Nandi Bushell has shared a video of her interviewing Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, following her jam session with him final week.
The Arctic Monkey visited Bushell at her dwelling on Saturday (June 26), with the younger musician teasing an interview and jam on her Instagram web page.
In the course of the chat – which Bushell mentioned was her first time conducting an interview – the 2 drummers mentioned their high 5 favorite bands, the toughest drum beat they’ll play and extra.
When Helders chosen ‘Brainstorm’ as the toughest drum beat he can play, Bushell replied: “That may be a laborious one cos my arms all the time get actually drained and generally it’s laborious to make it via the entire music.”
“I wrestle – if I did it now, I’d most likely discover it troublesome,” Helders responded. “I’ve to be actually ready.”
Bushell additionally requested if she may play on the subsequent Arctic Monkeys album, to which Helders mentioned: “I’ll go and discuss to the boys after I get again, see what they are saying.”
When the interview was over, the pair jammed collectively, making up beats and fills collectively “as we go”. “Matt Helders got here to my home for a cup of Tea and a Jam with me,” Bushell wrote beneath the video on YouTube. “We had the most effective time! We jammed a great deal of songs collectively and had plenty of enjoyable improvising drum beats.
“Thank You so so a lot Matt for jamming with me and letting me interview you. You’re welcome again to my home for a jam once more any time.” Watch Bushell and Helders’ interview and jam above now.
The brand new video follows clips of the 11-year-old drummer drumming alongside to ‘I Guess You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, ‘Brianstorm’ and ‘R U Mine’ with the Arctic Monkey.
Fueled by the ache and great thing about her personal journey, blossoming digital music producer Sharlitz Net entangles listeners into her internet of liquid basses and darkish melodies.
Rising up taking part in the flute and having a musical background in sound design, the “younger Black Widow” began experimenting with stream artwork and making her personal bass mixes to bounce to. The pure excessive of self-expression by means of motion and music allowed her to progress and unlock extra of her artistic potential.
But it surely wasn’t till her sister’s tragic demise that she really began growing as an artist.
Sharlitz Net.
Alex Varsa
“My sister really was my greatest buddy and most essential individual in my life. Carrying this ache is what molded me into the artist I’m right now,” Sharlitz informed EDM.com. “Spiders molt out of their previous exoskeleton once they outgrow it. I take a look at myself as a rising human and artist, shedding off previous phases of my life and constantly rising into a greater model than I used to be earlier than.”
Conjuring previous recollections of watching Charlotte’s Net collectively, her persona as a black widow got here naturally, she says, as she wove sonic textures to create haunting soundscapes.
“After [Charlotte] was gone, I began seeing and feeling her round me,” Sharlitz defined. “She had a darkish aspect of her, which I believe why my music could be so darkish generally as a result of I prefer to channel her darkish aspect with mine. I name her my muse as a result of once I’m engaged on a tune and get into the last word stream state of creating a beat, I really feel her artistic muse and steering serving to to form the music.”
Sharlitz Net. Alex Varsa
The Los Angeles-based Chicago export first put herself on the digital music map together with her unique tracks “7 Sins” and “Deep Goals,” however shortly impressed the lots together with her SSKWAN debut “Darkish Locations.” She then launched her two-track debut EP, Spider Cider, shortly after on the label’s mother or father entity, WAKAAN.
Spider Cider moonlights as a metaphorical rise from the ashes. The darkish, two-song concoction goes down straightforward with its subversive theme and presents refreshing hints of eerie vocals and swirling bass patches. Glitchy intros within the EP’s titular observe precede spine-chilling drops and unearthly rhythms, whereas “Unwell Will” expands the file through slicing basslines.
“I really like the open interpretation when listening to music,”Sharlitzstated. “Spider Cider is a playful and mysterious concoction that I conjured up and I wished followers to take heed to it and have it provoke their very own sense of emotions. I would like each individual to really feel one thing completely different with my music as a result of individuals connect with music in their very own approach.”
