Stormzy has announced his new single Blinded By Your Grace, Pt.2, giving the track its first major televised appearance as he took to the stage on this weekend’s X Factor UK.
Lifted off this year’s hugely successful Gangs, Signs and Prayer LP, the performance saw Stormzy welcome special guest Labrinth, temporarily stepping in for the song’s collaborator MNEK.
Relive the performance below:
RL Grime has shared the latest in his annual series of Halloween mixes.
Dubbed Halloween VI, obviously an ode to the sixth straight-up mix in as many years, the set has been supplied the moniker of “60 Minutes In Hell”; full of slick bass and body-grooving trap, this one’s an absolute must for your collection. Oh, it’s a free download too.
Cop it below:
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Jungle kicked off the first show of their upcoming world tour last night (27th October), delivering classics from their acclaimed self-titled debut album, alongside previewing new music from their as-yet-untitled second studio project.
Hitting the stage as co-headliners of Istanbul’s Harvest Festival, the funk collective opened with brand new song House In LA, whilst also teasing two new tracks, Beat 54 and Give Over.
Catch the previews below; Jungle will also be gracing London’s Electric Brixton next month for their first UK show in over two years. Tickets available here.
Beklenen an geldi! 7 kişilik Batı Londra efsanesi Jungle 2nd Harvest Festival sahnesinde! #jungle #kucukciftlikpark pic.twitter.com/zNC2tLGzZM
— KüçükÇiftlik Park (@KucukCiftlik) October 27, 2017
Were not sure if it’s the beat or the vocals that makes Kyler Slater’s Stay Away so compelling… but regardless, both elements are absolutely sublime. There’s a gentle head-nodding vibe about this one, that is until toward the outro where Slater mops the previous couple of minutes up a notch with even more magnetism.
Listen below:
Blackbear has enlisted Tinashe for his new song Up In This, ahead of next month’s release of his anticipated Cybersex project.
He’s already dropped the dope playboy shit, plus the Cam’Ron-featuring Bright Pink Tims – now Up In This comes along with the promise of new music every Friday until Cybersex hits the web.
With just under a month to go until that deadline (the mixtape lands on 27th November), it’d be interesting to hear just what other sonical styles blackbear’s been cooking up. In the meantime, cop the Tinashe jam, below:
We Are FSTVL organisers have announced the first wave of its 2018 line-up, as the annual Essex party returns to Upminster for its sixth year running.
Circoloco, Defected, Paradise, Glitterbox and Abode will all have returning stages once again, with Tinie Tempah’s Disturbing residence also flying over from Ibiza to join the event, which runs across the 25-27th May Bank Holiday weekend.
First acts confirmed for the line-up include Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Loco Dice, and Seth Troxler, whilst DJ EZ has also been revealed, playing the first of only two big-name festival shows of the year. Grime is also expected to feature heavily in next year’s line-up too, with Mostack, Kojo Funds, Yungen, Yxng Baneand Lethal Bizzle also announced.
Meanwhile, logistics are also set to be improved from 2017’s foray too, with We Are Camping set to return, alongside two outdoor arena shows exclusive for campsite guests only. We Are FSTVL 2018 will also be expanding on its airport heritage with its brand new “Neon Jetset Overload” theme too.
Check the Phase 1 Line-up below in full; as always, expect more names to be added in the coming months. Meanwhile, We Are FSTVL tickets are onsale now, direct from the festival’s website.
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ARMAND VAN HELDEN
BUGZY MALONE
CHARLIE SLOTH
FREDO
GREEN VELVET
HANNAH WANTS
JACKMASTER
JAMIE JONES
JOSEPH CAPRIATI
KOJO FUNDS
LETHAL BIZZLE
LOCO DICE
MALL GRAB
MK
MOSTACK
SAM DIVINE
SASASAS
SETH TROXLER
STEPHAN BODZIN
TOM ZANETTI
TQD
YUNGEN
YXNG BANE
Tourist has shared his new Wash EP, following the release of the wonderful Ardyn-featuring We Stayed Up All Night back in early-summer.
Back then, the London-based producer cited that the EP contained “tracks [that] are my favourite music I’ve produced so far” and on first listen, the four-song project completely lives up to expectations. Tourist has used the collection to further evolve from last year’s U LP; each song seems to be less about the frantic dancefloors and more about encapsulating the listener’s mind, versus his earlier work – ultimately Wash delivers a project that works as well post-clubland as it does when you’re meandering London’s tube network during morning rush hour.
Excellent stuff; listen below:
Last week, Kurupt FM excited their fans by announcing their legendary Lost Tape set had finally been unearthed – thankfully someone pirated the mix way-back-when, keeping it in pristine condition since!. Not just that, the full recording is also set for a massive release onto the open market next month too.
Full of originals, dubplates and classic bangers, the multi-track collection also hears Kurupt FM contributing their own music, and today the first single has landed by way of Suttin’ Like Dat.
Catch the video below:
Plan B has announced his new album Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose, following this summer’s buzz track, In The Name Of Man.
Revealing the project’s title and track listing earlier today, Plan B has celebrated the news by sharing all-new song Heartbeat, which will join a further thirteen tracks when Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose lands in April.
Listen below:
Norwegian DJ/producer Sonny Alven has teamed up with newcomer GOLDENS for his latest single Cool With You.
Lifted as his first piece of new music since his acclaimed Girls EP, the song follows Alven’s multiple shows across Europe, and wider-afield to the US where he supported the likes of Galantis, Matt Zo and Jerry Folk on their State-side tours.
We caught up with Sonny to find out more about his upcoming work, Cool With You (which you can catch underneath) plus also a tease on what’s in-store for the future:
Hey Sonny! So, your Soundcloud seems to be constantly updated with new beats and remixes; can you tell us what you’ve been working on over the last year or so?
Hey! The last year has been pretty exciting in terms of new music. I’ve been experimenting a lot, and trying to find my way, and where I want to take my music. I feel like I’m nearly there now, which feels really, really good!
Your new single ‘Cool With You’ features some pretty wavy vocals courtesy of GOLDENS. Can you tell us more about the collaboration?
Yes, it was a really fun collab to do. It was actually during this writing camp in my hometown, Bergen. I wrote the song with Fiona Bevan (GOLDENS), Jonny Wright and Simen Hope. We had so much fun in the studio and I think the song turned out really good.
Is the song leading its way to a new full-length project?
Right now there will be more focus on singles. But doing an album at some point is definitely a dream of mine.
The track seems to be veering more toward the futuretronic sounds that have been capturing the dance floors lately; many producers seem to be shifting away from ‘EDM’ toward that genre – is this something your ‘next wave’ of music is looking to encapsulate?
To be honest I don’t really think much about genres, and I just make music that I like. But yeah, I don’t really see my upcoming music as EDM. It’s more chilled out and some of it isn’t for the clubs at all.
What can you tell us about your plans for 2018?
New music! And there will definitely be more gigs. Hopefully some more outside of Norway as well.
Can you tell us about some confirmed collaborations? Who have you been keeping an eye on?
I can’t say much about that right now, haha 🙂
You had a pretty hectic summer playing dates all across your homeland of Norway; are there any plans to come back to London and/or tour the wider UK?
Right now there’s no plans of touring. But I definitely hope I can tour UK in the future. That’ll be a dream come true!
You also played a load of festival dates in the summer too… which was your favourite? Are there any festivals you’d love to hit up?
This summer was a blast! I think Stavernfestivalen was one of the favorites. Such a good vibe. I’d love to play at Coachella some day!
Cool With You is out now; listen below: