“Am I this showman up on stage? Or am I the dad changing nappies? Am I living in the moment and doing something enjoyable? Or am I fucking miserable?” James Righton asks us, ahead of the release of his debut solo album The Performer. “I find that really interesting: this idea of putting on a suit and becoming this other thing,” the Klaxons frontman continues. …
Opening with an epic and empowering uniform drum frenzy, “Is It Always Binary” hails from Soulwax’s recently released album FROM DEEWEE. A brand new video sheds light on the hands behind the sound—and it happens to be known as “The Transient Program For Drums and Machinery,” an installation imagined by the band and Ill-Studio to bring live performances to life in the fullest way possible. …
Life Sim: IDL PC Music has stayed mostly quiet this summer but finally rewarded those patiently waiting with a new track, “IDL,” from the mysterious artist Life Sim (whose IRL identity has yet to be disclosed). The simple electronic instrumental channels early EDM with its ambition to transcend, but “IDL” continuously builds over six minutes, with no satisfying “drop.” Drawing nothing more than mere moments …
