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"OUR UNIQUE SOUND IS THE 

CONCLUSION OF OUR HEARTS, 

SOULS AND OF COURSE BRAINS." 

D I H A J

A u d i a t i o n M a g a z i n e i s a g l o b a l m o n t h l y m u s i c p u b l i c a t i o n 

w h i c h i s f r e e t o r e a d o n l i n e a n d a v a i l a b l e f o r o n d e m a n d 

p r i n t p u r c h a s e s . W e f e a t u r e a l l s t y l e s o f m u s i c a n d v a r i o u s 

l a n g u a g e s i n t h e m a g a z i n e , e a c h p i e c e i s a n e x p r e s s i o n o f 

w h a t o u r w r i t e r s a n d f e a t u r e d a r t i s t s w i s h t o s h o w . W e d o 

n o t h a v e s e t r u l e s a n d a l l o w t h e w o r d s t o c o m e n a t u r a l l y 

w i t h f e w e d i t s . A r t i c l e s a r e n o t c o n s t r a i n e d t o s i m p l y m u s i c 

- w e l i k e t o b e b r o a d i n t h e w a y w e e x p r e s s o u r p a s s i o n a n d 

i n c l u d e a v a r i e t y o f t o p i c s i n c l u d i n g p o e t r y , f a s h i o n a n d 

l i f e s t y l e . E a c h c h o s e n t o p i c w i l l r e fl e c t t h e t h o u g h t s o f t h e 

w r i t e r a n d r e v o l v e a r o u n d m u s i c i n s o m e w a y . T h e 

m a g a z i n e i s f r e e t o r e a d a s w e u n d e r s t a n d t h e d i ffi c u l t y i n 

w h i c h c r e a t i v e i n d i v i d u a l s f a c e w h e n t r y i n g t o g o f a r , t h u s 

w e w a n t t o h e l p t h e i r t a l e n t s r e a c h a s m u c h o f t h e w o r l d a s 

p o s s i b l e . W e h a v e w o n d e r f u l p a r t n e r s , V i n y l F o r A C a u s e 

b r i n g t o g e t h e r t h e i r f a v o u r i t e m u s i c i a n s w i t h a p e r c e n t a g e 

o f p r o c e e d s g o i n g t o c h a r i t y , a n d , R i g h t C h o r d M u s i c w h o 

h e l p t o p r o m o t e a n d d e v e l o p i n t e r e s t i n g i n d e p e n d e n t 

m u s i c i a n s . 

W e w i s h t o i n s p i r e m i n d s , e x p r e s s c r e a t i v i t y a n d r a d i a t e 

o p t i m i s m t o t h e w o r l d t h r o u g h m u s i c . 

w w w . A u d i a t i o n M a g a z i n e . c o m

"Music is much more than 

sound. Music can be a 

comforter, party maker, 

career path or a way of 

life." 

Ruby, Editor & Owner 

"Music is much more than 

sound. Music can be a 

comforter, party maker, 

career path or a way of 

life." 

Rokuro, Associate Editor 

"The birth of one's child is 

the only feeling that 

comes close to getting 

lost in music." 

Cessle, Associate Editor 

"Music is a form of art 

that reveals a truth in a 

world full of mystery." 

Sarah, Staff Writer 

"No matter what's 

happening in life, it's 

usually great music will 

keep you going." 

Malachi, Staff Writer 

"Music is life. It's a 

universal language that 

has no barriers. It unifies 

people around the world. 

It brings people joy." 

Andy, Staff Writer 

"The moment you feel 

happy about music, that is 

the very essence of it. 

Being in the vibes and 

understanding what music 

has for your soul." 

Steve, Staff Writer 

"Music is the way I see the 

world." 

Mary, Brand Ambassador 

"It's an escape, a relaase, a 

chance to write how I feel 

and allow other readers to 

relate. Music has saved 

me many times." 

Jessie, Staff Writer 

"Music is love, you can 

feel it. Music binds people 

together, ending war and 

bringing peace to the 

soul." 

Ashna, Creative Assistant 

"Music is a material 

artwork of my dreams that 

inspires me to overcome 

difficulties of everyday 

life. I admire people who 

can make it!" 

Tamara, Brand Ambassador 

"Music & love are the 

same things really. If kids 

grew up with music in 

their lives, then their lives 

would always be filled 

with love." 

David, Associate Editor

Thanks to: 

Dihaj 

JJ Riordan 

Space Promotions 

Interstate Recordings 

DiElle 

Downplay 

Pure Progressive Recordings 

OHM Music 

T8PES 

Disney Destinations International 

Birmingham City University 

Kinesen Records 

Critical Music 

Four40 Records 

Farida Fataliyeva 

Gurban Mammadzade 

Daniel Wanrooy 

Netta photo by Thomas Hanses 

Jazz 1080 photo by Ian Davies 

Stock photography by 

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Icons & graphics by 

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CONTENTS 

8 Shows Guide 

10 5 Songs For Your Sanity 

12 Disney Loves Jazz 

15 The Sound of Azerbaijani 

identity 

18 Ena Sanzman dan ler... A 

Change is Coming... 

20 Playing The World Around Me 

23 SMILE: Dihaj 

24 Jazz 1080 

26 Dihaj 

34 All Aboard! 

36 New Music 

50 Events Guide 

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Hi Guys & Dolls... 

A c o n t e m p o r a r y b l a c k a n d w h i t e s h o t o f D i a n a , s i n g e r i n D i h a j , a d o r n s o u r 

c o v e r t h i s m o n t h w i t h a s i m p l e q u o t e f r o m h e r r e fl e c t i n g o n t h e i r s o u n d 

c r e a t i o n . A c l e a n b l a c k b a c k c o v e r p a i r s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h i s . D a n i e l W a n r o o y i s 

o u r s p o n s o r f o r t h i s m o n t h a n d h e h a s j u s t r e l e a s e d n e w m e l o d i c t r a c k ‘ F e e l M e 

N o w ’ w h i c h i s p e r f e c t f o r s u m m e r l o v e ! I ’ v e b e e n w o r k i n g o n o u r w e b s i t e l a t e l y , 

a n d w e h a v e s o m e n e w p r e t t y d e s i g n f e a t u r e s y o u c a n e n j o y s u c h a s f e a t h e r 

b u t t o n s , p o s i t i v e f e a t u r e s a n d a n a n i m a t e d v i s u a l c o l l a g e . A n d , o n t h e p o s i t i v e 

n o t e , o u r m i n d f u l n e s s m o m e n t s w i l l b e p o p p i n g u p a l l a r o u n d - s o l o o k o u t f o r 

a l i t t l e p e a c e s i g n o n t h e s e s e c t i o n s . 

I n t h i s i s s u e : S a r a h ’ s T h o u g h t s a r e o n m e n t a l h e a l t h a n d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f 

s e l f - l o v e a n d c a r e . S h e s h a r e s w i t h u s 5 s o n g s t o k e e p o n t o p o f o u r s a n i t y 

i n c l u d i n g C h a r l i e P u t h ’ s ‘ T h e W a y I A m ’ . E n a S a n z m a n d a n l e r … A C h a n g e i s 

C o m i n g … S t e v e i s m o t i v a t i n g u s t h r o u g h t h e r i p p l e s o f l i f e w i t h a l o v e l y f a t h e r 

a n d s o n d u e t , s h a r i n g t h e n o t i o n t h a t c a l m w i l l s e t t l e o n c e m o r e . J J R i o r d a n i s 

p l a y i n g t h e w o r l d a r o u n d h i m , a s h e m a k e s a n a w e s o m e h o u s e t r a c k f r o m h i s 

n e w fl a t . H e k i n d l y s h a r e s t h e b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s a c t i o n w i t h u s o f h o w h e c a n 

m a k e m u s i c f r o m a n y t h i n g . B a k u i s l i k e a n o l d v i n y l b e i n g r e m i x e d . W e t a k e a 

t r i p t o t h e c a p i t a l o f A z e r b a i j a n w i t h M a r y a n d T a m a r a e x p l o r i n g t h e c u l t u r e , 

m u s i c a n d l i f e s t y l e . M u s i c i s t h e m o s t t r u t h f u l m a n i f e s t a t i o n a m o n g t h e a r t s . 

W e r e m a i n h e r e t o c h a t a l l t h i n g s m u s i c w i t h A z e r b a i j a n i g r o u p D i h a j , w h o 

r e p r e s e n t e d t h e c o u n t r y i n t h e E u r o v i s i o n S o n g C o n t e s t 2 0 1 7 . A l l A b o a r d ! I t ’ s 

o v e r t o P o r t u g a l w i t h o u r c o v e r a g e o f t h i s y e a r ’ s f a n t a s t i c E u r o v i s i o n S o n g 

C o n t e s t w h e r e b y U K r e p r e s e n t a t i v e S u R i e g a v e a n u p b e a t p e r f o r m a n c e . I t ’ s a l l 

a b o u t t h a t J a z z w i t h a b r a n d n e w S o i r e e o f J a z z a t D i s n e y l a n d P a r i s t h i s 

S e p t e m b e r a n d B i r m i n g h a m C i t y U n i v e r s i t y r e c r e a t e c o n c e r t p e r f o r m a n c e s h o w 

f r o m t h e 1 9 6 0 s , J a z z 6 2 5 . W e ' v e g o t y o u r e v e n t s g u i d e , s h o w l i s t i n g s a n d m u s i c 

f r o m T 8 P E S , L i b b y W h i t e h o u s e , K L A X a n d J W e b b . 

R u b y x 

C o n n e c t w i t h u s : 

F a c e b o o k / A u d i a t i o n M a g a z i n e 

T w i t t e r @ A u d i a t i o n M a g 

A d v e r t i s i n g w i t h a h e a r t . . . E m a i l : r u b y @ a u d i a t i o n m a g a z i n e . c o m 


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positivity to the world and inspire the 

pursuit of dreams. 

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SHOWS 

London timezone 

TV | Radio | Podcast 

Spotlight: Watch JJ Riordan making music with his new flat as 

well as our showcase on traditional Azerbaijani instruments 

on the AudiationTV youtube. 

