Instrumental space-rock quartet Akta Angkasa has been around in the scene for quite a while. The band is made up of Mamel, Fie, Ned and frontman Zul, who is also the drummer for Kah-Roe-Shi. Formed in 2005, Akta Angkasa are known for their avant-garde cinematic performances, an experimental fusion of prog and psych with a touch of electronic and nusantara traditional melodies. [more »]

Born and raised in a small town in Norway, Ørjan Nilsen was taught to play drums for the first 9 years of his life by his father and brother. But he got into making his own productions after trance music caught his attention and he received his first synthesizer. [more »]

The death of one band leads to the birth of another, and that’s the case with 7 member, Brit pop/experimental group, Vials. [more »]

Matteo Gioioso or known by his DJ moniker, Oza had the passion for dance music since he was 17. Back then, he started his first hardstyle project with producer Allesandro Pomponio called Plasmaravers which later changed to The R3bels. After a while, he found that this sound didn’t fit him anymore and he shifted his gear to a trancier vibe.

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London-based, Italian-born solo artist Alessio Natalizia (aka Banjo Or Freakout) has been gaining some buzz in the indie circle, of lately. And much of that is due to his crafting of buzz and fuzz over tangible dream pop sequences. Think of Toro Y Moi and Steve Mason in the same room and you’re not far off. He’s already put out 2 albums, played at SXSW earlier this year, and he frequently updates his blog with rewarding nuggets for fans.

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Koya has only been around for a couple of years but these four lads from the grime capital of the world, better known as London, have been tearing up the UK dubstep scene with some brutally heavy, boundary-pushing stuff. Made up of Fermi, Pi, Loska and Rutile, the fantastic foursome has diverse backgrounds in electro, metal and even dancehall, so do be expecting a fresher perspective to the usual booming basslines and black melodies.

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Techno is not dead and never will be. The same goes for Marco Bailey’s music. Following his immensely popular choon ‘Jungle Laps’ on John Digweed’s Bedrock 11 album, Marco Bailey releases his highly anticipated artist album Dragon Man.

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According to Pitchfork (again), Louisiana-raised music maker/avant-garde wailer Julianna Barwick’s music is best described by producer and DJ Diplo as “Carebears making love”. A pretty spot-on description considering her sound delivers undecipherable lyrics, but with such emotional depth–sans the fur and rainbows.

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If you have a band and were former classmates with MGMT, pesky comparisons are bound to arise. But instead of being another post-punk, experimental psych act in Brooklyn (ie. hype central), Bear Hands seamlessly craft their own brand of indie with humorous lyrics and light, funky grooves.

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If Toro Y Moi had a rebellious sister, she’d be Ryat’s vocalist Christina McGeehan. Together with multi-instrumentalist/producer Tim Conley, the Philly duo creates music that we like to refer to as dream glitch.

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