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EP REVIEW: Rico Casazza – First Law (2020)

Alejandra Cabrera Abasolo delves into some new acid techno to soothe you in these uncertain times. Released last Friday, Rico Casazza’s new EP arrives just at the right time. First Law presents three tracks of mysterious and minimal techno with a strong acid attitude,...

EP REVIEW: Vellichor – Vellichor (2020)

Alex H Honey takes a dive into the London jazz quartet's enticing debut effort. Vellichor is a London-based quartet combining aspects of 90s hip-hop, 60s modal jazz and the contemporary London jazz sound. The project was started in 2019 by Alex Murphy (saxophone) and...

ALBUM REVIEW: Dusk + Blackdown – Rollagelive Vol. 1: Nightfall (2020)

Far more than just a victory lap, Eleanor Bickers explores the duo's latest offering... Established in 2005, Keysound Recordings embarked on a mission to simulate London’s urban surroundings and community into a bespoke aural collage, to evolve the existing staple...

‘Indigo’ by Julio Victoria: soothing electronic to help you through lockdown.

Over the past ten years, Julio Victoria has been at the forefront of Colombia’s electronic music scene. Today, he releases his full-length debut, 'Indigo'. Despite being half the world away, Alejandra Cabrera Abasolo gets up close and personal. Julio Victoria. All...

‘Rebirth’ by Farai: a taste of courage and compassion for hard times.

A year on from its initial release, Sofia Lyall reaffirms the album's relevance to the current crisis aggravating austerity's wounds. "Times are hard in the ends man/When will it fucking end man", asks Farai on "This is England". The words are accompanied by deep,...

North East London Neo-Psych Rapper Domo Gorille flips expectations again with “Rip It Up” Music Video.

An ekphrastic response by Tice Cin. When you write about a music video, write about its characters. These men have climbed out of The Sublime, and they’re walking to the tune of lead single "Rip It Up". But before this, you’ve got the girl in the pig tails and she’s...

Greetings from Daisy Mortem, cyber-goth ambassadors from Le Planète Sauvage…

Following the release of their debut album in January, Alejandra Cabrera Abasolo trades transmissions with the French new-rave outfit. The cover of their debut album, Faits Divers. To understand the sans-aesthetic duo Daisy Mortem, one must take a trip back to their...

Introducing: Jolliff Seville

Jolliff Seville is readying an EP ‘Don’t Hurt Me’ and has just shared his latest track "Hectic Glow". Tice Cin got in touch with him during London’s ‘rona lockdown to ask about his attitudes to music production, the harmful ways that mental illness can be glamorised,...

Threads Celebrates International Women’s Day 2020

Threads Radio is celebrating International Women's Day with 24 hours of music, conversation, comedy and examples of individual and collective will making great things happen. We are spotlighting some of the female, trans, FI and NB people already involved with...