Pond Life Records, originally founded and based in Berlin, have continued to churn out great releases since we covered ‘Steady Income Band – Untitled’ way back in 2020. Their latest EP, ‘Overnight’ comes courtesy of label-founder, Robi, is a more club-focussed release than the majority of their back catalogue, however… Read More »An Interview: Robi
One of our favourite things about running Mantissa is the people we meet along the way. We’d long been fans of Pjenne, an artist, DJ, label-head, and host of one of our favourite radio shows, Passing Notes, before a chance meeting at Berlin’s finest radio station, Refuge Worldwide. Her show… Read More »An Interview: Pjenne
Disclaimer: This review is more likely to read as an ode to Nachti than a review. This is the first event review on this site for a couple of years – believe me, it hasn’t been for lack of trying! Of course there was the rave hiatus that was 2020,… Read More »A Review: Nachti 2023
Georgia Bird and Sarah Morgan aka IN2STELLAR are a duo from Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. They have been making waves over the past few years, at home and overseas, championing the kind of proggy, tech, rolling techno sound that has become synonymous with their part of the world. We were lucky… Read More »An Interview: IN2STELLAR
Daniel Rincon a.k.a. NAP / Ambien Baby is a Mexico City-based artist, founder of ISLA and co-founder of ACA – both labels of which have been a reliable source of swampy, chuggy and experimental dance music. Daniel and I met at El Rio Hostel in northern Colombia last year, where… Read More »An Interview: NAP
Above Photo Credit: Henry Woodley One of the best things about going to a festival are the new people you meet. Festivals bring together people from all walks of life in a bubble detached from day-to-day life and often leave you with memorable stories that help keep you positive during… Read More »An Interview: Malissa
On a gloomy drizzly day I ventured out to meet the wonderful Jay Carder. Truth be told I was feeling low that morning, lacking the confidence and inspiration which first had me reach out to Mantissa to get involved in writing about music. I left my meeting with Jay Carder… Read More »An Interview: Jay Carder
We discovered Eden on NTS Pop Patrol and were blown away by her amazing voice and unique style. She’s released some amazing solo music and also with the likes of Loraine James, and has plans to release more in the coming months. We managed to sit down with Eden and… Read More »An Interview: Eden Samara
We first got talking to Harry, Angus and Oran, the organisers behind Cosmic Roots, in 2019, a few months after the 2nd edition of their festival. We were excited to hear about the event they had created and were looking forward to experiencing the next edition in the Walled Garden,… Read More »An Interview: Cosmic Roots Festival 2021 (Part 1)
Jamie and George Oyebode are the founders of The Soulstice Collective and Festival. I will leave any definitions or descriptions for what their platform means to their own words. We went for a pint in Battersea on a cold but cosy weekday evening to chat through their festival, motivations and… Read More »An Interview: The Soulstice Collective