FACT magazine

“Who wants to be the Lenny Kravitz of house? Fuck that”: Contakt goes On Record for Cybotron’s ‘Cosmic Raindance’

18th May 2013 •

On Record is a regular feature on FACT in which we ask an artist we admire to pick a record that means a lot to them, and use it as a jumping off point for a conversation. In this instalment� [...]

Say it with flowers: Felix K on his killer debut album and the story of drum ‘n bass in Berlin

Words by Peter Nix • 17th May 2013 •

Cast your mind back to 2009-11. Drum ‘n bass looked like it might be getting really interesting again, for the first time in over a decade. Instra:mental had kicked the door down, their ‘Wa [...]

FACT’s Alternative Eurovision: profiling an under-the-radar artist from each of the countries involved, part 2

16th May 2013 •

Following on from Part 1, here's the second and final instalment of FACT's alternative Eurovision Song Contest. As you'll have seen yesterday, the premise is simple: our team of writers select a [...]

And this one time… The best Bandcamp releases of the month: May 2013

Words by Laurent Fintoni • 16th May 2013 •

In his new column for FACT, writer Laurent Fintoni tackles Bandcamp, a platform that allows artists to sell music direct to fans, and which, more than ever, is becoming a go-to site for both inde [...]

“All the mysteries are still there in the music.” LA’s Baths on his skewed version of pop

Interviewed by Chris Kelly • 16th May 2013 •

Later this month, Will ‘Baths’ Wiesenfeld will release his second album, Obsidian. It is a departure from his ambitious Cerulean — but that shouldn’t be a surprise. When we last spoke t [...]

FACT’s Alternative Eurovision: profiling an under-the-radar artist from each of the countries involved, part 1

15th May 2013 •

This Saturday, the great gaudy Eurovision pageant rolls into Malmö, Sweden. We all know the drill by now: reduced-to-clear boy bands, more accordions than is strictly necessary, the occasion [...]

Random Access Memories

Words by Tom Lea • 15th May 2013 •

Available on: Daft Life / Columbia LP Daft Punk have been playing robots since the mid-‘90s, but let’s look at the reality here: Thomas Bangalter is 38 and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo is 3 [...]

“They have officially Gervaised”: the best initial reactions to Daft Punk’s <i>Random Access Memories</i>

“They have officially Gervaised”: the best initial reactions to Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

14th May 2013 •

We told you it sounded like Toto. Last night, the most anticipated dance album of the year leaked - and was subsequently made available to stream for free on iTunes. Except that Daft Punk's Ra [...]

New Talent: MGUN on hardware, psych and Detroit’s young contenders

14th May 2013 •

MGUN - four initials cropping up around these parts with increasing regularity. Released at the start of the year on Will Bankhead's excellent The Trilogy Tapes imprint, the techno producer's [...]