Dekmantel release latest Selectors video featuring Red Light Radio
In just a few days time thousands will flock from far and wide onto Amsterdam city for this years Dekmantel Festival. And in the run up to the event, Dekmantel and Grolsch have teamed up to produce the latest episode in the Selectors series, uncovering interesting stories from the music industry. For this episode a light […]
Mr. Scruff explains what makes a good event
Mancunian Andrew Carthy aka Mr. Scruff is many things. A father, a DJ, a producer, a cafe manager, promoter, and illustrator. So having the chance to pick his brains, in the run up to his appearance at El Dorado festival 2016, really does open the floor up to a wide discussion. I think as an […]
Review: TAU – Mo Anam Cara
Germany’s transcendental psychedelic duo TAU return with a rich offering from their forthcoming release TAU TAU TAU – out on Fuzz Club recordings September 9th. Striding in like a desert express, Tau’s new single is an eclectic mix of sun-kissed eastern influenced blues, and a pop sensibility that comes straight out of the sixties. It’s […]
Cone Magazine host Dimensions Festival Mix
We have the pleasure of hosting an exclusive mix for the friends and family series of Croatian music festival Dimensions. Some of the best sound systems meet arguably some of the best DJ’s, nestled along the Croatian Adriatic coastline. In the run up to this years event, we’ve had the absolute pleasure to record for the festival […]
visionary Music Industry experts set to return to ‘future music forum’ Barcelona
With over ‘200 selected groups of music futurists, label owners, managers, music and mobile technology entrepreneurs and digital music consumption analysts’ Future Music Forum returns to Barcelona to inspire a generation. The music industry is such a dynamic one, and developments over the past decade have seen an emergence in new technologies enabling a paradigm shift in production […]
Review: Sunfall Festival 2016
From the same guys who run Outlook and Dimensions festival, as well as nightclubs Phonox, The Nest and XOYO, comes a new day festival in South London, that seems to have successfully flipped a middle finger at the ever strenuous council regulations in the big smoke. And debuting its first year, comes with it a […]
Kraftwerk To Hold New Exhibition ‘Living Archive of Electronica’
Dimitri Hegemann has confirmed that Berlin’s Kraftwerk building is to play host to an archive dedicated to techno music. Kraftwerk is the current home of legendary techno club Tresor and the base-venue for other initiatives including the forward thinking Berlin Atonal festival. Hegemann, Tresor’s owner, is overseeing this new project. He initially announced his plans last […]
Sound System Mavericks: Mungo’s Hi Fi
Nowadays, Mungo’s HiFi is a Sound system that needs no introduction. A massive feat for a crew of White Scotsmen. But it would take a good 16 years of hard graft before the legendary “Tower of Power” had earned its title as one of the finest Sound-Systems going. Initially comprised of just Doug and Tom, Mungo’s Hi-Fi was partnership of Reggae enthusiast, both men bowled over by […]
Thalia Zedek Band reveals two new tracks ahead of new album ‘Eve’
Ahead of Eve‘s release through Thrill Jockey on August 19th, Zedek and her band have unveiled the equally beautiful and powerful “Afloat” and “All I Need”. Thalia Zedek has one of most identifiable and emotive voices in modern blues music. She has released a string of albums under her own name since 2001, whilst also […]
Interview: Jackmaster – “I just sat down and told my story….”
Jack of all trades, master of one. Jackmaster’s ability to control a dancefloor and manipulate energy through music, has earned him endless praise. And with his forthcoming DJ Kicks mix about to drop, I catch up with the Glaswegian DJ and Numbers co-founder, in what turned out to be a rather deep and revealing exchange. Glasgow’s […]