Monday 

10am Clara Amfo | Variety - BBC Radio 1 

4pm Trending Live | Variety - 4Music 

Tuesday 

1am What’s Up? | Variety - Radio Plus 



Sister Bliss In Session | House & Dance 

A State Of Trance | Trance 

Wednesday 




8pm D3ep In The Underground | House, Garage & Bass - D3EP 

Thursday 




6pm Jeremy Sylvester | House & UK Garage - Urban Dubz 

Facebook 

Toolroom Radio | House & Dance 

Global Warm Up | House & Dance 


Friday 



12pm Lizzie Curious | Dance - Trickstar Radio 

2pm Sam Supplier | House, UK Garage & Bass - Rinse FM 

5pm The Dirty Outlaws | Variety - Touch FM Live 

7pm Annie Mac | Dance - BBC Radio 1 

7pm Friday Night Kiss with Steve Smart | Club - KISS FM UK 

7pm Vibe And Drive | Variety - Radio Plus 

8pm The Queen E Show | Grime, Hip Hop & RnB - DJQueen-E.com 

9pm Pete Tong | Dance - BBC Radio 1 

9pm Wideboys | House & UK Garage - KISSTORY 

10pm Mike Delinquent | House & UK Garage - KISSTORY 

Trustnobody | House & Techno 

Hospital Records | Drum & Bass 

Above & Beyond Group Therapy | Trance 

Clublife | Club 

Saturday 


3pm Kiss Fresh with Swarzy | Hip Hop & RnB - KISS FRESH 

4pm Mark Radford | Tech House - Rinse FM 

6pm The Music Box | House - D3EP 

8pm Saturday Night Kiss with Steve Smart | Club - KISS FM UK 

9pm Saturday Night Kiss Fresh with Charlie Hedges | Dance - 

KISS FRESH 

11pm Saturday Night Kiss Fresh with DJ S.K.T | House, Techno & 

Bass - KISS FRESH 

Sunday 

10am Neev | Variety - KISS FM UK 

The Beauty Of Sound | Trance 

UKF Podcast | Bass 

The Chillout Lounge Mix | Chillout 

HeavyBeatsRadio | Club 

Clubbing Culture | Club 

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5 Songs For Your Sanity 

Mental health is very relevant and very important for self-love 

and care. The topic has been on my mind for years, but the 

trigger for me to write something about it was from the recent 

season of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, which covers topics 

like suicide, sexual assault, bullying, depression, and mental 

health. Music is a cure in all shapes, so I wanted to write about 

some songs that have gotten me through some various 

experiences for the sake of my mental health. Hopefully they 

can get someone else through something as well. 

1. Fall in Line – Christina Aguilera ft. Demi Lovato 

Ladies, we needed a new anthem and this is it! All in all, it’s 

about women being our own person and not following society’s 

norm of what we should be doing. Nick Jonas sings about the 

theme of this song in his song “Good Girls” saying “Who’s the 

a**hole that told you that’s what you had to do?” 

2. Miss Independent – Kelly Clarkson 

This song showed me that it is ok to be my own independent 

person, not need a man or significant other, and still be my own 

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person falling in love. The one thing I hate about society 

(unpopular opinion) is that people search for their “other half.” 

What does that mean? I’ve gotten this far without another half, 

or someone who “completes me.” I believe I can fall in love with 

someone, but still be my own person, make sense? 

3. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M. 

Sometimes when someone is in pain about something, it’s helps 

to listen to the songs that bring out all the feels. But be picky 

with those songs, you don’t want to feel worse. This song is the 

best sad song that explains that everyone feels pain, so you can 

get through it. Light at the end of the tunnel kind of song. 

4. The Way I Am – Charlie Puth 

THANK YOU CHARLIE! No one needs to apologize for being 

themselves. If you don’t like it, then that’s your problem. Not 

only does he touch it’s ok to be yourself, he discusses how no 

one can get to know anybody anymore because no one talks! 

Social media man…ruins lives. I’m sick of people being overjudgy 

when someone wants to just be themselves. Because at 

the end of the day, that’s just the way I am. 

5. IDFWU – Big Sean 

This is the song to play if the only thing to say to a person or 

situation is “Eff You.” Whenever I’m angry, this song comes on 

and I instantly feel better. You’re not telling anyone off in 

person, just getting yourself through your anger in privacy. It’s 

fun. 

“And number 6 from me is Christina Aguilera - Beautiful. The pain 

and sadness commences but she pulls us up through into the light 

with a strong sense of self-confidence. We’re the song inside the 

tune, full of beautiful mistakes.” Ruby 

Let me know if there are other songs to add or help you get 

through things! These are the top ones for me for feel-goodself-care. 

They help my mental health, and overall make me a 

happier person. 

Sarah's Thoughts 

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Disney Loves Jazz, 

Soiree of Jazz at 

Disneyland Paris 

Many of us cherish the magic of 

Disney, including the music which 

never fails to capture our minds. 

Whether it’s a dramatic scene with 

the booming trombones or rushing 

strings, or a charming flitty joyful 

moment paired with a light flute, 

music really takes you through the 

emotions of each one of their films. 

For the first time, a celebration of jazz 

music comes to Disneyland Paris on 

29th September 2018. 

An all-new experience is coming to 

Disneyland Paris. Disney Loves Jazz, 

Soiree of Jazz at Disneyland Paris is 

an exclusive one-night only event for 

the whole family, combining live jazz 

music, exclusive Disney Character 

Meet’n’Greets, exciting rides and the 

exclusive Jazz Loves Disney in 

concert. 

It was in France, in 1919, that Walt 

Disney first listened to jazz, the music 

genre that would ultimately become 

his favourite. Years later, jazz music 

has become part of the Disney legacy, 

through the unforgettable 

soundtracks of movies like The 

Jungle Book, The Aristocats or even 

the Toy Story series, and the popular 

Jazz Loves Disney albums. 

In 2018, the tradition continues with 

Disney Loves Jazz, Soiree of Jazz at 

Disneyland Paris. This brand-new 

experience will turn Walt Disney 

Studios Park into the most surprising 

musical stage on 29th September 

2018. 

For one night only, Walt Disney 

Studios Park will be the place to be 

for anyone who loves to listen, swing, 

and dance to jazz music. In a relaxing 

early fall ambiance, guests will enjoy 

various jazz styles with live 

musicians throughout the park, while 

select rides remain open and very 

special Disney friends join the party. 

But that’s not all: on this unique night, 

world-renowned artists such as China 

Moses, Hugh Coltman, Myles Sanko, 

Robin McKelle, Ben l’Oncle Soul and 

many more will bring the magic of 

Disney and jazz to life during Jazz 

Loves Disney in Concert. Inspired by 

the Jazz Loves Disney albums, this 

exclusive performance will take over 

the Moteurs… Action! Stunt Show 

Spectacular stage, where the most 

beloved Disney songs will get a 

swinging jazz twist. 


Disneyland Paris is the perfect time 

for friends and families to spend a 

delightful night out. Guests will even 

be able to enjoy treats and recipes 

from all over Europe during the very 

last night of Le Rendez-Vous 

Gourmand de Disneyland Paris. 

For further information: 

08448 008 111 

www.disneylandparis.co.uk 

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Waste the day and 

spend the night 

Underneath the sunrise 

14 Khalid & Normani - Love Lies

On having a trip to Baku, Azerbaijan, 

there is a high chance to be amazed by 

its very hospitable people, who honour 

traditions very much, and are openminded 

to all new and modern. Baku is 

like an old vinyl being remixed 

nowadays, sewing different cultures 

together. This is the place for Formula 1 

Grand Prix, Eurovision Song Contest, 

mainstream pop, rock, jazz artists and 

many more. 

The sound of 

Azerbaijani 

i d e n t i t y 

Music in Baku is one of their main values. You 

may notice the very first banknote is 

dedicated to musical instruments. The 

unique carpet museum has many carpets 

in collection, one of which respects 

famous outstanding Azerbaijan composer, 

professor and academician Uzeyir 

Hajibeyov. You may experience that the 

traditional sound is an essential part of the 

most famous museums in Baku, presenting 

its importance and variety. 

Music forms cultural richness of various 

peoples and nationalities, as well as 

the world as a whole. Nice examples 

of Azerbaijani national music 

legacy rising on the foundation of 

their cultural heritage with 

centuries. It is worthy to mention that 

a performance of ‘tar’, an ancient 

stringed music instrument, has been 

entered by UNESCO on the 

Representative List of Intangible 

Cultural Heritage. Azerbaijan’s rich music 

art has developed over centuries. 


First information about music has 

been obtained from historical 

monuments discovered during 

archeological excavations – 

petroglyphs in Gobustan (18th – 3rd 

millennia B.C.) and Gamigaya (3rd – 

1st millennia B.C.). Wind instruments 

(pipe, zurna, ney) made of clay and 

animal bones were found during the 

excavations carried out in 

Mingachevir in 30s of the past 

century. 

During our short trip there were 

concerts of Jamiroquai, Christina 

Aguilera, Dua Lipa, as well as DJs 

Afrojack, Axwell Ingrosso and 

Martin Solveig in Crystal Hall, 

where Eurovision Song Contest 

2012 was hosted. 

In 2017 a fantastic memorable artist Dihaj 

represented Azerbaijan on Eurovision Song 

Contests in Kiev, Ukraine. We hope you 

enjoy our interview with her in this magazine 

and we'd like to share a special thanks to 

Farida Fataliyeva and Gurban Mammadzade. 

Mary & Tamara 

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Ena Sanzman dan ler 

A Change is Coming 

Hey y'all! Hope you are good. Here in the island 

everything is going good despite ripples interfering 

with the smooth pace of life. But, that's life and I 

accept those interferences as they snatch me from 

my comfy zone. 

Anyway, with that feeling of being "disturbed", I 

really appreciate the positive outcomes of these 

doubtful times; with all foundations shaken. There 

seems to be a common feel of renewal, of letting go 

of the old and greeting the new, also the invitation 

to keep up with the flow which is exciting and 

refreshing. 

