Indian beatmaker and bonafide wunderkid Yung Raj explores existentialism and the monotonous side-effects of the pandemic with his usual animated flair in his new EP ‘Unalive’, which just released on esteemed Bristol label Gutterfunk Records.

An artist who continually lives and thrives outside the proverbial box right from the start, the beatboxer turned producer makes an enthralling contribution to the well-renowned record label started by D&B/breakbeat veteran DJ Die, who along with the likes of Machinedrum, Om Unit, Devonwho, Knxwledge and Kiefer, inspired Raj to blaze his own trail towards being one of the finest producers and electronic musicians in the country. With recent releases on heavyweight labels like 4NC¥ as well as minting his first NFT, Yung Raj is proving to be a force to reckon with on the world stage.

On the centenarian anniversary of the Theremin, Dub exponent Gaudi fuses his two of his biggest passions, Dub & Reggae and the Theremin to produce a legendary album that is as eccentric as the instrument itself, and as eclectic as his massive career that spans over three decades. An enigmatic instrument that carries along with it a dark yet beautiful piece of history, the Theremin is an instrument like no other. Associated by default with eerie movie soundtracks and avant-garde concert music, and brought to the mainstream by rock stalwarts like The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, the modern musical maestro Gaudi along with his equally exceptional long-time collaborators masterfully adapts it with skill and reverence into a perpetual union with his beloved Dub, resulting in a unique ornament of a record. This is definitely one for the ages!

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.