It’s always roundabout now, when the first summery rays start to flicker through the seemingly permanent blanket of cloud and the idea of putting on a pair of shorts isn’t immediately met with a derisive laugh, that we turn our attention towards the outside world, and (more pertinently for this …
Unless you’ve been hiding from the internet in the last few weeks, you will have noticed that Daft Punk have a new record out. The beginning of May (evidently) signals the lifting of the embargo and as you will have noticed from the aforementioned internet, everyone and their cat has …
HK119 – the stage name of Finnish multimedia artist Heidi Kilpeläinen – has a tendency to title things in a very matter-of-fact way. Her recently released third full-length, Imaginature, was an immaculately named record: a warped re-imagining of nature’s beauty, walking in an electro-ambient hinterland where chirped birdsongs meet …
Since 2011, Bristol-based electronic artist Hyetal has been a constant presence on the electro circuit. In anticipation of Hyetal’s upcoming album Modern Worship, Notion’s Lauren Vevers sat down with the artist to ask him a few questions about his creative process, musical influences, and his ambitions for the future.…
HK119 – aka Finnish multimedia artist Heidi Kilpelainen – has made a name for herself in the indie/electro world in recent years. In 2004, prominent Icelandic artist Björk named HK119 her favourite act of the year – an endorsement that did wonders for HK119 and was followed with a record …
Rainbow Arabia’s latest release is that rare case of an album’s title actually being in some way related to the music which is eponymises. FM Sushi is a) chock-full of FM-synths and b) like sushi, definitely not for everyone. It is however, brilliant. The mix of 1980s synth lines …
Thank God for Iceland, right? Where would we be without Of Monsters and Men and Björk? Well, the Icelandic invasion of the British Isles that’s been going on for the past fifteen years or so doesn’t seem like it’ll be letting up anytime soon. The award winning, gold selling, …
In honor of Record Store Day 2013 (20 April), the artist Pulp is releasing a special reworking of their hit single ‘After You’, remixed by Soulwax. The remix is going to be available exclusively on 12″ vinyl via Rough Trade. The record will also feature the 2012 Pulp original, …
For the forthcoming third entry in their Bangers & Ash series – which explores the dichotomous nature of musicians – New York-based electronic label Styles Upon Styles asked the infinitely versatile Zach Cooper to contribute a selection of tracks that represent the flip sides of his musical imagination. Representing the …
In this case, that “yours truly” does not refer to me, but to the renowned video artist. With experience in ads, music videos, and many other varied forms of filmmaking, Yours Truly was the perfect choice for a collaboration with electronic/soul/funk master Jamie Lidell. Together they’ve produced a …
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