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The Forum: Paramida
Paramida may have a reputation as a divisive character, but no matter what your take on the artist who once jokingly referred to herself as 'Berlin's Most Hated', one thing is almost always agreed upon; Paramida is a superlative DJ. Her label, Love On The Rocks, reflects her far-reaching, unpredictable DJ sets, delivering often winningly odd, refreshingly charistmatic club music that Paramida herself may have bracketed as 'house', but, reflecting her collection, garner influence from the dustiest corners of outsider dance culture across genres, tempos and continents.Having elected to leave Berlin for a number of years, Paramida is now back...
Erol Alkan Fabric: In Depth Interview
Erol Alkan chatted with Fabric about his experience in three decades of club culture in London, ahead of his show to celebrate 25 years of Bugged Out and 20 years of Fabric.
"I'm a firm believer that clearing the floor is not a disaster: it's a sign of belief and if you play a record that people do not dig, then it's OK.. you need to be real and sometimes mess up in order to give context to your truth as a DJ." - Erol Alkan
Read the full interview, as part of their 'In Depth' feature HERE
The Forum: Kittin
The tracks, attitude and most notably, the voice of Kittin (nee, Miss Kittin) were synonymous with the electroclash era; glamorous, hedonistic and operating with tongue firmly-in-cheek, it remains one of the most divisive periods in dance music's fluctuating history, but few could deny it's strength of personality. And of all those personalities, few, if any, have had the longevity of Caroline Herve.Returning without the prefix in 2018 to deliver the unexpectedly soothing 'Cosmos' on stellar US label Dark Entries, Kittin continues to operate as one of the most distinctive Djs on the European circuit, with tastes that shoot fruitfully through...
Dazed: Late of the Pier
"Remembering Late of the Pier, one of the UK’s most forward-thinking bands"
As their 10th anniversary reissue of Fantasy Black Channel is released on Phantasy, Late of the Pier and Erol Alkan look back on the legacy of the band in an interview with Dazed. Read here
Order the 10th anniversary 'Fantasy Black Channel' reissue LP on standard edition with heavyweight vinyl here
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