Mikael Seifu was once tempted by the gleam of the West. Born and raised in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the producer spent his adolescence downloading 2Pac and Master P songs, one at a time, ...

Sui Zhen, Melbourne, Australia: Waking up, I check my Bandcamp to see how many slipmats I’ve sold. Eleven! That’s pretty cool. Sui Zhen: Cycling to the pool through Fitzroy, I laugh at a group of ...

Ethiopian producer, Mikael Seifu, announced his debut release on Brooklyn-based electronic label RVNG Intl today. Zelalem, which translates to “eternity,” is a five track EP that promises an “ode to – ...

He samples centuries-old street music and bolts it on to Berghain-approved techno. Meet the artist dubbed ‘Ethiopia’s Flying Lotus’ Electronic musicians have long mined old-world sounds to contrast ...

"But you cannot win freedom on instincts you can only win freedom on reason, therefore the unconscious are those that react on instinct, the conscious are those that react on reason. The job of the ...