Esme Bennett

Opened Conversations: Heroines Of Sound Festival 2022

Esme Bennett presents her picks from the performances at this year's Heroines Of Sound festival in Berlin, dedicated to experimental and multifaceted works of the world's most forward-thinking female and non-binary composers. Photos by Ulla C. Binder

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Pick ‘N’ Mix: Luke Vibert Presents… Amen Andrews, Modern Rave, & Rave Hop

Rephlex alum Luke Vibert relives his youth on a career-spanning trilogy of new releases through Hypercolour records

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Menzi
Impazamo

The “futuristic gqom” of Durban producer Menzi offers up a thrilling darkness, finds Esme Bennett

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Underworld
DRIFT Series 1 Box Set

A year-long project which saw Underworld release new music every Thursday, every week, Drift Series 1 is a hefty package, full of delightful surprises, finds Esme Bennett

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Sketches In Eternity: Leonard Cohen’s Thanks For The Dance

*Thanks for the Dance*, Leonard Cohen's posthumous album, sways between melancholy and tenderness, finds Esme Bennett

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Sandunes
11:11

Mumbai-based producer Sandunes surrounds and elevates the listener on latest EP, 11:11, finds Esme Bennett

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Tony Njoku
Your Psyche’s Rainbow Panorama

Tony Njoku’s follow up to last year's *h.p.a.c* proves to be his most rousing work to date, finds Esme Bennett

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Various
25 Years Of Paper

British house label Paper Recordings was founded in 1994. 25 years later, Crazy P, Flash Atkins et al curate some of the highlights. Esme Bennett is suitably impressed.

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Coming Of Age: An Interview With Julia Jacklin

The Australian songwriter is about to release her debut solo album, Don't Let The Kids Win, and before she plays London, she tells Luke Cartledge about the theme that lies at its core: the expression of anxieties about getting older

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Esme Bennett

Opened Conversations: Heroines Of Sound Festival 2022

Opened Conversations: Heroines Of Sound Festival 2022

Pick ‘N’ Mix: Luke Vibert Presents… Amen Andrews, Modern Rave, & Rave Hop