During these trials, one spark gave me an uplift, joy, 

faith, strength to move on and not to surrender to 

those pressures, that one song a change was 

presented in the form of a video: 

"Brian and his father share the gift of music across 

generations in this cover of Sam Cooke's classic, "A 

Change is Gonna Come," in front of a studio audience 

at Shock City Studios in St. Louis, MO. " Brian 

Owens, www.brianowenssoul.com 

www.AudationMagazine.com

The duo of Owens father & son reminded me how 

many trials can be presented in front of us and how 

many times life does provide changes which has been 

witnessed throughout generations. It also brings the 

very thought of fighting through the hurdles of life 

and taking it to the simple fact that hurdles will be 

hurdles, what we need to change is not only our 

attitude towards them but also allowing people to 

step in and help us as well. That attitude, coupled 

with the acceptance of being challenged from the 

inside and surrendering to the most high, enables us 

to witness the goodness that happens around. 

Ending on that positive note which I believe might 

inspire in days where your sky might be grey: "And, 

when you want something, all the universe conspires 

in helping you to achieve it." Paul Coelho, Alchemist 

(1988) 

Manz ar li, Ena Sanzman dan ler! 

Dont give up, A Change is coming! 

Stv 

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Playing The World Around Me 

We first discovered the creative genius JJ Riordan last month and shared 

with you his version of ‘Cola’ using Coca Cola bottles. We’re delighted to 

now present an insight into his mind in which the whole world is his 

soundboard. Where we see everyday objects, he sees music waiting to be 

played. 

The latest creation utilises his new flat by mixing together the percussive 

wall, the melodic cooking pots, the synth microwave and more making 

up your next house banger! It’s really fun and you watch with 

amazement, trying to see all the little sounds and which items they pair 

up with. Fantastic. 

JJ Riordan takes us behind the scenes, revealing the process of turning 

the ordinary into something tuneful... 

Hello! My name is JJ Riordan and I compose music using everyday items! I 

was in the middle of my Masters Degree, in University College Cork, 

when I began composing with the world around me and since then, I have 

become increasingly invested in how I, or anyone for that matter, can 

utilise the everyday locations, rooms and/or items around us to create 

musical compositions. I have used a number of these media to create 

music: from Coca-Cola cans and bottles, buildings in Cork, my bathroom, 

a 


car etc. and it has been an incredibly fun challenge as I rarely anticipate 

what the end product will sound like! 

The first video that I made using everyday sound featured the sounds of a 

pug and, to my surprise, gained fantastic momentum online. As of writing 

this article, “Pug Beats” has amassed over 9 million views across a 

multitude of platforms! 

Collecting sound samples is the first thing that I have to do when it 

comes to composing with my location, item, room etc., and to collect 

these sounds, I use a handheld microphone system, called the Zoom H5, 

with various interchangeable microphone “capsules”. When I collect 

samples, I use a shotgun capsule, as it is an incredibly directional pick-up 

pattern that picks up little-to-no background sound – offering me a very 

“raw”, or clean sound, which is preferable, as it’s far easier to work with 

these clips in the processing steps of this composition. 

Once I have collected as many samples as I can, I take the recordings to 

my computer, where I work with them in my DAW of choice - Logic Pro X. 

In Logic, I can listen back to my various recorded sample clips and extract 

the sounds that, I believe, have potential as musical “building blocks”. 

Once I have collected as many samples as I can, I take the recordings to 

my computer, where I work with them in my DAW of choice - Logic Pro X. 

In Logic, I can listen back to my various recorded sample clips and extract 

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the sounds that, I believe, have potential as musical “building blocks”. 

Once I have chosen a tempo and I’ve decided on a certain “feel”, I tend to 

start by building up the percussive components of my track using Logic’s 

musical grid interface – using clips and samples that, in my ears, 

resemble drums of varying timbres, from kick drums to snares, hats etc. 

When it comes to melodic components, I try to find samples with an 

intrinsic note, or sonic frequency – and I isolate that frequency using EQ. 

Once this step is complete, I can drop my “cleaned up” sample into 

Logic’s stock sampling plug in – the EXS-24, and use this plug-in to “play” 

my sample in a multitude of notes, and sequences. However, this process 

is absolutely achievable in every DAW – including Ableton Live, Reason, 

Fruity Loops etc. 

As soon as one understands the sampling and trimming, necessary to 

compose with these everyday sounds, the world opens up to be one 

massive (potential) soundboard, waiting to be played by a creative mind. 

Sound is - at the end of the day, vibration - and when we realize that 

everything vibrates or at least has the potential to be vibrated, they have 

the potential to be sounded and utilised in a musical manner – it just 

takes creative thinking! 

From the streets that we walk everyday, to the rooms we wake up in and 

the everyday bits and pieces that are often overlooked in our day-to-day 

proceedings, the potential for musical composition in every little thing 

makes for an incredibly exciting and musically compelling world. 

www.youtube.com/c/JJRiordanMusic 

www.instagram.com/jjriordan 


" M y d a u g h t e r S a v i i s t h e 

m a i n “ s m i l e g i v e r ” f o r m e . 

T h i s c r e a t u r e i s a m i r a c l e 

a n d i n c a r n a t i o n o f 

c a r e l e s s n e s s 

a n d 

i n n o c e n c e . " D i h a j 

T H I N G S T H AT M A K E M E 

SMILE.


Jazz 1080 

How easy was it to create a seamless 

and professional music performance 

show in 1960s? Birmingham City 

University decided to find out by 

recreating the BBC Two’s ‘Jazz 625’ 

programme in as much technical 

accuracy as possible. 

A golden era of music television has 

been faithfully recreated at 

Birmingham City University, as part of 

a major new research project looking at 

jazz broadcasting in the 1960s. 

As well as encompassing archival 

research and interviews with former 

production staff, the study involved 

transforming the University’s main TV 

studio to simulate how a jazz 

programme was made. This included 

scrutinising the technical decisions 

faced by television crews and 

improvising musicians at each stage of 

producing such a broadcast. 

Following months of planning, on 

Tuesday 22 May, Birmingham City 

University’s TV Studio A was 

transformed to evoke the aesthetics of 

a 1960s BBC jazz programme. Led by 

director Mark Kershaw, and featuring a 

crew of former BBC employees and 

current Birmingham City University 

students, the team utilised cutting edge 

facilities in the University’s £62 million 

Parkside Building to precisely record 

the role of improvisation in the 

relationship between a television crew, 

their equipment and a contemporary 

working jazz group. 

jazz concert show, ‘Jazz 625’ – so titled 

because the newly launched BBC Two 

was broadcasting on 625-UHF lines (the 

HD of the time) – the Birmingham City 

University production has been named 

‘Jazz 1080’, reflecting the technological 

leap in broadcasting since the 1960s. In 

order to realise this modern incarnation, 

the researchers and crew worked from 

original documentation sourced from 

the BBC Written Archive in Caversham. 

Presented by Birmingham rapper Juice 

Aleem, the 50-minute programme 

featured performances by rising stars 

from the West Midlands jazz scene. 

Xhosa Cole (tenor saxophone), Lee 

Griffiths (alto saxophone), James 

Owston (double bass), Euan Palmer 

(drums) and Eyituoyo Awala (piano) – 

known as The Xhosa Cole Quintet – 

treated the studio audience to classic 

works by renowned artists such as 

Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard and 

Dizzy Gillespie. 

“Nothing prepares you for the intensity 

of the production gallery during a live 

shoot, as your director guides the 

cameras around musicians in complex 

choreography. When you’re recording 

this way, as live in the manner of ‘Jazz 

625’, the crew are improvising with as 

much dexterity and imagination as the 

musicians.” Dr Nicolas Pillai, co-lead of 

the Jazz Research cluster in Birmingham 

School of Media at Birmingham City 

University. 

www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/ 

jazz-1080 

In a loving homage to the legendary BBC 

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Dihaj 

The musical group from Azerbaijan 

are mesmerising with their artistic 

nature. Their music ranges across 

incredibly deep and moving pieces, 

bright and quirky moments, mellow 

and contemporary songs and more. 

‘We Shall See Them Sometimes’ is 

the latest single from the group and 

features Uran. This is a very special 

release to support those with 

mental health issues, it comes 

together with the following 

statement: A society’s mental state 

is determined by its attitude to 

people with mental health 

problems. The story follows a young 

boy who has had to battle mental 

problems for the most part of his 

life, but he is pushing through and 

following his dreams. The tones 

encompass the good and bad times 

very well together with the 

heartfelt video, the contrast with 

the tough rap vocal against the soft 

chorus further pulls at your 

emotions. The project is in 

partnership with the art therapy 

organisation Medeni Niyyet 

Dihaj proudly represented their 

country in Eurovision Song Contest 

2017 with the powerful ‘Skeletons’ 

and their debut album ‘The End Of 

Sunsrise’ was also release later in 

the year. We had the pleasure of 

speaking with the group’s singer 

Diana. 

Diana, tell us a little about yourself 

and how you started in music. 

I was born in a family where everyone 

loves music with all their hearts. So 

at the age of 3 when I was singing, my 

dad recognized a song “You’re simply 

the best” by Tina Turner. So it was 

obvious that my parents brought mw 

to music school where at the very 

beginning I launched a folk/jazz 

ensemble called “Bary Bakh”. The 

time passed and I went through lots 

of transformations. I graduated from 

Baku Music Academy as a choir 

conductor, then from the Institute of 

Contemporary Music Performance in 

London, was developing my love for 

jazz music singing at Baku Jazz Center 

etc. In 2014 I finally understood that 

I am ready to make my own band and 

brand. So now Dihaj is existing. 

Who are Dihaj and how did you all 

get together? What is the 

atmosphere when working together 

too? 

Dihaj is the name of project lead by 

me. We are three of us. Ali on drums 

and fx, Anar on guitar and synth and 

me on vocals, keys and controllers. 

