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Review of Close Counters – Soulacoasta II

Close Encounters is Melbourne based duo Allan McConnell and Finn Rees who developed their sound following an European trip where they went crate digging for rare groove records. On their releases they fuse electronic, hip hop, disco and soul.  This is their second album following on from the first Soulacoasta in 2018.  They describe their […]

Review of Orbital’s Optical Delusion

Orbital are an iconic British techno outfit who burst onto the acid house scene in the late 80’s creating anthems like Belfast, Halcyon, + On + On and Chime.  In 2022 they celebrated 30 years with a reworks, remakes & remix album Thirty-Something and now follow it up with their tenth studio album Optical Delusion […]

David Morales Talks About His New Album, ‘Life Is A Song’

House music legend and pioneer David Morales talks to Beatportal about his new album, ‘Life Is A Song’ and his new label Diridim Records. This is David Morales’ first full length release in well over a decade, it includes collaborations with some other big names. Check out the album and what David Morales had to […]

20 Women Who Shaped The History Of Dance Music

In an article written for Mixmag, The Black Madonna and Lisa Blanning reflect on some of the women who played a major role in shaping dance music as we know it today. Included in the list is, Delia Derbyshire, Wendy Carlos, Donna Summer, Sylvia Robinson, Gillian Gilbert and 15 more, you can read all about […]