Feature: Here’s what shaped music in 2015

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We're sure most would agree that 2015 has zoomed past our eyes; now in December (and with everyone talking Christmas and New Years Eve shenanigans), we're taking a quick glimpse back at our music-world highlights for the year. Scroll through 2015's biggest moments using the...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Louis Mattrs

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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...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Frances

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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),...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Espa

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Late last year, our ears pricked up when we heard Your Ghost, the lead track from Espa's debut EP 150th & Broadway, and a song which firmly delivered the youngster's musical prowess, whilst entwining her tones with a subject matter clearly close to both...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Mabel

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Most offspring of powerhouse music supremos usually have it made when they want to venture off on their own course within the industry - modern culture tells us that you don't need talent in order to gain a social media following by the millions;...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Izzy Bizu

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We've been repping Izzy Bizu for a fair while now, so it makes absolute sense she joins a wealth of talent in our '16 for 2016' longlist. Initially brought to our attention with a support slot for Sam Smith back in 2013, Izzy has...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Sam Sure

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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...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Mura Masa

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'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...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – BB Diamond

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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...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Snakehips

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The British music scene has been driving some of the brightest (and most innovative) exports over the past few years, and Snakehips are firmly up there when it comes to delivering future-led beats - particularly against a scene that has become markedly saturated with...