After molting by means of the previous section of her life, Sharlitz is laser-focused on growing her personal sound and expressing herself by means of music whereas staying related to her sister.
“Spiders love to do their very own factor. I felt like after my sister handed away that I used to be misunderstood, and spiders are very misunderstood,” she continued. “That is me, engaged on my craft, weaving my internet with my imaginative and prescient and keenness. I used to be reclusive with my music at first, however now I’m able to give attention to my music and sound as a technique to keep related to my sister and categorical myself.”
You could find Spider Cider on streaming platforms here.
The mysterious Caster is again with a spellbinding launch on Subsidia Data. By way of his Sinner’s Sanctum EP, Caster continues to show the darkish, brooding technics which have turn out to be synonymous along with his sound. Dominating the darkest corners of the dance music phrase with Sinner’s Sanctum, Caster packages 4 beforehand unreleased tracklistings on the EP, in addition to the only real pre-project single, “Pale Rider.”
Beforehand veiled in thriller, Caster lastly unveiled his id to the world in a June 22 video with a easy message: “I. AM. CASTER.” In 2019, he dispersed his debut single “The Summoning” with New Daybreak Collective, and has since received assist from a few of dance music’s most esteemed. Seven Lions‘ Ophelia Data notably Caster’s debut EP Black Sands in 2020.
Stream Sinner’s Sanctum beneath.
Featured picture: @casterscurse/Twitter
Tags: Caster, excision, Ophelia Data, Seven Lions, subsidia information
After the key success of his debut EP, Scott the Pisces is again along with his model new single ‘Loopy About You’ that includes Raene. A vibrant bubblegum pop & digital observe; fuelled with summer time undertones and lightweight hearted lyrics. The document is every thing you’d wish to discover in a super-versitle Summer season-esque document that’s completely arrange for not solely pageant play however constant radio play all Summer season lengthy. One of these versatility is significant to personal as a producer and Scott the Pisces does it completely!
‘Loopy About You’, written & produced by Scott, is a music in regards to the magic of assembly that particular somebody. How their presence can uplift your temper immediately, the distinctive connection to at least one one other. The hook riffs off the concept as soon as they’re in your life, you’ll be able to’t cease desirous about them; the reminiscences you share.
This document pays homage to quite a lot of traditional sounds in pop music. Like every thing from Scott the Pisces, there’s a way of nostalgia throughout the music. The sound of metal pans within the refrain, marimbas within the verses and playful melodies all through actually seize the essence of each summer time, and the magical feeling of affection.
The music is voiced by the great Raene; an upcoming artist from London.
A US rapper has gone viral on TikTok after customers found a 2013 monitor that listeners say “predicted” the Covid-19 pandemic.
On ‘Pandemic’, Dr Creep raps a few “coronavirus” taking maintain within the yr 2020.
Whereas TikTok customers argue that it’s proof he predicted the long run, Dr Creep has beforehand stated that the monitor was merely a coincidence.
Regardless of rapping about “2020 mixed with coronavirus, our bodies stacking“, he explains that a number of coronaviruses have been in existence and the topic of broad dialogue on the time he first penned the track.
“As for mentioning 2020, effectively 2020-2030 was simply vital years to me, in addition to many different individuals which might be educated on these esoteric matters. 10 years in the past it was stated that 2012 was nothing to fret about, it’s 2020-30 to concentrate to,” he beforehand wrote on Fb.
“To me, the lyrics are simply extra of a coincidence than a prediction as I don’t really feel I used to be ‘making an attempt’ to foretell something, I simply rapped about what I used to be watching. However name it a prediction, dumb luck, coincidence, distant viewing, predictive programming (lmao) or no matter you need.”
He went on: “I’m not the one dude that talked about the rattling coronavirus again in 2013!!!!
