April Clare Welsh

Very much enjoying this al fresco listening tip from @philipsherburne.bsky.social's substack

wilsontanner.bandcamp.com/album/legend...

The DJ who united the warring tribes of French rap and dance – and died tragically young DJ Mehdi perished in a tragic accident aged 34. A new documentary, Made in France, restores his pivotal role in the electronic music revolution that grew out of 00s Paris

I wrote about the wonderful DJ Mehdi for The Guardian, as Arte's documentary gets a wider release.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

"I bring a certain sadness to the conga line"

some new words from me

The Evolution of Mchiriku, the Sound of Tanzania’s Streets Groups like Jamaica Mnanda are bringing the dance music into a new era.

Groups like Jamaica Mnanda are bringing the dance music of Tanzania's streets into a new era.

just what the doctor ordered today 🫠

The Beatportal Residency: Balmat | Beatportal Find the latest electronic music news, features, interviews, videos and podcasts from Beatportal - the reference for DJs and dance music artists.

Balmat is @beatportdj.bsky.social's label of the month for May -- @aprilclarewelsh.bsky.social interviewed me and my partner Albert Salinas, and I put together an ambient mix to accompany the feature. Read and listen here www.beatportal.com/articles/933...

Águas Mil #2: Dinosaurs and the darling buds of spring Plus upcoming gigs, new music from Portugal, and more

For the second edition of my newsletter Águas Mil, I cover post-rock from Porto, folktronica from Minho, and a healthy smattering of house, batida, and bass pressure for your listening pleasure :)

In Focus: Windy & Carl 18th April 2025 Playing Shoegaze, Ambient, Dream Pop. Two hours of ambient and dreamy downtempo compositions from Dearborn, Michigan husband-and-wife duo Windy & Carl. Eschewing the more commonly used synthesizers po...

This is a great selection of tracks for NTS's In Focus with Windy & Carl 🌬️🎸

www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...

Are you having Aerial Troubles with your Colour TV? We can't help with the technical issues, but we are able to take your minds off the problem with news of a brand new Stereolab album.

Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp present:
Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Releasing 23 May 2025.
stereolab.co.uk

Dropping out of law school to become an arts journalist was the biggest mistake of my life, without question

New @thewiremagazine.bsky.social snuck out without me noticing, aya on the cover fascinating Chal Ravens discussion inc ADHD, I review a bunch of new albums plus a major new Carl Craig bio feature (pictured in leg George’s Cafe)

Why does my MRI scanner sound like it’s about to drop the hottest ambient techno record of the early 1990s

Some of the writing job posts on Upwork are BEYOND DEPRESSING. $20 for 1000 words?!

Futurism Restated 105: Rupestral Images of the Unknown New releases from Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes, Daniel Bachman, Dania & Rosso Polare, and more

Wrote about new records from Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes, Daniel Bachman, Valentina Goncharova, DJ Narciso, & more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/futurism-r...

The Wire 494 is out now!

Our brand new issue features Raven Chacon on the cover
+ Ingrid Laubrock, Bastard Assignments, Infinity Knives, Cleaners From Venus, Jeff Mills' Invisible Jukebox, Lukas De Clerck, Penelope Trappes, Ciaran Mackle & much, much more.

www.thewire.co.uk/issues/494

Yes! StoryGraph is great. Also Kobo for a non-Amazon kindle alternative