Kode9 detail split EP

#Burial and Kode9 detail split EP

Infirmary / Unknown Summer is due out July 21 via fabric Originals. Left: Burial, photo courtesy of Hyperdub. Right: Kode9, photo by David Levene.   In late May, Hyperdub founder Kode9 and reclusive producer Burial teased a forthcoming collaboration on a London billboard that read “FABRIC ORIGINALS: BURIAL X KODE9.” Today (June 30), as the…

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#The 12 projects you should stream right now

#The 12 projects you should stream right now

“The 12 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Beabadoobee, black midi, DJ Premier, Steve Lacy, and more. Beabadoobee. Photo by Erika Kamano   black midi, Hellfire The third LP from the insanely talented lads of black midi picks up where their last record Cavalcade left off, then takes a u-turn and plunges…

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#Kode9 announces first album since 2015

#Kode9 announces first album since 2015

“Kode9 announces first album since 2015” Escapology is due out July 15 via Hyperdub. Photo courtesy of Hyperdub.   Hyperdub founder and veteran electronic musician Steve Goodman (Kode9) has announced Escapology, his first studio album since his solo debut, 2015’s Nothing. Since that record, which followed two joint LPs with the late London emcee Spaceape,…

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