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4 days ago | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Peach DiscsReleased: 16.05.25Shanti Celeste is embarking on a typically expansive tour which will see her behind the decks at some of the most renowned clubs and festivals in the world. It’s been such for years, with Shanti being one of the most sought after and reliably thrilling DJs on the circuit. She’s somehow also found the time to drop an album, with her second full length record forthcoming on Peach Discs.
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1 week ago | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
In Dust We TrustReleased: 09.05.25Auckland-raised and Peckham-based duo Chaos in the CBD have been mainstays of the electronic scene in the UK for over a decade, having dropped the aptly named Midnight In Peckham back in 2015. Having typically been purveyors of straight-up, no nonsense house music, their debut album A Deeper Life takes their sound in novel and exciting directions.
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2 weeks ago | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
AWAL02.05.25Wretch 32 became a household name following the release of his second studio album back in 2011, with Traktor and Unorthodox becoming sounds of the summer, and Don’t Go earning him his first number one single. However, the Tottenham-based poet’s recent work has been some of his most intriguing. His 2021 project Little Big Man partnered with homelessness charity Shelter and showed Wretch at his introspective best.
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1 month ago | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
AWALReleased 21.3.25Bermondsey’s Greentea Peng has one of the most impactful voices in UK soul music. Of course that’s largely a matter of personal taste, but Greentea Peng’s new album, Tell Dem It’s Sunny, makes an incredibly persuasive argument. She flits from spitting barsto bluesy, laid-back jazz vocals as the record builds. As Tardis melts into recent single One Foot, this remarkable level of talent comes to the fore.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Ninja TuneReleased: 31.01.25Hallucinating Love marks Maribou State’s first full length LP since 2018’s Kingdoms In Colour. It was an album which preceded a sold out tour and critical acclaim; and which pulled together many of the strands which make the UK’s electronic music scene so vital.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Image by Julian BuchanThe recent cultural dominance of floor-filling, electronic pop has been such that we’ve now moved from Brat summer to Brat winter, and will likely go right back around again. With Charlie XCX having now been announced as a Parklife headliner and looking certain for a lofty spot at Glastonbury, Confidence Man are an act which similarly typify this new musical revolution.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Whenever Ed Gamble’s name is mentioned there’s a reasonable chance that James Acaster’s will follow closely behind, as the pair have deservedly become two of the most revered comics in the country. Perhaps its unfair to label Mr Gamble as the savoury half of the Off Menu meal; Ed is an excellent comedian in his own right, without quite having the left the same indelible mark as his podcast partner.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Image: Sam Condliffe“Outside of putting on a night with a very good friend and someone I admire both musically and otherwise, the idea is to create a space to play music that we love.” A fine ethos to take into a joint musical venture with one of your best pals, I’m sure we’d all agree. Ben Eastwood (Ms Kenton) and Sam Condliffe (Condy) are currently London-based, Newcastle raised friends and selectors who are bringing clubbing back to its roots.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Chaos/PolydorReleased: 18.10.24Whether the members of Confidence Man are siblings or a couple is one of the most Googled questions about the Aussie electro pop banger merchants. Regardless, their latest LP is a love-letter to 90s rave culture, and is their best work to date. It’s a remarkable album, befitting a group that have been consistently on the rise since they were formed in 2018.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll
Image by @audiogoldJoy Orbison is, was and will forever be one of the best DJs in the world. The Croydon native started spinning records at the age of 13, releasing a genre-defining debut single shortly after as Hyph Mngo dropped in 2009. He’s been on a tear ever since, with Boddika’s VIP version of Mercy and BRTHDTT still standing as two of the heaviest tunes ever released.