When we met we all were playing in 

different bakuish bands. The time 

came, we got a friendship and the 

same and familiar “mood” in creation 

of music. We started and there are no 

plans to stop. We 


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describe our trio as a triangle where 

all the corners are equal. We found 

soulmates in each other so working 

together is pretty much easy. This is 

how it should be. So our unique sound 

is the conclusion of our hearts, souls 

and of course brains. 

Your sound is loosely described as 

“experimental doom pop”, what 

inspires your work? 

We call it experimental as we don’t 

want to put ourselves into musical 

frames. We are free to experiment 

and, each time we gather to play, we 

really don’t know which genre we will 

end up with. Doom? People think that 

doom can be only suitable for metal 

music. But we use this word “doom” 

to describe atmospheric moody 

progression. Pop? Cuz at the end of 

the day our music is suitable for 

“normal” ears and has song structure 

from time to time. And when it comes 

to inspiration, it is in everywhere. As 

Mark Guiliana said “we are a unique 

collection of influences”. So better 

do than speak. Btw Mark is one of the 

“markable” musicians for Dihaj. 

You represented Azerbaijan at 

Eurovision Song Contest 2017, can 

you tell us about the experience and 

how it felt to have such an honour? 

For me Eurovision was a side but very 

serious project. Besides an honor, it 

was a huge responsibility. Eurovision 

itself is a school of stage 

performance, artistic behavior and 

stabilizing of vocals. So it was a 

priceless experience which I am not 

regretting at all. 

The country is well-known for 

unique talent, can you tell us a little 

about the creative industry there? 

We celebrate 100 years of democracy 

in Azerbaijan this year. But at the 

same time it’s only 27 years as we are 

out of pressure of USSR. So we are a 

pretty young country in 

independency. That means that we 

are developing in all the fields with a 

very fast speed. Now I can say that we 

have a little but strong artistic 

community which reprints arts of 

Azerbaijan abroad and, at the same 

time, tries to shake post Soviet Union 

society plus showing them 

alternative ways of thinking/living/ 

listening. For example, I am part of an 

entertainingly educational 

community called “VarYox”. We have 

a web site where we share local 

subcultural life side by side with a 

worldwide artistic life. We do speak 

about art performances, musicians, 

share information about historic 

figures in an “easy going” attractive 

way, we do concerts, events, 

exhibitions etc. I am proud of being 

Azeri as I live in a unique place, which 

is situated really in a very splice of 

cultures, religions and world 

outlooks. Here you can build up and 

present whatever interesting things 

you want. The main key is to work 


I a m n o t a p r o f e s s i o n a l s p e a k e r b u t m o s t o f t h e 

t i m e s m y m e s s a g e i s “ L o o k a r o u n d , a l l t h e s e 

b e a u t i f u l t e c h n o l o g i c a l t h i n g s w e r e d o n e b y a 

h u m a n . C o n t i n u e t o b u i l d u p a c l e a r a n d c l e v e r 

f u t u r e r a t h e r t h a n d e s t r o y i n g e a c h o t h e r . S p e a k f o r 

y o u r s e l f a n d l i v e Y O U R O W N l i f e ” . 

hard. 

What does music mean to you? 

If I say that I love music with all my 

heart I say nothing. As I think music 

is the most truthful manifestations 

among arts. It gives you space to 

create and share your mood journey 

in real time with audience right here 

right now. Each time you listen to 

your favorite tune, you live through 

atmosphere and moods of the 

author’s idea. And it happens every 

time. Isn’t it beautiful? 

www.facebook.com/dihajmusic 

www.itunes.com/dihaj 

www.varyox.az 

www.dihaj.com 

Do you have any future plans, and 

last words to tell us? 

Of course Dihaj has future plans. 

There are a couple of “hot” tracks 

coming up these several month and 

one video clip. We plan to tour some 

day. Now we are working on 

locations, sponsors and all these 

things. We are a self-promoted band 

so you can imagine how things can 

happen in this scenario. 

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This silence 

is so loud 

The lights 

spark & flicker 

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Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room

All Aboard! 

Lisbon, Portugal made their debut as hosts for Eurovision Song 

Contest 2018 and it was another great experience of music and 

culture. The "All Aboard!" theme welcomes all the countries 

across the oceans together through Lisbon's history and love of 

the seas. 

The show was a mix of beauty, passion, oddness, boredom, wow 

moments and much more. Here are my highlights... 

Lithuania's performance of ‘When We’re Old’ by Ieva 

Zasimauskaitė was very simple and pretty. Her delicate persona 

takes us through as she gains confidence, the track progresses 

to show deeper passion. 

Estonia - WOW! A stunning opera voice, simply breathtaking 

with ‘La Forza’ by Elina Nechayeva. She wears an incredible 

dress with a sparkly bodice, but the real amazement of this 

garment is the entire lower portion being covered with intricate 

lighting by projectors which changes as an accompanying piece 

itself throughout the performance. 

Portugal's entry of ‘O Jardim’ by Cláudia Pascoal is a nice and 

soft song, rather sweet and modest. 

United Kingdom's performance of ‘Storm’ by SuRie is upbeat 

and really quite catchy that it gets the crowd singing. 

Serbia brings ‘Nova Deca’ by Sanja Ilić & Balkanika with a nice 

mellow Arabian vibe to the show and a modern vocal pairing, 

they then turn up the tempo to get you dancing. 

France's ‘Mercy’ by Madame Monsieur entry is very trendy & 

chic with a heartfelt story. Hungary refreshes us with a great bit 

of gnarly rock of ‘Viszlát Nyár’ by AWS. 

Israel's ’TOY’ by Netta performance is super catchy and modern. 

She is a very quirky character and has the crowd loving her 

unique and fun vibe. 


Ireland delivers a very sweet portrayal of love in all it's beauty 

with ‘Together’ by Ryan O'Shaughnessy. 

Cyprus turns up the heat with a flavourful and lively ‘Fuego’ by 

Eleni Foureira. This is probably the most Eurovision-y 

performance with a bright and spicy dance number that is an 

instant party-starter. 

Unfortunately, usually among our favourites, Azerbaijan did not 

make this year’s grand final. ‘X My Heart’ by Aisel was uplifting 

and vibrant, though perhaps not bold enough. 

My winner? It's between Cyprus and Estonia, but it is Estonia 

with the amount of times I said "wow". It was simply stunning. 

The real winner? Israel. And it is a really good change because it 

isn't the type of song and act we usually hear or would usually 

win. It's interesting to see how even traditional competitions 

are changing with the times in terms of sound and becoming 

more diverse. Congratulations Israel, catch you next year! 

www.eurovision.tv 

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NEW 

MUSIC

This is comprised of everything I normally don’t 

like - it’s flashy, it’s repetitive and it doesn’t 

really have much depth being centred around 

fame & fortune. But, it is just an ultra cool track 

and insanely catchy. The slick flow and production 

pairing with that gorgeous silver Mercedes. The 

video is book-ended with his bus journey which 

gives it a humble touch. A teenage dream of being 

successful. 

EO - German 

CHARTED 

Khalid & Normani - 

Love Lies 

This gives me chills. The 

beautiful melodic guitar and 

soft atmosphere. The raspy and 

sweet male vocal. You sink into 

the warm bass. The stunning, 

passionate female voice enters. 

There is an exquisite harmony 

between the 

two. 

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Uplifting 

A great collection 

of underground 

bass & garage. 


‘Leaflet’ by Libranine holds a really cool syncopation of sounds. The edgy main 

strand leads us through while a meld of electronic blips swirls around. The 

calm interlude together with the lighter melodies bring a mindful tone. We are 

also treated to a vibrant edit from Ron With Leeds, and a lively dance edit from 

Milad E & Mehdi Milani. 

With quirky detail and vibrating synth structures, Libranine unveils the front 

page character of 'Leaflet', exposing the beat as the perfect accent for any late 

night after-hours party or the backdrop for a peaceful moment of bliss while 

you relax on a springtime escape from the pressures of life. Balancing shadowsoaked 

tones with a consistent rhythm, Libranine hones his creative prowess 

to bring 'Leaflet' full circle as you close your eyes and get lost in a sound 

inspired introspective session of dance music therapy. 

With the infectious beat still lingering in the far reaches of our psyche, 

'Leaflet' begins to morph with new spirit as Milad E & Mehdi Milani swoop in 

for some serious remix action. Stepping up a level from blissful retreat to 

mainstage power anthem, Milad E & Mehdi Milani pull out all the stops to turn 

the page on 'Leaflet', leaving us breathless as our bodies ignite with energy on 

the dancefloor. 

With just one more face of 'Leaflet' left to explore, German DJ and production 

duo Ron With Leeds brings us back for an uplifting progressive romp under the 

sun with a couple brilliant tricks under their sleeve. Implementing a brief 

chopped up vocal detail we are led to the threshold of a glorious build as the 

melody swells. In this moment we are once again whisked away to fly far 

above the clouds with no plan or desire to ever come back down. 

www.soundcloud.com/libra9 

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‘Pay Attention’ by J Webb featuring Honours Tea is a steamy number 

where carnal instincts take over. Her vocals show her strength yet there’s 

also a hint of something mischievous. The male comes in with a rugged, 

no-nonsense attitude. 

Pay Attention is the new single from London power vocalist J Webb, 

featuring rap heavyweight Honours Tea. Described as Rihanna meets 

Anne Marie, J Webb is a no-messing force of nature who embodies 

female empowerment and self-reliance. The young singer says “Pay 

Attention is a female bedroom anthem, showing your lover you’re not 

taking a backseat - his full attention is needed from start to finish. I had a 

lot of fun building the track and have even more fun performing it.” 

J Webb is a self-employed model, performer, and businesswoman who is 

as savvy as she is sassy. She says, “as an artist, I want my music to serve 

the same qualities which I needed as a child, an expression of all 

emotions and most importantly the love of self.... strong, confident, 

sexually confident and above all, true to how I feel... no sugar coating.” 

