‘Shopping Soundscapes and Foodcourt Frequencies’: Mallsoft goes IRL
A few months ago, I decided to act on an idea I’d been mulling over for months: live mallsoft. Inspired by attending pivotal vaporwave events like Electronicon and the first-ever FlamingoFest, I felt an insatiable itch to push the scene further in my own way. I envisioned a live DJ set filmed inside a dead…
ECCO CHAMBER #11 [November 2024]
Your FutureSounds staff writers are back with their latest picks and ‘on-repeats’ plus this month we also welcome a new contributor to the team: Mr Groove Remote! Enzo’s Pick: Mitch Murder x Pizza Hotline – ‘Anti Gravity Tournament’ [WRWTFWW] Having lived through the early days of Jungle and Drum & Bass – not old enough…
ECCO CHAMBER #10 [ feat. Gost, Mitch Murder, Pizza Hotline, Long Distance Dan and THAT’S MATT! ]
Your FutureSounds staff writers are back with their latest summer picks and on-repeats plus this month we also welcome guest contributor, Occams Laser. Occams’ Laser’s Pick Gost – Prophecy [Metal Blade Records] This…Album…Is…CHAOS Gost has been conducting these hellish sermons of sound since 2013 and what a devilish ride its been! Many count Gost as…
‘Record sales’, but is there trouble in vinyl paradise?
The recent resurgence in vinyl production has been great news for indie labels and fans, but there are signs that there might be trouble in vinyl paradise… A recent think piece on The Guardian laid bare the issues faced by small labels, as the greed of the majors starts to bite back. Leading in some…
40 Years Later – A Timely!! Retrospective
On the 40th anniversary of Anri’s 6th Studio album, Timely!! Patrick Fakeman takes a look (and fresh listen) at what is considered one of the most iconic city pop albums of Japan’s 1980s. 1983 – It’s only when you look back at what was now 40 years ago that you can see just how much…
👁🗨📲 – 👁点击と👁 Review [Kats Kill Records]
It’s Spotify Wrapped season and Eyeclick have delivered an album that sounds like an entire streaming service’s catalogue playing at the same time. Just as artists like Blank Banshee and Internet Club captured the spirit of web browsing a decade or so ago, the duo of Will Wade (Cucks) & Nathan Raile (Enraile, Millennium Edition)…
Hang on, did Songtradr just kill Bandcamp?
There’s a lot of fear and anger out there following the news of Songtradr’s acquisition of Bandcamp, and what it might mean for independent music. As someone who runs a business that very much relies upon Bandcamp, I can admit that it is causing serious concern – not just for my labels, but for the…
Right on Target – Patrick Cowley, his evolution of disco and a lasting legacy.
Fakeman took some time to reflect on the legacy of one of the key influencers in the history of the electronic music scene. The pioneer, Patrick Cowley. Disco. Say it with me – Dis-co. What comes to mind when you say the word? Glitter balls? Movie stereotypes with flares and epic shirt collars? Sure… disco…