The Mechatok movement is upon us. Following the release of the anthemic ‘Expression On Your Face’ with Bladee and Ecco2k, Mechatok returns with ‘200’, a collaboration with Tokyo rap icon Tohji. The track is the latest taste from Mechatok’s hotly anticipated forthcoming debut album, Wide Awake, out 8 August via Young Recordings. ‘200’ marks the first time Mechatok and Tohji have reunited since the 2022 cult release ‘Ultra Rare’. Speaking on the new music, Mechatok says “I made 200 on a shitty winter day Berlin...
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Jamie xx returns with one of his most hotly-anticipated new tracks in recent times. The subject of fervent fan discussion since he debuted it live earlier this summer, ‘Dream Night’ has already become a key live moment in Jamie’s sets, including appearances at his very own LIDO festival in London (where he also played B2Bs with Nia Archives and Skrillex), his iconic main stage slot at Primavera, and several secret appearances at Glastonbury among a host of...
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On the heels of a milestone Glastonbury performance, Two Shell dropped the recording of their IICON set with an accompanying 12 track surprise release. IIcons features a collection of previously unreleased tracks. The project offers a deep dive into glitchy, dark, and emotive club music – much of it familiar to fans who’ve caught Two Shell live over the past year. In a message to fans on Instagram, the duo indicate...
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John Glacier’s debut album Like A Ribbon compounded the Hackney-born rapper and poet’s reputation as one of the UK’s gripping new voices, with her debut album appearing on ‘Best of Albums of 2025 so far’ lists. Utilising a variety of sounds across the spectrums of rap, electronic, post-punk, ambient and more to provide the backdrop to Glacier’s singular, stream-of-consciousness delivery, Like A Ribbon synthesises a unique, developed atmosphere across its...
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On September 26th, two decades and seven albums into his career, American musician, composer, and academic John Maus will release his most transcendent work yet: Later Than You Think. Arriving via his new label YOUNG, the album explores themes of grief, justice, rebirth, transformation, and spiritual warfare – coalescing into a work of confession and confrontation: an aural metaphysics where affect, intellect, and spirit converge in search of the beautiful,...
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Isaiah Hull – the self-proclaimed “stand-up tragedian” from Old Trafford, Manchester – unveils his extraordinary new body of work: POCOMANIA. The ten-track project marks his first album for Young Recordings, and is both a spiritual reckoning and sonic eruption. Co-created with acclaimed producer Kwes Darko, POCOMANIA sees the pair exploring what mania sounds like in today’s Black Briton. The title POCOMANIA references a Jamaican spiritual practice that creolises African ritualism...
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John Maus returns with a new single and music video: ‘I Hate Antichrist,’ his first new music in 7-years, which arrives via his new label home YOUNG. Built around a rhythm that feels both ritualistic and futuristic, ‘I Hate Antichrist’ is a spiritual confrontation – part protest, part prayer, part digital exorcism. Delivered with Maus’ distinctive raw conviction, repetition of the titular phrase becomes more like a mantra than a lyric – its...
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Anyone who follows electronic music will know Mechatok – aka Emir Timur Tokdemir – as the defining architect of contemporary experimental pop and rap. From globe-spanning live shows to collaborations with some of the decade’s most forward-thinking artists – including Drain Gang (Bladee, Ecco2k, Whitearmor, Thaiboy Digital), Lorenzo Senni, and Charli XCX – Mechatok has subtly shaped the direction of club and pop music over the past ten years. The...
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of In Colour – Jamie xx’s landmark 2015 debut album – the London-based music, producer and DJ announces a limited-edition picture disc version of the LP. Featuring the album’s iconic artwork directly on the vinyl, the In Colour (10th Anniversary Edition) is available to pre-order now and will ship on 14th November. Originally released on 29th May 2015, In Colour quickly established itself as a...
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Isaiah Hull, the self-proclaimed “stand up tragedian” from Old Trafford, Manchester, releases ‘A IS FOR AFRICA’. A collaboration with producer Kwes Darko, ‘A IS FOR AFRICA’ is a powerful lyrical and sonic statement that defines the politics Isaiah stands for and stands on, adding to the rich lineage of alphabetic play in hip hop. The track is released today to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Una Marson,...
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Today, Two Shell release their new single, ‘Oops…’, a cutting-edge club anthem. Fresh off the back of their critically-acclaimed eponymous debut album, ‘Oops…’ is their most in-your-face dancefloor banger yet. Bursting out of a vibrant world of electroclash and house, they remain faithful to their experimental ways whilst providing floor filler gold for the forthcoming parties of the year. The London duo have been touted as the heirs to hyperpop,...
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Within the UK, there are a select few burgeoning icons, artists that push the boundaries with their musical output while embodying a presence across all mediums that feeds into mass intrigue and curiosity. London-based rapper, poet and producer John Glacier is one of the few that can lay claim to this status. After years of garnering intrigue across the mainstream and underground, John Glacier finally releases her debut album Like...
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Fresh from the release of his second album In Waves, and recent nomination in the Artist of the Year category at the 2025 BRIT Awards, Jamie xx releases new single ‘F.U.’. The track sees the London based artist, DJ, producer and composer collaborating with US soul icon Erykah Badu on a storming club-ready cut that was created from unlikely beginnings. The genesis of the collaboration came at a Primavera Festival after-party that both...
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Mechatok ushers in an ambitious new era with ‘Addiction’, his debut single on Young Recordings and first new solo music in over three years. Following collaborations with Yung Lean, Oklou, Bladee, Charli XCX, and Evian Christ, ‘Addiction’ sees Mechatok exploring playful, bouncy, and experimental sounds that are as compulsive and compelling as the title suggests. Released alongside a visual created with Nate Boyce, ‘Addiction’ marks the first piece in a...
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After years of garnering acclaim across the underground and mainstream for a singular, boundary-pushing stream of consciousness sound, London based rapper, producer and poet John Glacier’s debut album, Like A Ribbon, will finally be released on February 14th 2025. A dreamlike portrayal of the journey from a simple existence growing up in Hackney, to projecting stories to the world while aiming to maintain a semblance of normalcy in what is...
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Jamie xx releases the first remix of his In Waves album campaign. It comes from the unstoppable Bradford-born, Leeds-raised new-gen junglist Nia Archives, who steps up to remix one of the album’s standout tracks, ‘Waited All Night’, Jamie’s collaboration with his The xx bandmates Romy and Oliver Sim. Played out by both artists to a huge live response recently, it sees Nia Archives taking the original’s 2-step pop perfection into...
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