“No, I don’t make predictions and No I’m not a author for The Simpsons. BUT, I’ve been finding out docs and listening to ‘insiders’ & ‘whistle blowers’ in lectures and interviews for 10+ years and a few issues simply add up and lyrics come out of it. NOT a prediction, easy as that.”
A coronavirus is a part of a wider household of viruses, which additionally embody Sars and Mers.
Crimson Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado has hosted 1000’s of iconic bands and musicians for greater than 80 years. It is no secret that the venue stays one of the crucial beloved on the planet, however after its proprietors launched new headphone expertise—which permits attendees to stay music delivered straight from the soundboard—Crimson Rocks obtained an awesome quantity of backlash.
Followers weren’t proud of the prospect of probably needing headphones to listen to the music when attending a live performance in among the amphitheatre’s higher rows. This led many to consider that the sound ordinances for the venue had modified, on account of complaints from close by residents. Following the launch of a fan-led petition to eradicate sound limitations, the Metropolis of Denver has now issued an official response.
“Crimson Rocks continues to have the identical acoustic high quality that followers have skilled for greater than 80 years,” stated Brian Kitts, Director of Advertising and Communications for Denver Arts and Venues. “To be clear: no change has been made to sound limits at Crimson Rocks since 2016. At the moment, and after months of research, decibel limits and curfews had been revised (and, had nothing to do with sound ordinances).”
A live performance on the iconic Crimson Rocks Park and Amphitheatre.
Kitts additionally defended the introduction of the Mixhalo earbuds. “Mixhalo has been embraced by Incubus, Metallica, Aerosmith, Pharrell Williams and others,” he stated, “and is an amenity at different venues together with the Staples Middle in Los Angeles.”
“Once more, Mixhalo is for true music and tech lovers and for many who aren’t ,” Kitts continued, “it’s no totally different than a snack or beverage at Crimson Rocks: if you happen to don’t need it, don’t get it.”
In his assertion Kitts additionally issued a refined jab on the petition’s publishers, who he maintains launched a “marketing campaign of misinformation.”
“The Crimson Rocks workforce want to make clear and proper among the info contained within the petition,” Kitts wrote. “Whereas we recognize the fervour for each EDM and our venue, it’s inappropriate make assumptions – which might simply have been checked with a fast cellphone name or electronic mail – after which flip them right into a marketing campaign of misinformation.”
You possibly can learn the Metropolis of Denver’s full response here.
Rockstar Video games and CircoLoco are ending off their Monday Dreamin’ Black EP collection with 5 new tracks from the likes of Misplaced Souls Of Saturn, TOKiMONSTA, Adam Beyer, Story Of Us, Bedouin, and Damian Lazarus. The four-part EP collection precedes the completion of CircoLoco’s compilation album, Monday Dreamin’, slated to land on July 9.
Via their partnership, Rockstar Video games and CircoLoco search to unfold the sounds of the long-lasting Ibiza occasion model to the remainder of the world to fuse the bodily and digital worlds of leisure. As such, every observe on the compilation EP experiments with the thumping sounds that might be present in particular person at CircoLoco occasions. And, it’s no mistake that every of the artists featured on Monday Dreamin’ Black match CircoLoco’s characteristically darkish, clublike aesthetic, throwing listeners into the guts of Ibiza with every pulsing tracklisting.
Rockstar Video games and CircoLoco launched the primary EP within the collection, Monday Dreamin’ Blue, in Could. A brand new EP has since landed on the finish of every week within the lead-up to the brand new label’s debut compilation. Rockstar Video games, which is greatest recognized for its Grand Theft Auto collection, has lengthy been selling music in its ventures and evidently, this can be a custom that may proceed for the foreseeable future.
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Tags: Adam Beyer, Bedouin, CircoLoco, Damian Lazarus, Misplaced souls of Saturn, Tal Of Us, TOKiMONSTA
The Vaccines have introduced particulars of a collection of UK in-store exhibits – see the total checklist of dates beneath.
The brand new September exhibits come across the launch of the band’s fifth album ‘Again In Love Metropolis’, which was introduced final week.
