Author Archives: Aaron Drain

Bibio – Sleep on the Wing

July 22nd, 2020 | by Aaron Drain

Warp’s finest acoustically-inclined son, Bibio (Stephen James Wilkinson), has returned with Sleep on the Wing. It’s another shining example of meditative, …


18 for ’18: A Ritual Sea

January 23rd, 2018 | by Aaron Drain

We continue 18 for ’18, our feature showcasing eighteen Irish acts we’re convinced are going places in 2018. Throughout January …


Nava – Tapestry

December 14th, 2017 | by Aaron Drain

On paper, it might not sound like the most symbiotic of sonic juxtapositions (depending on taste, obviously) – “a groundbreaking …


Bicep – Bicep

September 13th, 2017 | by Aaron Drain

As well known in recent years for their 4/4 bangers as their spacey, off-kilter musical segues from the dance floor …


Talos – Wild Alee

April 26th, 2017 | by Aaron Drain

In Wild Alee, Cork’s Eoin French, AKA Talos, has created a long player of considerable depth and uncomplicated beauty. A debut-proper, …


Bonobo – Migration

January 24th, 2017 | by Aaron Drain

For over 16 years, Ninja Tune veteran Simon Green AKA Bonobo has been making the kind of music that seems to …


Tycho – Epoch

January 23rd, 2017 | by Aaron Drain

Scott Hansen’s take on electronica is one rooted as much in aesthetics as it is sound. A musician with a …



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