From an early age, music truly served its purpose in J Webb’s life. She 

was dependent on music to help her cope with strong emotions, happy, 

sad, in love or angry... music always held the invisible answer. J Webb 

was an instant hit as a model and she has driven her own career from the 

start. She says, “being a self-employed woman was the greatest gift I 

could have given to myself. But now I’m ready to make music again.” J 

Webb reconnected with a producer she’d known since she was 16. The 

pair had worked on a demo together which landed J Webb a deal with 

Sony. The leading track Down and Dirty was a huge success and won J 

Webb a loyal fan base in countries all over the world. Now on her own 

label, J Webb is unstoppable. Pay Attention to this fresh new talent. 

www.jwebbmusic.com 


‘Places’ by Parsifal + Helas is a journey of sound. We ride along the 

intense atmosphere, colourful shakes and tapping percussion dances 

around us giving a tropical vibe. The strange movements in pace is 

enthralling. 

This duo is a connection between two friends and dj/producers around 

the same passion and taste for the electronic music. 

Parsifal the swiss italian and Helas the french, decided to fuse the rules 

of the Deep and House music with more organics, analogs and modern 

sounds surrounded by the spirit and the energy of a club's track. 

The 'Places' Ep is composed by two tracks 'Places' and 'Horizons'. 

'Places' is a progressive Deep House tune, characterised by some energic 

drums that support a very melodic arpeggiator, all surrounded by played 

percussive elements. 

'Horizons' is a more introspective track: the very deep and organic drums 

are the foundations for the melodic pads and simple reefs. The africans 

percussions with the children voices remind us other times making this 

track a perfect tune for an opening set! 

www.facebook.com/parsifalmusic 

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Happiness is fragile. A moving statement from ‘Flashback’ by T8PES. The 

tuneful piano lulls you whilst his bubbly flow reminisces of the raving days. 

The obsession of music. The beat drops into a hazy good feeling with little 

glittery touches here and there. The gorgeous soulful female is an interesting 

contrast to the piece. A retro break drags us into euphoria. 

Before selfies, checking in, emojis, online invites, crowdsourcing, instagram, 

downloading, uploading and pre-loading, there was a time when clubbing was 

king. A time when grime was the stuff underneath your nails that came from 

being at an after-after-club in a disused factory on a Sunday morning. When 

Sunday afternoon was as popular for raving as Friday night. A time when 

arranging to meet someone meant arranging to see them on the dancefloor. 

A time when club bouncers wanted everyone to be high; the highs were most 

definitely illegal and the lows came midweek. A time when clubbers would 

roam the streets looking for somewhere else to go well after the sun had come 

up. 

I n s p i r a t i o n … 

T h e t r a c k w a s i n s p i r e d b y a l o v e f o r 9 0 ' s r a v e & g a r a g e 

c u l t u r e : t h e m u s i c , t h e c l u b n i g h t s , t h e f e e l i n g o f 

b e l o n g i n g . F l a s h b a c k i s a t r i p d o w n t h a t r e n o w n e d l a n e 

o f m e m o r i e s f u l l o f h i g h s a n d l o w s , b u t m a i n l y h i g h s . 

T h e a g o n y a n d e c s t a s y o f m i s s p e n t y o u t h , t r i b a l f e v e r 

t h a t c a m e w i t h 9 0 ' s d a n c e c u l t u r e , t h e e u p h o r i c r u s h o f 

t o g e t h e r n e s s t h a t c o u l d o n l y b e f o u n d o n t h e p a c k e d 

d a n c e fl o o r s o f n i g h t c l u b s a n d r a v e s a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y . 

E v e r y t h i n g c o m e s w i t h a l a b e l n o w a d a y s , ‘ i s i t G a r a g e , 

H o u s e , D u b s t e p ? ’ N o m a t e , i t ' s a n o s t a l g i c h o m a g e t o a 

p e r i o d o f t i m e t h a t d e fi n e d o u r l i v e s . A n e r a t h a t i s s t i l l 

w e l l a n d t r u l y a l i v e i n t h e h e a r t s o f m a n y . 

The Government passed laws to break up outdoor raves but the demand to be 

loved up meant pre-clubs, super-clubs, post clubs, club nights in social clubs, 

and pubs pretending to be clubs replaced them. And Birmingham had them all. 

A city big enough to have all types of clubs but small enough so everyone 

would know someone in each. Clubs like Tin Tins, The Q Club, The Steering 

Wheel, Nosey Parkers, Code, Bakers, Bonds, Snobs, The Dome, Liberties, Toots, 

The Institute, Pulse, and The Venue could all be full at the same time. And 

when ‘wide-eyed’ people wandered out of those, there was Dusk til Dawn, 

Hush, and The West End Bar to welcome them. 


This was the 1990’s in all its ear-drum splitting glory and brand new 

Birmingham outfit T8PES has captured all that joy in 3 minutes of unbridled 

brilliance. 

C r e a t i v e P r o c e s s … 

T h e t r a c k i s c o m p l e t e l y s e l f p r o d u c e d w i t h t h e m u s i c 

a c t u a l l y c o n c e i v e d b a c k i n 2 0 1 4 . I w r o t e t h e t r a c k i n 

l a t e 2 0 1 6 j u s t r e m i n i s c i n g o n t h i n g s t h a t s t o o d o u t f r o m 

m y y o u t h a n d t h a t s p e c i a l p e r i o d o f m y l i f e w h e n I 

b e c a m e c o m p l e t e l y i m m e r s e d i n r a v e a n d d a n c e c u l t u r e . 

W e b e g a n m a k i n g a v i d e o f o r i t l a s t y e a r w h i c h t o o k w e l l 

o v e r 6 m o n t h s t o m a k e d u e t o m e g o i n g t o N e w Y o r k , t h e 

d i r e c t o r s b e i n g e x t r e m e l y b u s y w i t h o t h e r p r o j e c t s , 

e x t r e m e w e a t h e r f o r c i n g u s t o c a n c e l s h o o t s . T h e v i d e o 

r e a l l y w a s a l a b o u r o f l o v e ! B u t i t w a s w e l l w o r t h i t a n d 

w e ' r e r e a l l y h a p p y w i t h t h e r e s u l t . 

Over a Garage track with a 90’s rave edge come lyrics that will either transport 

you back or take you there for the first time. The track is called 'Flashback', just 

like the legendary Birmingham club night that started in 1997 and catered for 

those clubbers who wanted to go back to their glory days of early 90’s raves, 

when feelings of ecstasy were always in reach and breakbeats would create 

scorch marks on the dancefloors. T8PES said: "Flashback is a trip down that 

renowned lane of memories full of highs and lows, but mainly highs. The 

agony and ecstasy of misspent youth, tribal fever that came with 90's dance 

culture, the euphoric rush of togetherness that could only be found on the 

packed dancefloors of nightclubs and raves around the country. Everything 

comes with a label nowadays, ‘is it Garage, House, Dubstep?’ No mate, it's a 

nostalgic homage to a period of time that defined our lives. An era that is still 

well and truly alive in the hearts of many." 

T8PES is something old and new, managing to revive and pioneer a sound that 

is woven into the fabric of British culture. 

T8PES is you. T8PES is me. T8PES was there when you didn't even realise you 

were. 

www.t8pes.com | Purchase 

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This was the 1990’s in all its ear-drum splitting glory and brand new 

Birmingham outfit T8PES has captured all that joy in 3 minutes of unbridled 

brilliance. 

C r e a t i v e P r o c e s s … 

T h e t r a c k i s c o m p l e t e l y s e l f p r o d u c e d w i t h t h e m u s i c 

a c t u a l l y c o n c e i v e d b a c k i n 2 0 1 4 . I w r o t e t h e t r a c k i n 

l a t e 2 0 1 6 j u s t r e m i n i s c i n g o n t h i n g s t h a t s t o o d o u t f r o m 

m y y o u t h a n d t h a t s p e c i a l p e r i o d o f m y l i f e w h e n I 

b e c a m e c o m p l e t e l y i m m e r s e d i n r a v e a n d d a n c e c u l t u r e . 

W e b e g a n m a k i n g a v i d e o f o r i t l a s t y e a r w h i c h t o o k w e l l 

o v e r 6 m o n t h s t o m a k e d u e t o m e g o i n g t o N e w Y o r k , t h e 

d i r e c t o r s b e i n g e x t r e m e l y b u s y w i t h o t h e r p r o j e c t s , 

e x t r e m e w e a t h e r f o r c i n g u s t o c a n c e l s h o o t s . T h e v i d e o 

r e a l l y w a s a l a b o u r o f l o v e ! B u t i t w a s w e l l w o r t h i t a n d 

w e ' r e r e a l l y h a p p y w i t h t h e r e s u l t . 

Over a Garage track with a 90’s rave edge come lyrics that will either transport 

you back or take you there for the first time. The track is called 'Flashback', just 

like the legendary Birmingham club night that started in 1997 and catered for 

those clubbers who wanted to go back to their glory days of early 90’s raves, 

when feelings of ecstasy were always in reach and breakbeats would create 

scorch marks on the dancefloors. T8PES said: "Flashback is a trip down that 

renowned lane of memories full of highs and lows, but mainly highs. The 

agony and ecstasy of misspent youth, tribal fever that came with 90's dance 

culture, the euphoric rush of togetherness that could only be found on the 

packed dancefloors of nightclubs and raves around the country. Everything 

comes with a label nowadays, ‘is it Garage, House, Dubstep?’ No mate, it's a 

nostalgic homage to a period of time that defined our lives. An era that is still 

well and truly alive in the hearts of many." 

T8PES is something old and new, managing to revive and pioneer a sound that 

is woven into the fabric of British culture. 

T8PES is you. T8PES is me. T8PES was there when you didn't even realise you 

were. 

www.t8pes.com 


Deliciously dark 

and deadly. 

Lift your spirits 

with this 

motivational pop 

song. 

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‘The Lucid EP’ by KLAX is spine-tingling. There is such a 

satisfying and alluring blend of the dark bass against the 

soft, hazy vocals in the first two tracks. ‘Become’ is my 

highlight, a track you can just lose yourself to. The final 

three step down into the dirty, gnarly side. 

