Making Chill Music On An Island Is Just As Amazing As You’d Imagine.
Mark Barrott traveled the world and ended up centered. Hear how he did it, before a new Sketches From an Island comes out this summer.
Vinyl shoppers wise enough to buy Mark Barrott’s 2014 album Sketches From an Island might notice a sticker, affixed to its tropical bird cover art, that reads “MUSIC FROM IBIZA.” And it’s truly that, though Barrott’s tranquil spin on the Spanish island feels miles away from the fizzy rave-Gomorrah that probably first comes to mind. In fact, he is miles away—25 miles down Ibiza’s only road, living in the fertile countryside beyond the famous clubs.
Brimming with New Age arpeggios and field recordings of local wildlife, Sketches was the first thing that Barrott, 48, ever released under his given name, but his career had been illustrious long before. He came of age in England, making zoned-out drum & bass, before moving to Germany, where he founded a music consultancy firm that almost single-handedly introduced the world to chill-out lounge music. When business life started to drive him crazy, he decamped to the beach—first Uruguay, then Ibiza. As he explains, sometimes a little distance can make a world of difference.
Read up before July 1, when he’s releasing Sketches’ long-awaited, just-announced followup. Read full story.
Satin Jackets tease debut album ‘Panorama Pacifico’ with an exclusive mix for Clash – opening with a lucid Flume re-work, expect some flouro-charged electronics with plenty of bite…
Debut artist album Panorama Pacifico released 8th April 2016 on Eskimo Recordings.
Mike Silver’s love of uncool sounds has always made him a square peg, but it’s also earned him a cult following and a Grammy nomination. Shawn Reynaldo catches up with the Canadian producer. Read CFCF feature over at Resident Advisor.
Antonin Jeanson (a.k.a Antigone) has announced the release of an upcoming EP landing this month via Token Records. Named Saudade, the record follows the Cantor Dust EP—Antonin’s popular seven-track double-record that saw release in May of last year—marking his debut on the Belgian imprint. Saudade is set to land via Token on March 11, 2016. To learn more about how it came about, we spoke with Token label head, Kr!z. Read full feature here.
KRAAK is a Ghent-Based label, and all-round active concert organizer. Over the years, they have carved out a reputation for itself as a fervent supported of everything avant-garde and experimental. Listen back to an exclusive mix from a year ago for The Word Magazine. The inspiration behind the mix? “The neo-romantic, the afghanistani kraut and the polder psych, intertwingled by cosmic messages from knesselaere and avant-garde poetry in it’s most sonic form.” There you have it. Welcome to KRAAK
EPM will mark their 15th year of techno services with a mix of new releases and parties. New music will come in the form of a compilation, new tunes from Dan Curtin, House of Black Lanterns, Esteban Adame, Victor Santana and Tresillo. Plus there will be nights to celebrate in Berlin, Maastricht, Berlin.
Check out samples of Curtin’s EP below. Galaxies Merging out February 26.