The run of gigs, which see the band partnering with native file shops and taking part in gigs in additional conventional venues, begins in Bristol at SWX on September 8, working till September 16 with a hometown present in London.
See the checklist of dates beneath, and get ticket and album bundles here.
SEPTEMBER 2021
8 – Bristol, Tough Commerce x SWX 9 – Kingston, Banquet x Pryzm 10 – Leeds, Crash x The Wardrobe 11 – Birmingham, HMV x The Vault (acoustic present) 12 – Sheffield, Beartree x The Leadmill 13 – Nottingham, Tough Commerce x The Degree 14 – Coventry, HMV x Empire 15 – Oxford, Truck x O2 Academy 2 (acoustic present) 16 – London, Tough Commerce x Brixton Electrical
Set for launch on September 10, the fifth album from the London band was recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas and produced by Daniel Ledinsky, recognized for his previous work with Tove Lo, Rihanna and TV On The Radio.
Frontman Justin Younger mentioned the file is impressed by his experiences of a home swap in Los Angeles in addition to Ridley Scott’s futuristic interpretation of the identical metropolis in Blade Runner.
“In some apparent methods we’re extra related than ever,” Younger defined. “However we’re additionally extra polarised than we’ve been for 100 years and the world is getting colder. What if there was a spot the place love and different feelings had run dry – however you can go to Love Metropolis to get them?”
The band’s most up-to-date album, ‘Fight Sports activities’, got here out in 2018.
As followers patiently await Flume’s elusive third album, the famed digital music producer took to social media as we speak to supply a preview of a large unreleased monitor.
After Flume shared an Instagram Story containing a clip of a wonky, glitched-out tune, it is clear that his fame for forward-thinking sound design will not be challenged any time quickly.
Lengthy revered for his distinctive method to bass music manufacturing, Flume flexed his lure music muscle tissues right here, creating a unusual but menacing drop with usually revolutionary drum syncopation. It’s comparable in nature to the heavy-hitting “Amber,” which appeared on 2019’s critically acclaimed Hello This Is Flume mixtape.
Take a look at the clip of the unreleased tune under.
Again in April 2020 Flume confirmed {that a} new album was within the works, including on the time that the report could embrace drum & bass music. Nevertheless, he remained tight-lipped till April 2021, when he dropped a brand new NFT assortment providing a preview of the album’s visible course.
The album will likely be Flume’s first since 2016’s seminal Pores and skin, whichgained the Grammy Award for Finest Dance/Digital Album,and first long-form physique of labor since Hello This Is Flume.
It’s been over two years since James Blake launched an album, however now the musician has confirmed that his subsequent full-length launch is completed.
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Taking to social media yesterday (July 1), Blake shared a photograph of himself with the caption, “Look mum, the album’s performed” earlier than clarifying that the photograph isn’t the album’s art work.
Blake’s final album, ‘Assume Kind’, dropped at first of 2019. In a evaluation of the album, which featured André 3000, ROSALÍA and Travis Scott, NME‘s Tom Connick wrote that it “finds James Blake clear-headed and in focus like by no means earlier than.”
Nonetheless, he hasn’t remained fully quiet since then, having launched two EPs final 12 months – ‘Earlier than’ and ‘Covers’.
In a evaluation of the previous, NME‘s Will Richards wrote, “(Blake) takes this newfound freedom, albatross firmly faraway from round his neck, and dives again into his love for membership tradition, bringing with him the whole lot he’s discovered alongside the best way.”
‘Covers’, an aptly-titled covers EP, noticed Blake ship his rendition of tracks by Billie Eilish, Frank Ocean, Beyoncé and extra.
“One of many issues retaining me going mentally all through lockdown has been the requests from followers for various covers and performing them on Instagram,” Blake mentioned of the EP.
“It’s been a pleasure to find new music and new methods of enjoying songs I’ve already heard.”
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