Brighton collective Klax return to Critical for their first EP in 

over 12 months. 5 tracks of high grade contemporary D&B, 

featuring the sublime collaboration with Bristol based 

vocalist Charli Brix and super tech with Kyrist. 

www.soundcloud.com/klax 


The ‘Milky Pops’ EP by Gribzy holds a very minimal style to the sound, yet 

has a nice level of depth, texture and variety. The title track has a huge 

heart of good feelings and an old school warmth. The darker ‘Hidden 

Truth’ plays with a tough bass which is offset by the sweeter notes. Royal 

Flush brings a fresh bass tone to his remix. 

Downplay is proud to present the new EP from Bristol producer Gribzy. 

‘Milky Pops’ builds a relentless rhythm on shuffling beats and 2-step 

percussion before backing into a huge, undulating bassline melody that 

will keep the dancefloor bumping for the duration. Gribzy keeps the vibe 

interesting across the length of the track by adding extra spice with FX, 

percussion and keys to proceedings. 

‘Hidden Truth’ takes a darker path to the same point with ominous keys 

and disjointed vocal samples coalescing into a massive 4X4 stomper with 

meaty bass stabs that will test the biggest and best soundsystems this 

summer. 

Downplay label mates Royal Flush wrap things up with a classic UKG refix 

of the lead track that has a distinct dub flavour that feels deceptively 

simple, but draws you in as the track progresses. 

www.facebook.com/gribzybeats 

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‘Trip’ by Dan Sieg dances across the line of fragility and grit. The beautifully 

enchanting intro moves into a tough hardstyle force. The pace quickens and 

the hard energy increases. The atmospheric breaks brings back the soft 

enlightened state. 

Originally from Sydney, Australia but now resident in Los Angeles, Dan has 

been patiently releasing a sequence of highly polished and well thoughtout 

progressive house tracks since 2013, most recently on Mango Alley with 

his stunning ‘Submood / Klunker’ EP. Emotive keys kick things off, priming a 

laid back 128bpm arpeggiated-bass and crisp percussion. Electronic layers 

suggest a journey through an urban landscape, the Kraftwerk-esque motif 

and subtle portamento counter-melody interplaying delightfully. 

www.dansieg.com 

‘Motions’ by Allende begins with the atmosphere of being surrounded by 

nature with the flowing waters nearby. The piano is raw and melodic. The 

soulful beat drops together with jangling sounds giving a tropical vibe. 

There is a lot of variety in this production creating interesting moods. It’s a 

real journey. 

This is a truly beautiful piece of music from Finland’s Allende, something of 

an opus in its scope perhaps, as it traverses the bridge between progressive 

breaks, lounge-chill and trance in one >10 minute journey. ‘Motions’ is 

centred around a poignant piano theme which emerges at succinct points in 

the arrangement, but never labours the point. The mid-track descent into 

crisp breaks is a real beard-stroking moment, and the final ascent aided by 

burbling trance arpeggiators finally lets the sun through the curtains. 10 

points for ambition & a gold star for execution. 

www.allendemusic.net 

www.facebook.com/puretrance 


‘Cut It Off’ by Libby Whitehouse is a pretty and trendy song. Her voice is 

fragile and sweet, drawing you in to her passion. The colourful 

production holds a lot of interesting detail with soft melodic tones, a 

soulful rhythm and a subtle though naughty bass. 

8-year old Brighton beauty Libby Whitehouse is set to release her new 

single Cut It Off, featuring stunning vocals, perfect for radio hooks and a 

remix to kill the dancefloor. Libby describes Cut It Off as "Looking back 

on a situation that once really hurt you and mocking it, or knowing what 

you need to do if that situation happens again...which is to cut it off and 

know your worth. I’m all about girl power and the message that girls 

shouldn't take shit from anyone!" 

Though only 17, Libby released three singles in 2017, ‘Hands on Me’, 

‘Recipe’ and ‘What I Want’, gaining her the attention of The Great Escape, 

I Luv Live, and fashion brand Pretty Little Thing. Cut It Off will be 

followed by a much anticipated EP, due for release in September 2018. 

Libby attends the prestigious BIMM college, which boasts alumni such as 

James Bay, Izzy Bizu and Tom Odell. Her achievements in 2017 prove she 

is well on her way to putting her name alongside these great artists. With 

landing a spot in the Top 30 in the ‘Spotify UK Viral Chart’, to Number 1 

and 2 in the Brighton Spotify chart for sixty consecutive days it is clear 

big things are on the way for this singer-songwriter. Her growing fanbase 

agree; in October 2017 she was the most streamed artist in Brighton. 

www.twitter.com/libbywhitehouse 

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EVENTS 

Let’s Rock! 

