Two remixes from Lena Willikens feature on the latest edition of the Glasgow label’s irregular series.
The influence of new beat and EBM on current strains of music is explored as Richard Brophy covers Lena Willikens, Mick Wills, Tsuzing, Drvg Cvltvre and more.
Lena Willikens chats Cómeme, Salon Des Amateurs, record digging, Sentimental Flashback and more with Tony Poland.
Records from Endangered Species, In Paradisum, Opal Tapes, Cómeme and, yes, FXHE, feature in our first Best Record Sleeves column of 2015.
The first week of 2015 brings us soundtrack-influenced wave experiments, furious techno, a slew of instrumental grime and more.
Lena Willikens may only just becoming recognised this side of the English Channel, but in her native Germany she’s considered to be something of a rising star. She’s been plying her trade as a DJ for some time, most famously as Friday night resident at Düsseldorf’s acclaimed Salon Des Amateurs. At this venue, Willikens showcases a dark, woozy and occasionally paranoid style that takes in off-kilter techno, skewed new wave, pulsating EBM, industrial disco, experimental electronics and jacking, otherworldly house. Her long running Sentimental Flashback show for Cómeme Radio is more conceptually driven, but just as diverse, and it’s clear the Cologne label considers her to be a star in the making.
Some 12 months of digesting mixes and podcasts has been chewed upon as Scott Wilson, James Manning and Tony Poland pick out their favourites of 2014.
The recent edition of Unsound is the motivating force behind the latest Sentimental Flashback mix from the Cologne-based selector.