Mayur Narvekar
Few artists can claim to be truly unique and original, and Indian electronic musician Mayur Narvekar is definitely among them. The maverick producer, who is known as the ‘don of Indian bass music’ and the ‘kingpin of Indian neuro’, is still going strong with his two-decade-plus long career. He has worked under different aliases like ‘Bandish Projekt’ and ‘Mosillator’ and has been a key figure involved in radically changing the landscape of electronic music in India.
With his work in the brand new Amazon Prime Video show ‘Sherni' and a plethora of projects in various creative situations under his belt over the past years, it is evident that he regularly pushes the envelope of musicality, invents new sub-genres and has time and again shown his individuality, versatility and artistic vision.
His latest EP ‘Spectrum’ that released recently on the esteemed 4NC¥ label under his purely electronic avatar ‘Mosillator’, naturally happens to be some of the most intense and conceptually intricate bass music out there today.
Stonx
With solemn shoutouts to memes, music technology and heavy music, London duo Stonx deliver their latest EP ‘Rings’, a ballistic bombardment in the form of two D&B bangers, “Critical” and “Defiant”.
Having a solid equilibrium between self-learning and music education, they are equally at ease with producing cutting-edge tracks as they are at sharing their knowledge. No matter where the road may take them, these unswerving Abletoneers will continue their noble crusade to spread their colossal sounds across the world.
Seb Taylor : Kaya Project/Hibernation
The past year and a half have been a busy time for UK based composer Seb Taylor. While producing a prolific output of music, Seb took some time out to share his music-making process, some “behind the music” thoughts, highly interesting, inspiring and/or humorous stories, and his insights on life as a musician.
Featured here are two releases in particular: ‘body.mind.soul’ and ‘Organic Technology’, and furthermore, what drives him to make such seemingly diverse yet integrated sounding records that bring out his own unique expression. To top it all off, his light-hearted honesty, invaluable perspective, and last but not least, modest musical genius make this Innerview a truly fun and inspiring one.
Templo
One-man electronic jam band Templo dropped the Zebra EP earlier this year. This melodic glitch extravaganza may be called Zebra, but the music is way more than just black and white. Moody morsels layered atop of gnarly basslines infused with glitchy bits of goodness will leave you feeling wonky and wanting for more. Give these free-flowing funk-bass tunes a spin and get your wobble on.
Symbolico
Very few artists that I know of are as enthusiastic and enterprising about their music and life’s mission as Symbolico. The soul-child project of Or-Ron Stern from Israel, the Symbolico sound is a surreal amalgamation of ambient vibes that bear the promise of magic and mystery, with groovy tribal rhythms which take us back to the humble developmental beginnings of human culture and cutting edge technological production.
Erothyme
In 'Steep Dreams’, the latest album from Bobby West aka Erothyme we find ourselves swimming through a lush undergrowth of sublime sonic awe that consists of graceful glitches and grunts, tender melodies and caressing synths with an underlying foundation of electroclassical euphoria.