19 May - 28 July 

United Kingdom 

Distortion 

30 May - 3 June 

Copenhagen, Denmark 

Revolution Festival 


Timisoara, Romania 

AFTERHILLS Music & 

Arts Festival 


Iasi, Romania 

Earth Garden 


Attard, Malta 

Spring Break Island 


Novalja, Croatia 

ZRCE Spring Break 



Psychedelic Circus Open 

Air Festival 


Glaisin, Germany 

Baltic Weekender 

1 June 

Liverpool, United 

Kingdom 

Millesime Festival 

1 June 

France 

Le Bon Air 

1 June 

Marseille, France 

Kontaktor 

1 June 

Latvia 

Solid-Ground Festival 

1 June 

Berlin, Germany 

Field Day 

1 - 2 June 

London, United Kingdom 

AVA Festival 

1 - 2 June 

Northern Ireland United 

Kingdom 

Elbjazz Festival 

1 - 2 June 

Hamburg, Germany 

Summerburst - 

Goteborg 

1 - 2 June 

Goteborg, Sweden 

Metalfest Open Air 

1 - 3 June 

Plzen, Czech Republic 

Rock Am Ring 

1 - 3 June 

Nurburg, Germany 

Rock Im Park 

1 - 3 June 

Nuremburg, Germany 

The Governors Ball 

Music Festival 

1 - 3 June 

New York, United States 

Vestrock 

1 - 3 June 

Hulst, Netherlands 

World Club Dome 

1 - 3 June 

Frankfurt, Germany 

Wychwood Festival 

1 - 3 June 

Cheltenham, United 

Kingdom 

Castello Festival 

Poland 

1 - 4 June 

Debrznica, Poland 

Paluma Festival 

2 June 

Bochum, Germany 

Amsterdam Open Air 

2 June 

Amsterdam, Netherlands 


We Love Green 

2 June 

Paris, France 

Forbidden Fruit Festival 

2 June 

Dublin, Ireland 

Free Your Mind Festival 

2 June 


The Crave Festival 

2 June 

The Hague, Netherlands 

Transitions Beach 

Festival 

2 June 


Inner City Electronic 

2 June 

Leeds, United Kingdom 

ADD Festival 

2 June 

Athens, Greece 

Camden Rocks Festival 

2 June 


Hotbox x Jungle Jam x 

Jungle Mania 

2 June 


Rock Fest 

6 - 9 June 

Hyvinkaa, Finland 

Contre-Temps Festival 

7 June 

Strasbourg, France 

Meadows In The 

Mountains 

7 June 

Bulgaria 

Gottwood 

7 June 

Wales, United Kingdom 

ETCETERA 

7 June 

Algarve, Portugal 

Ikarus Festival 

7 - 9 June 

Munich, Germany 

NOS Primavera Sound 

7 - 9 June 

Porto, Portugal 

NorthSide 

7 - 9 June 

Aarhus, Denmark 

Bonnaroo Music And 

Arts Festival 

7 - 10 June 

Tennessee, United States 

Zuruch Zu Den Wurzeln 

Festival 

7 - 10 June 

Nledergorsdorf, Germany 

Clandestino Festival 

8 June 

Gothenburg, Sweden 

Spring Awakening Music 

Festival 

8 June 

Chicago, United States 

Uva Festival 

8 June 

Spain 

Paraiso Festival 

8 June 

Madrid, Spain 

Lansingerland Live 

8 - 9 June 

Bergschenhoek, 

Netherlands 

Lemonfest 

8 - 9 June 

Newton Abbot, United 

Kingdom 

PULS Open Air 

8 - 9 June 

Kaltenberg, Germany 

HER DAMIT Festival 

8 - 10 June 


ABODE On The Rock 

8 - 10 June 

Malta 

Best Kept Secret 

8 - 10 June 

Hilvarenbeek, 

Netherlands 

Download Festival 

8 - 10 June 

Derby, United Kingdom 

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SunceBeat 

9 June 

Croatia 

Southport Weekender 

9 June 


Boothstock 

9 June 

Rotterdam, Netherlands 

Junction 2 

9 June 


Nevalon Festival 

9 June 

Italy 

Drift Festival 

9 June 

Netherlands 

Promised Land Festival 

9 June 

Leeuwarden, Netherlands 

Traumsafari Festival 

9 June 

Geiselwind, Germany 

Veerplas Festival 

9 June 

Haarlem, Netherlands 

Komm Schon Alter 

9 June 


Docklands Festival 

9 - 10 June 

Munster, Germany 

Parklife Festival 

9 - 10 June 

Manchester, United 

Kingdom 

Taylor Swift 

9 - 23 June 


MDRNTY Cruise 

10 June 

Italy 

Tranzmission Festival 

10 June 


Foo Fighters - Live In 

Stade De Suisse Bern 

13 June 

Bern, Switzerland 

Springfestival 

13 - 17 June 

Graz, Austria 

Sonar 

14 June 

Barcelona, Spain 

With Full Force 

Festival 

14 - 16 June 

Gräfenhainichen, 

Germany 

Firenze Rocks 

14 - 17 June 

Florence, Italy 

Firefly Music Festival 

14 - 17 June 

Dover, United States 

Live At Chelsea 

14 - 17 June 


Nocturne Live At 

Blenheim Palace 

14 - 17 June 

Oxfordshire, United 

Kingdom 

Pyramid Festival 

15 June 

French Riviera, France 

Summerbsurt - 

Stockholm 

15 - 16 June 

Stockholm, Sweden 

WAVE Festival 

15 - 17 June 

Albstadt, Germany 

La Magnifique Society 

15 - 17 June 

Reims, France 

Maifeld Derby 

15 - 17 June 

Mannheim, Germany 

Kamehameha Festival 

16 June 

Offenburg, Germany 

Klub Dramatik Festival 

16 June 

Antwerp, Belgium 

Festifest 

16 June 



Stone Free Festival 

16 - 17 June 


Milano Summer Festival 

19 - 27 June 

Milan, Italy 

Monticule Festival 

20 June 

France 

Kala 

20 - 27 June 

Albania 

Orbits 

21 June 

Portugal 

I-Days 

21 - 24 June 

Milan, Italy 

Isle Of Wight Festival 

21 - 24 June 

Isle Of Wight, United 

Kingdom 

RMJ Festival 

21 - 24 June 

Rauma, Finland 

Secret Solstice 

21 - 24 June 

Reykjavik, Iceland 

Graspop Metal Meeting 

21 - 24 June 

Dessel, Belgium 

KALLIDA 

22 June 

Hereford, United 

Kingdom 

SISMO Festival 

22 June 

Lyon, France 

Ithaka 

22 June 

Madrid, Spain 

Home Festival 

22 June 

Somerset, United 

Kingdom 

Camp Moonrise 

22 June 


LUZ Festival 

22 June 

Croatia 

INSTYTUT 

22 - 23 June 

Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, 

Poland 

EDMANIA Open Air 

22 - 23 June 

Trencin, Slovakia 

Body&Soul Festival 

22 - 24 June 

County Meath, Ireland 

Defqon.1 Weekend 

Festival 

22 - 24 June 

Biddinghuizen, 

Netherlands 

Hurricane Festival 

22 - 24 June 

Scheebel, Germany 

Solidays 

22 - 24 June 

Paris, France 

Southside Festival 

22 - 24 June 

Neuhausen Ob Eck, 

Germany 

Mazawine Festival 

22 - 30 June 

Rabat, Morocco 

Boarding Pass Festival 

23 June 

Arbent, France 

Festival Svojsice 

23 June 

Svojsice, Czech Republic 

Bushstock 

23 June 


North Summer Festival 

23 June 

Lille, France 

Sensation Prague 

23 June 

Prague, Czech Republic 

Mamby On The Beach 

23 June 


Strange Sounds From 

Beyond 

23 - 24 June 


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Isle Of Summer Open 

Air | Olympia Reitanlage 

24 June 


Sunday Sessions 

Scotland 

24 June 

Dalkeith, United Kingdom 

Obanjon 

24 June - 2 September 

Obanjon Island, Croatia 

INmusic Festival 

25 - 27 June 

Zagreb, Croatia 

Hideout Festival 

25 - 29 June 


VOLT Festival 

26 - 30 June 

Sopron, Hungary 

Love International 

27 June 

Croatia 

Dakini Festival 

27 June - 1 July 

Constanta, Romania 

Tauron Nowa Muzyka 

28 June 

Katowice, Poland 

Metal Frenzy Open Air 

28 - 30 June 

Gardelegen, Germany 

Nu Forms Festival 

28 - 30 June 

Austria 

Provinssi 

28 - 30 June 

Seinajoki, Finland 

OpenAir St.Gallen 


St.Gallen, Switzerland 

Tauron Nowa Muzyka 

Katowice 



Terraforma 

29 June 

Italy 

Paradise City Festival 

29 June 

Belgium 

Festival Demon D’or 

29 June 

Lyon, France 

The Tower Festival 

29 June 


Out4Fame Festival 


Hunxe, Germany 

El Dorado Festival 


Ledbury, United 

Kingdom 

Love Supreme Jazz 

Festival 


Lewes, United Kingdom 

Tuska Open Air 


Helsinki, Finland 

WiSH Outdoor 

Netherlands 


Beek En Donk, 

Netherlands 

TRSNSMT Festival 


Glasgow, United 

Kingdom 

The Kilburn Garden 

Party 


Largs, United Kingdom 

Nomads Festival 

30 June 


Oh My! Music Festival 

30 June 


Queens Of The Stone 

Age - Live At Finsbury 

Park 

30 June 


Worldwide Festival 

30 June 

France 

Macki Music Festival 

30 June 

Paris, France 


Awakenings V 


Spaarnwoude, 

Netherlands 

Community Festival 

1 July 


Hard Island Croatia 

2 - 5 July 


Kadetten 

3 - 4 July 

Sandvika, Norway 

Cognac Blues Passions 

3 - 7 July 

Cognac, France 

Rock For People 

4 - 6 July 

Hradec Kralove, Czech 

Republic 

Beats For Love 

4 - 7 July 

Ostrava, Czech Republic 

Nibe Festival 

4 - 7 July 

Nibe, Denmark 

Open’er Festival 

4 - 7 July 

Gdynia, Poland 

Atlas Weekend 

4 - 8 July 

Kiev, Ukraine 

Balaton Sound 

4 - 8 July 

Zamardi, Hungary 

VIVA! Festival 

4 - 8 July 

Valle D’Itria, Italy 

Electric Love Festival 

5 - 7 July 

Salzburgring, Austria 

Gagnef Festival 

5 - 7 July 

Gagnef, Sweden 

Openair Frauenfeld 

5 - 7 July 

Frauenfeld, Switzerland 

Pohoda Festival 

5 - 7 July 

Trenoin, Slovakia 

Blissfields Presents 

Blisscamp 

5 - 8 July 

Winchester, United 

Kingdom 

Farr Festival 

5 - 8 July 

Baldock, United Kingdom 

Neversea Festival 

5 - 8 July 

Constanta, Romania 

Noisily Festival 

5 - 8 July 

Leicester, United 

Kingdom 

Ostroda Reggae 

Festival 

5 - 8 July 

Ostroda, Poland 

Rock Werchter 

5 - 8 July 

Werchter, Belgium 

Ultra Europe 

5 - 11 July 

Split, Croatia 

Summer On Festival 

6 - 7 July 

Bastad, Sweden 

Sensommar! 

6 - 7 July 

Sundsvali, Sweden 

Blackpool Festival 

6 - 8 July 

Blackpool, United 

Kingdom 

Mostly Jazz, Funk & 

Soul Festival 

6 - 8 July 

Birmingham, United 

Kingdom 

We Are Electric 

Weekender 

6 - 8 July 

Liempde, Netherlands 

Wireless Festival 

6 - 8 July 


Beauregard Festival 

6 - 9 July 

Normandy, France 

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Metronome Festival 

6 - 9 July 

Tbilisi, Georgia 

BST Hyde Park 

6 - 14 July 


By The Creek 

7 July 

Vlanen, Netherlands 

Erlensee Rockt 

7 July 

Erlansee, Germany 

Ruhr-In-Love 

7 July 

Oberhausen, Germany 

Back Of Beyond Festival 

7 July 

Hertford, United 

Kingdom 

Solution Germany 

Presents Gearbox “Fear 

The Gear” 

