Hi Stelios, thank you for taking the time to talk with us here at Echo Room. We’d like to discuss your new EP ‘One Man Down’ coming on Joseph Joyce’s Default Position label. For those who haven’t heard it yet how would you describe the project? Hi there and thank you for hosting me!! The 2 tracks on the EP are what most people would probably describe as “dub techno” or something similar. I’m not great with labels (or a big fan of genre distinctions), to be honest, but I guess it’s music that’s intricate and deep yet intended for the dance floor. You appear to be quite a prolific producer, rele ..read more

Hi Noema, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. We’ve been enjoying the remixes of your recent album ‘One’, featuring Kalabrese, Lauer, Mehmet Aslan, Panthera Krause and Shubostar. For those people yet to hear the album and these remixes could you tell us a little about the project, how it all came together and why you chose these remixers?  Since the very beginning of my career I was always interested in not only music but combining it with performative elements, bringing people together and creating transformative moments. I also always played with ideas about how to make the audi ..read more

Multifaceted musician and producer Jesse Kendal has dropped his latest single, ‘Little Bloom/ Northern Light’ on the 20th of March via [BIOS]. The single, receiving praise from CLASH Magazine and earning spins on BBC Radio 6 and RTÉ 2FM‘s Jenny Greene (The Greene Room Show), was written and produced by Kendal and mastered by Zino Mikorey (Nils Frahm, Rival Consoles, Christian Löffler). Influenced by the likes of Nils Frahm, George FitzGerald and Stimming, his sound will be enjoyed by fans of PALLADIAN, KOSCO and Mellowdine. From his home studio, the Melbourne-born and based maestro blends elec ..read more

Five of Europe’s leading nightlife specialists team up to present NightSchool: An EU wide training programme designed to support night culture producers early in their career. This transnational education programme will focus on environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The project sets to pair nightlife visionaries spanning promoters, bookers, venue owners, to hands-on creatives with industry veterans and experts from the European culture circuit. Funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe, NightSchool will select 15 participants, providing a grant of €5,000 each. This will go t ..read more

London-based alt trap duo Occult Hardware unveiled their latest single, ‘Capstone’, on March 8th, 2024. The track was produced by BRNSRGHT, whose songs blend deep bass, spooky beats, and electronic elements, creating a mix of euphoria and nostalgia. The Lithuanian producer is critically-acclaimed as the musical director of the Olivier Award-winning stage production Traplord. Occult Hardware, comprised of Fayann Smith and Robert Burnham (of sister band The Naked Grace Missionaries), have had their confrontational, experimental projects featured in US/Japanese/Swedish Vogue, The Sunday Times, BB ..read more

Meet Anna Kohlin, a captivating electronic artist whose eclectic blend of old and new house, tech-house, and breaks has entranced audiences across Sweden’s club scene. Known for her immersive sets at renowned venues like Under Bron/Trädgården and NEU, Anna is not only a skilled DJ but also a talented producer and the mastermind behind Inside Out club series and label. With releases on Dirty Hands Records and KMA60 Prozpektiva, Anna’s musical charm is undeniable, promising an unforgettable experience on the dancefloor. Hi Anna, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. For those who may be un ..read more

Image credit: Pijus Vėberis “To err is human, to forgive divine” – Alexander Pope Marijus Adomaitis is a Lithuanian music producer, composer, and DJ whose life is shrouded in controversy. After nearly ten years in exile from the public domain and much of the music industry following his infamous 2015 Facebook post, the elusive musical maestro is here not only to set the record straight, but to initiate constructive conversation in an attempt to step back into the spotlight with renewed humility. For those who are unfamiliar with his scintillating sonic roster, Marijus mainly creates electronic ..read more

The ingeniously innovative Jasper Sommer dropped his latest EP, Memento, on January 26, 2024, through EFG Records Oy. This 7-track project follows the 2023 release of the titular single and two preceding singles, ‘We Could Rule The World’ and ‘Do You Love Me Now?’. The accomplished English musician, record producer, and singer-songwriter has garnered attention from esteemed publications such as CLASH Magazine, COMPLEX UK, and Earmilk, with comparisons being drawn to renowned artists like Four Tet and James Blake. Furthermore, ‘We Could Rule The World’ has received endorsement from influential ..read more

Inherent Futurismis the new label launched by Morten Kamper, an intrinsic member of the Copenhagen electronic music scene and the man behind the city’s 313vinyl_collective record store. He launched the label with a reissue of the Autobot-1000 ‘3 Dimensions Of Space’, a hidden gem from 2001 and the golden era of electro. Now, for the label’s second release, he brings things closer to home and revisits an array of select compositions from the Copenhagen Electro Alliance, compiled together to make up the aptly titled ‘Merger’. In this interview we spoke with all the members of the Copenhagen Elec ..read more

Japanese house legend Yoshi Horino and French DJ Matthieu Soulie have united their respective labels, UNKNOWN season and Cosmocities Records, to collaborate on an upcoming LP – a tasty selection of soulful, raw house remixes and collaborations set to release on January 19th, 2024. It features remixes (which prior to this had only been released digitally) of Japanese artists Manabu Nagayama & Soichi Terada, Satoshi Fumi, Jimpster, Nick Holder, and KEEENE. The package also features one new exclusive remix of ‘Reprise’ by Jimpster. Buy the LP on vinyl here. Hi Yoshi and Matthieu, it’s a pleas ..read more