Drift 28 is perhaps the furthest we've had from club sounds so far and comes from Swiss experimental producer Simon Grab. The co-founder of ganzerplatz sound studios has been an active musician in a wide range of contexts, with a strong punk attitude, always drawing from his roots in dub and noise. As a composer and sound artist, he produces music & sound design for feature films, documentaries, theatre and radio. In live performances and installations Simon Grab uses the venue as an acoustic playground which leads to a truly organic and inimatble approach to his music which caught me compltely off-guard the first time I heard it. 

In his recent work, he focuses on reduction, and the peculiarity of self-referential systems. The album 'Anthropocene Panic' (sound-space Records London 2020) follows his recent LP 'Posthuman Species' and the EP 'Extinction' on -OUS records based in Zurich. His 'Diamonds EP' in collaboration with Togolese rapper Yao Bobby and Asian Dub Foundation’s Dhangsha released on Bristol’s LavaLava Records, and has been chosen as one of the Albums of the year 2019 by the online magazine The Quietus. It is truly a brilliant EP and turned my idea of what music can be completely on its head - if you are into unusual or different sounding music then I urge you to go and listen to it!

For his mix, Simon brings some of his own productions which explore rhythmic and pulsating noise before showcasing some of his favourite tracks from genres including noise, ambient and more. The mix twists and turns through deep and experimental soundscapes with whirling bleeps and crackles stamped throughout. Industrial frequencies jump and jitter for the entire hour - this is not mere background music, rather something to be actively listened to and enjoyed.

Links:
Simon Grab Soundcloud ---> https://soundcloud.com/simongrab
Simon Grab Bandcamp ---> https://simongrab.bandcamp.com/
Simon Grab / Yao Bobby ---> https://yaobobby.simongrab.com/
Simon Grab on Melodic Distraction ---> https://melodicdistraction.com/mdr-selects-simon-grab1

---The DRIFT mix series---

Monthly series aiming to provide a chance for DJs to craft a mix which twists and turns through genres not usually heard in a typical club setting. It has the goal of providing a break from fast-paced and hard-hitting tracks and allowing creativity and experimentation in both track selection and mixing. It features mixes from guest DJs from around Edinburgh and beyond.

DRIFT 028: Simon Grab

5 Years of DRIFT Compilation OUT NOW!

Music for the mind.
Edinburgh-based label curating the finest in home-listening, downtempo and chilled-out electronica.

CONTACT - info@drift.dance

SUBMISSIONS -
submissions@drift.dance

DRIFT is a music collective aiming to provide a chance for DJs to craft music and mixes which twist and turn through genres not usually heard in a typical club setting. Providing a break from fast-paced and hard-hitting tracks and allowing creativity and experimentation in both track selection and mixing.
4th Tuesday of the Month 20:00 - 22:00 on EH-FM
Run by @ssid_drift

ACID - DANCEHALL - HIP HOP - JUNGLE

DJ Isuru is a London based DJ specialising in Bashment, Breakbeat and Acid House. Having studied an MA in Buddhist Studies at SOAS University Isuru presents the weekly SOAS Wednesday Sessions and Bhangra shows. He also makes radio documentaries on Bhangra and Asian Underground. Believing that the Sleng Teng Riddim created a paradigm shift in modern Music and that the 90s were an amazing era, DJ Isuru seeks to unite the room playing those pop hits which actually have artistic merit. His style can be described as alchemical and breaking apart song structure and finding the hidden links between genres,

You can check out DJ Isuru's mixes and radio shows at his website www.djisuru.com and his mixcloud www.mixcloud.com/DJIsuruPerera

Alice Just vient du monde de la pop des années post-punk 70-80. 
Elle se risque à l'écriture avec Flavien Gillié, ils réécrivent ensemble un Wonderland début 2001.
Alice Just collabore  avec plusieurs musiciens, E42.A8 (collectif multiforme de musique improvisée), Cruise Ctrl,  Yann Pilas (camembert électrique FR), ..
Emprunte une voie expérimentale ( Album cd ‘Petit Poisson’ sortira sur le label Mister Pan en automne 2020). 
Elle mélange ses textes intimistes avec ses musiques minimalistes, au travail sur la voix et sur les sons (field recordings), tout en tenant à préserver un format chanson.
En 2014 elle s'est produite sur scène avec Flavien Gillié lors du festival Monophonic aux Halles de Schaerbeek, Bruxelles, ce concert a été retransmis sur Musiq'3. 
Tournée avec le collectif E42.A8 en 2018-19 ( Chrysanthem tour Germany/Netherland/FR/Belgium )
Elle sort en 2016 4 titres sur le label Insane Music (Alain Neffe) dans la collection 4in1 volume 4 (format K7).
Travaille avec Flavien Gillié sur un projet expérimental piano + FX
Contact : alice.o.just@gmail.com

Club Periphery // Home Listening // Music for the Mind 
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Semi regular parties in Edinburgh with Artiisan
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