7 July 

Oberhausen, Germany 

Delta Festival 

7 - 8 July 

Marseille, France 

Kappa FuturFestival 

7 - 8 July 

Turin, Italy 

Ostend Beach Festival 

7 - 8 July 

Ostend, Belgium 

Greenfields Open Air 

Festival 

8 July 


Summerpark Festival 

8 July 

Almere, Netherlands 

Un Altro Festival 

8 July 

Milan, Italy 

PollerWiesen Boot Eins 

10 June 

Cologne, Germany 

Skrai Festival 

10 - 11 July 

Grimstad, Norway 

Fresh Island Festival 

10 - 12 July 


Kew The Music 

10 - 15 July 


Bankito Festival 

11 - 14 July 

Bank, Hungary 

Airbeat One Festival 

11 - 15 July 

Neustadt-Giewe, 

Germany 

Dour Festival 

11 - 15 July 

Dour, Belgium 

2000trees Festival 

12 - 14 July 

Cheltenham, United 

Kingdom 

Bilbao BBK Live 

12 - 14 July 

Bilbao, Spain 

EMF: Electro Music 

Festival 

12 - 14 July 

Le Barcares, France 

G! Festival 

12 - 14 July 

Gata, Farce Islands 

NOS Alive 

12 - 14 July 

Lisbon, Portugal 

EXIT Festival 

12 - 15 July 

Novi Sad, Serbia 

Latitiude Festival 

12 - 15 July 

Southwold, United 

Kingdom 

Masters Of Rock 

12 - 15 July 

Vizovice, Czech Republic 

Hospitality On The 

Beach 

12 - 16 July 

Tisno, Croatia 

Lovebox Festival 

13 - 14 July 


Panama Open Air 

13 - 15 July 

Bonn, Germany 


Melt Festival 

13 - 15 July 

Gräfenhainichen, 

Germany 

Mighty Sounds Festival 

- Volume 14 

13 - 15 July 

Tabor, Czech Republic 

Neverland Festival 

14 July 

Landgraaf, Netherlands 

18hrs Festival 

14 July 

Zaandam, Netherlands 

BBF: Barcelona Beach 

Festival 

14 July 

Barcelona, Spain 

Cocoon In The Park 

14 July 


Holi Festival Of Colours 

Frankfurt 

14 July 

Offenbach, Germany 

Love, Peace & Blasmusik 

Festival 

14 July 

Regensburg, Germany 

SMAG Sundance OpenAir 

Festival 

14 July 

Essen, Germany 

Sea You Festival 

14 - 15 July 

Frelburg, Germany 

Citadel Festival 

15 July 


Area 4 Festival 

16 - 19 July 

Novalja. Croatia 

Colours Of Ostrava 

18 - 21 July 

Ostrava, Czech Republic 

Electric Castle 

18 - 22 July 

Bontida, Romania 

SunceBeat 

18 - 25 July 


FIB: Festival 

Internacional De 

Benicassim 

19 - 22 July 

Castellon, Spain 

Le Grand Son 

19 - 22 July 

Saint-Pierre-De- 

Chartreuse, France 

Open Beats Festival 

19 - 22 July 

Herzogenaurach, 

Germany 

Seasplash 

19 - 22 July 

Pula, Croatia 

Apolide Festival 

19 - 22 July 

Vialfre, Italy 

Dub Camp Festival 

19 - 22 July 

Joue-Sur-Erdre, France 

PennFest 

20 - 21 July 

Buckinghamshire, United 

Kingdom 

Biarritz En Ete 

20 - 22 July 

Biarritz, France 

Bluedot Festival 

20 - 22 July 

Macclesfield, United 

Kingdom 

Liquidity Festival 

20 - 22 July 

Oudkarspel, Netherlands 

NOS Summer Opening 

20 - 22 July 

Madeira, Portugal 

Pitchfork Music 

Festival 

20 - 22 July 


Positivus 

20 - 22 July 

Salacgriva, Latvia 

Big Burn Istanbul 

20 - 22 July 

Istanbul, Turkey 

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Tramlines 

20 - 22 July 

Sheffield, United 

Kingdom 

Kaleidescope Festival 

21 July 


Splendour Festival 

21 July 

Nottingham, United 

Kingdom 

Welcome To The Future 

Festival 

21 July 

Landsmeer, Netherlands 

Graspop Metal Meeting 

21 - 24 June 

Dessel, Belgium 

Loveweek Festival 

21 - 27 July 


Austria Goes Zrcse 

21 - 28 July 


Stil Vor Talent Festival 

22 - 28 July 

Germany 

Krake Festival 

23 - 29 July 


Barrakud Warm Up! W/ 

Fritz Kalkbrenner 

24 July 


Camp Festival 

26 - 29 July 

East Lulworth, United 

Kingdom 

Habitat 

26 - 29 July 

Hohenlockstedt, 

Germany 

Soundwave Croatia 

26 - 30 July 


AIR Festival 

27 - 28 July 

Hradec Kralove, Czeck 

Republic 

Sweet Spot 

27 - 28 July 

Tallinn, Estonia 

Lunar Festival 

27 - 29 July 

Tanworth-In-Arden, 


Paradise Island Music 

Festival 

27 - 29 July 

Prague, Czech Republic 

The Gardens Of 

Babylon: The 

Monastery 

27 - 29 July 

Goch, Germany 

Panorama NYC 

27 - 29 July 

New York City, United 

States 

Electric Nation Vienna 

28 July 

Vienna, Austria 

Love Family Park 

28 July 

Russelshelm Am Main, 

Germany 

MADE Festival 

28 July 


Kingdom 

Sound Waves 

28 July 

Esmorlz, Portugal 

Verknipt Festival 

28 July 

Utrecht, Netherlands 

Stil Vor Talent 

München 

28 - 29 July 


RPMM Festival 

28 - 29 July 

Porto, Portugal 

Think Open Air 

29 July 

Lelpzig, Germany 

Black Sheep Festival 

30 July - 2 August 


A Summer’s Tale 

1 - 4 August 

Luhmuhlen, Germany 


Dekmantel Festival 

1 - 5 August 


Let It Roll 

2 - 4 August 

Milovice, Czech Republic 

Bestival 

2 - 5 August 

East Lulworth, United 

Kingdom 

Lollapalooza 

2 - 5 August 


Lovefest 

2 - 5 August 

Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia 

Neverworld 

2 - 5 August 

Edenbridge, United 

Kingdom 

Solar Weekend 

2 - 5 August 

Roermond, Netherlands 

Untold Festival 

2 - 5 August 

Ciuj-Napoca, Romania 

Wilderness Festival 

2 - 5 August 

Charlbury, United 

Kingdom 

Cargese Sound Festival 

3 - 5 August 

Corsica, France 

Cirque Magique 

3 - 5 August 

Ledegem, Belgium 

Moonland Festival 

3 - 5 August 

Rummu, Estonia 

Nature One 

3 - 5 August 

Kastellaun, Germany 

OFF Festival 

3 - 5 August 


Crazy Sexy Cool ‘World 

Of Pleasure’ Festival 

4 August 


Eastern Electrics 

4 August 


PollerWiesen 25 Years 

4 August 


Spektrum 

4 August 


Visions Festival 

4 August 


Ronquieres Festival 

4 - 5 August 

Ronquieres, Belgium 

Bavaria Goes ZRCE 

4 - 11 August 


Summer Sessions 

Edinburgh 

6 - 19 August 

Edinburgh, United 

Kingdom 

Oyafestivalen 

7 - 11 August 

Oslo, Norway 

Open Flair Festival 

8 - 12 August 

Eschewge, Germany 

Sziget Festival 

8 - 15 August 

Budapest, Hungary 

Moondance Festival 

9 - 11 August 

Trogir, Croatia 

Way Out West 

9 - 11 August 

Gothenburg, Sweden 

Bloodstock Open Air 

9 - 12 August 

Walton Upon Trent, 


Boomtown 

9 - 12 August 

Winchester, United 

Kingdom 

GEM Fest 

9 - 12 August 

Anaklia, Georgia 

Houghton Festival 

9 - 12 August 

Norfolk, United Kingdom 

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Defected Croatia 

9 - 14 August 


Electrisize Festival 

10 - 11 August 

Erkelenz, Germany 

FRAC Festival 


Rocelletta, Italy 

Paradigm Festival 


Groningen, Netherlands 

Taubertal Festival 


Rothenburg Ob Der 

Tauber, Germany 

Appelsap Fresh Music 

11 August 


Blijdorp Festival 

11 August 


Loveland Festival 



M’era Luna Festival 


Hildesheim, Germany 

Summer Well Festival 


Buftea, Romania 

Bay Fest 


Igea Marina, Italy 

Barrakud Croatia 



Glitch Festival 


Rabat, Malta 

Czad Festival 


Straszecin, Poland 

Summer Breeze Open 

Air 


Dinkelsbuni, Germany 

Sunwaves Festival: 

SW24 


Mamaia, Romania 

Weekend Festival 

Baltic 


Parnu, Estonia 

Green Man Festival 


Brecon, United Kingdom 

RiZE Festival 


Chelmsford, United 

Kingdom 

Weekend Festival 

Finland 


Helsinki, Finland 

18/7001:Festival 


Beiersdof-Freudenberg, 

Germany 

Highfield 


Leipzig, Germany 

MS Dockville 



Motocultor Festival 


Saint-Noiff, France 

Ecelon Open Air & 

Indoor Festival 

18 August 

Bad Aibling, Germany 

Groove Loch Ness 

18 August 

Inverness, United 

Kingdom 

Hold Festival Of 

Colours 

18 August 


Rotterdam Rave 

Festival 

18 August 


STRAF_WERK Festival 

18 August 


Elrow Town London 




Gloworm Festival 


Nottingshamshire, United 

Kingdom 

Sonus Festival 



B.my.lake 


Keszthely, Hungary 

Zurich Openair 


Zurich, Switzerland 

Summer Sessions - 

Glasgow 


Glasgow, United 

Kingdom 

Hip Hop Kemp 


Hradec Kralove, Czech 

Republic 

Creamfields 


Dares bury, United 

Kingdom 

Endeavour Festival 

24 August 

Middlesborough, United 

Kingdom 

New Horizons 


Nurburg, Germany 

Uprising Festival 


Bratislava, Slovakia 

Leeds Festival 



Mysteryland 



Reading Festival 


Reading, United 

Kingdom 

The Big Festival 


Kingham, United 

Kingdom 

Fun Moon Med Fest 

25 August 

Gianpula Complex, Malta 

Hold Festival Of 

Colours 

25 August 

Germany 

Queremos! Festival 

25 August 

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 

Jika Jika! Festival 


Derry, United Kingdom 

SW$: South West Four 



La Tomatina Festival 


Bunol, Spain 

Dimensions Festival 

29 August - 2 September 

Pula, Croatia 

C/O Pop Festival 



End Of The Road 

Festival 

30 August 

Salisbury, United 

Kingdom 

Electric Fields Festival 


Thornhill, United 

Kingdom 

Sea Dance 


Budva, Montenegro 

Moseley Fold Festival 



Kingdom 

Sundown Festival 


Norwich, United Kingdom 

Stand out from the crowd with Fieldcandy 61

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www.soundcloud.com/libra9 


ThisIsOHMMusic 

J Webb ft Honours Tea - Pay 

Attention 


NOxzV08Oa0Y 

http://itunes.apple.com/album/ 

id1386595262?ls=1 

--- 

www.jwebbmusic.com 

www.soundcloud.com/honourstea 

Parsifal + Helas - Places 

www.facebook.com/parsifalmusic 

www.soundcloud.com/kinesenrec 

T8PES - Flashback 


G8fKpeXw934 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/ 

album/flashbacksingle/1388049077 

--- 

www.t8pes.com 

Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room 


pYwXhXuA3Hc 

http://smarturl.it/AuRaCamelPhat 

--- 

www.heyitsaura.com 

www.soundcloud.com/camelphat 

--- 

www.diellemusic.com 

KLAX - The Lucid EP 


W7temCC3AGo 

www.criticalmusic.com/releases/ 

the-lucid-ep/ 

--- 

www.soundcloud.com/klax 

Gribzy - Milky Pops 

www.facebook.com/gribzybeats 


DownplayRecordings 

Dan Sieg - Trip 

www.dansieg.com 


Allende - Motions 


ODVZu5bF3TM 

https://pure.choons.at/motions 

--- 

www.allendemusic.net 


Libby Whitehouse - Cut It Off 


libbywhitehouseofficial/libbywhitehouse-cut-it-off 

https://libbywhitehouse.lnk.to/ 

CutItOff 

--- 

www.twitter.com/libbywhitehouse 

DiElle ft Chris Wood & Bill Lefler - 

Strong 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/ 

album/strong-feat-chris-wood-billlefler-single/1388389519 

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Audiation 

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