Wave

During my trip to the Liquid Ritual event back in April, I learned a lot of things, especially about the people behind the artists I loved for all these years. For example, I find out that Juche is an extremely cool and positive guy. I had the chance to speak with him for maybe a couple of hours while the…

In the first months of 2022 I got to a point where, if you asked me point blank what and when was the last major musical event I attended, I had no idea what to answer. Apart from a not-so-satisfying techno parenthesis in Bratislava during the winter, to find the answer I’d have to go back and dig into pre-pandemic…

Long awaited, long desired, the sequel to Klasey Jones and The Wildcatz’s opus Operation Midnight has finally surfaced on the web via the infallible vibe.digital.  While I was impatiently awaiting the release of this EP over the past few weeks, I relived the same sensations I felt back in the days when I was looking forward to the publication of…

I know I’m very late with this review. By taking the time to write this article I’m going against the common thought that renders blog articles ineffectual if not published in conjunction with the release of the featured track. I am aware of it, but every now and then I pretend to be able to not give a damn about…

As predicted, 2022 is proceeding at full speed for the wave scene. Anyway, I think that in the last few months you have noticed too that one of the protagonists was missing. I’m talking about Liquid Ritual. Since Kenaj‘s release five months ago they went pretty much under the radar. A bunch of mixes, a couple of sample packs, but…

Within the fast-moving wave scene, ÆSTRAL has always been one of my cornerstones. His style, his touch, his approach to the creation of “pure wave symphonies” has always been extremely consistent ever since I discovered him on SoundCloud. Listening to his music has always seemed to me like listening to a single, long tale, which in my case started with…

If you’re an Eric Prydz fan you’ll probably be used to lost dubs, but in the bass scene, it’s not that common to see a song resurfacing and being officially released years after its first appearance. Of course, there’ve been some cases, the most popular being ‘Supersonic‘ by Noisia and Skrillex, (the most recent instead involves Space Laces and his…

“After discovering Noah B’s Heavy Armor LP last year, I knew we had to pick up a track from him…” – UKF By reading these words, ladies and gentlemen, you’re witnessing history. Seeing wave featured on UKF needs to be considered an epochal moment in its own right. It seems to me that I am assisting in first person to…

2021 was a very pivotal year for Liquid Ritual. With the huge peak in popularity of wave to ride, a pandemic to deal with and a leading role to be reconfirmed, for the team there were many fronts to work on, as were the variables to be taken into account and what was at stake. With two months still to…

Who needs the comeback of a rusty trio when instead you can withstand the pure, mighty power of two contemporary artists joining forces together? If this were a social media post, I’d now insert the gif of Obama dropping the microphone. Obviously, my editor would kick me out instantly if I did, so I’ll continue with the article as if…