One of the world’s most eclectic parties returns post covid with a re-launched ethos, providing a party more popular than ever. We are all familiar with the conceptual storyline that follows each year of Boomtown, this time focusing on the idea of coming together and ‘gathering’ after a great time apart,...
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Sunsets, swimming and sound systems. Tropical Pressure, set on a cliff on the coast of Cornwall, returned after a covid hiatus in full blossom. This year the ecologically ethical festival managed to supply a wholesome, colourful and conscious curation of diverse music celebrating many musical traditions. Spread out across 4...
Boomtown: A living theatre that ignites imagination and inspires a better world through connection, creativity and celebration. This preview is a little delayed, however as this particular chapter of Boomtown Festival is unique in so many ways, it seemed worthwhile to wait a little longer, at least until everything had...
Bright, sunny, sustainable and intimate: After a two year COVID hiatus, our favourite intimate festival returns for another year dancing in nature with world renowned acts and DJs. Unlike most festivals, the line-up is carefully curated to celebrate music from Latin America on the Friday, music from Africa on Saturday...
Khruangbin die-hard fans, to whom the mellow soft indie vocals of ‘White Gloves’, and the cyclical surfer guitar grooves of ‘People Everywhere’ are so familiar – we could all be forgiven for forgetting Khurangbin’s debut album came out seven years ago, and whilst Mordechai, their latest full album, came out...
Rami and Hasan, the Syrian duo of brothers, have just finished their London show at the exciting and packed Electrowerkz tucked behind the main streets of Angel. As the last notes from the 80s-sounding synths echo out into the crowd, it feels as though the floor could fall through from the...

Event Preview: London Remixed Festival @ Rich Mix (London; Friday 25th and Saturday 26th March 2022)
One of the most eclectic music festivals returns to London’s prime venue Rich Mix, which once again proudly hosts the multi-room celebration of diversity and collaboration across the musical worlds. Organised and curated by a who’s who of the best and boldest curators, promoters and agencies in the London Music...
In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
The March episode of Rhythm Passport On Air presents you with one of the freshest names on the global beats scene. A band that is becoming ubiquitous in these times of online gigs, with new (digital) performances and participations springing up like mushrooms on a daily basis. We are talking...
In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...