16 for 2016

You may not have heard of Billie Marten, but if you've been listening to either Radio 1 or 6Music over the past six months, the chances are you've definitely crossed some of her music. 16 year-old Marten has been making blog-level waves over the past...

First breaking onto the scene back in 2013 thanks to a guest role on Chase and Status' Lost and Not Found, it was this year that Louis Mattrs came into his own, thanks to a spectacular effort on his Slow Waves EP. Though released as...

Bubbling away under Black Butter's roster is Sam Sure - further evidence of the prolific label's strive for supporting specialist talent not confined solely to the house/bass movement. Sam may not have a huge discography to his name (as yet, anyway), but the work...

With two acclaimed EPs already in the bag, plus a debut full-length album on the way, it's only right that we place Frances amongst our 'Ones To Watch' longlist. Signed to Disclosure's Method Records imprint (themselves on production duties of much of Frances' original material),...

Music discovery is a wonderful thing... in fact, we could firmly say that had it not been for YouTube's 'Recommended' tab, we probably wouldn't have lead ears over BB Diamond until much later in the game. Just over two years ago, BB's rendition of Rosie...

'Future-based electronica' (or futuretronica, apparently) has been one of those growing genres that's amassed a small, yet wholeheartedly devoted audience over its short time. Whilst the likes of Diplo, Hermitude and Porter Robinson have all been dipping their toes where they can (particularly the...

Whilst the UK (alongside Australia) seems to be driving the global development of electronica, it seems that there's still a lack of females within the market who push creativity and innovation ahead. Sure we have FKA Twigs, but we'd struggle to name many more...

Even if you say you've never heard of Sinead Harnett, there's a high chance you've definitely caught at least one joint featuring her gorgeous vocals. Initially throw into our ears thanks to a guest spot on Disclosure's Boiling, Sinead's been part of the 'new breed'...

Still in his early-20s, Shift K3Y has to-date led a career that many would (and probably should) be envious of. From 2014's impeccable Top 5 with Touch, alongside the equally-as-good follow-up I Know, the producer (aka Lewis Jankel) certainly sowed the seeds of a...