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The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Alt music star OX7GEN launches his own imprint as he releases new EP
EMERGING from the alternative music scene of early 2010s Mumbai, Aditya Ashok, better known as OX7GEN, has spent over a decade refining and pushing his unique take on electronic music. His music has landed on respected imprints such as the award winning and leading drum and bass labels, RAM and Hospital Records and he's even produced an official remix for U2. Advertisement 2 His music has landed on respected imprints Credit: Supplied 2 His catalogue showcases a rare versatility that cuts across genres and moods. A seasoned performer on India's club and festival circuit, OX7GEN is known for crafting DJ sets full of emotional depth with dance floor power. Now, with the launch of his forward thinking imprint Fresh Air Records, he's built a home for his own projects and collaborations and his latest EP, Stomp Nouveau is out now on the imprint. OX7GEN is in the UK this week and you can catch him live at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on Sunday 25 May as part of the Brighton Festival Closing Party Advertisement We caught up with him and he has put together a feel good playlist for time spent in the sunshine on the UK coast this weekend. He told us: 'Since I'm making my way to sunny beachy Brighton this weekend, I thought it would be perfect to share some of my favourite feel-good summer jams.' Feel It – Floorplan I've been in love with this tune ever since I heard Floating Points drop it at the NTS Square Party in Dalston last year. It's got those perfect feel good saw stabs, a euphoric accompanying piano layer and the heaviest kick drum I've heard since Jon Bonham. Perfect summer vibes on this one. - Advertisement Most read in Music CAPP STREET TECH - @@ My favourite from a stunning release by San Francisco based Capp Street Project. Delicate delayed electric piano stabs form the anchor of the tune, with a heavily swung tight groove, making this one the most energetic of the bunch. OX7GEN, Schlick – Searching This one's from myself and a long-time collaborator Schlick. Released in 2022, I wrote the initial sketch for Searching back in 2016. My first few experiments writing house music and I think I managed to impress myself at the time. Advertisement Quintessential uplifting leads and string sections carrying the mood through till a long extended emotive bridge section with a decent payoff on the second drop. Baff - Tommy 2000 Baff has managed to stay in my sets since 2022 when I first came across the young and immensely talented Manchester producer/DJ Tommy 2000. Staying true to the vibe of this playlist, the feel good cascading synth stabs along with the unpredictable drum work, gives this tune a rare classic meets experimental sound. Advertisement Because of Art, Antony Szmierek - Circle of Light Circle of Light played at the right time with the right crowd can create a moment of pure magic. With or without the vocal, this song is something I've played rarely, but the payoff has always been exceptional. DOS - What You Want Advertisement Another classic euphoric-house-anthem tag worthy tune with all the right elements. Throw this one on and I promise you there will be little you can do to stop yourself from moving. Elderbrook & Tourist – Howl (Logic1000 remix) Logic1000 has been one of my favourite producers from the last few years and her remix of Elderbrooks & Tourist's 'Howl' is a delicate & moody tune with simple and effective instrumentation & a strong vocal to boot. E.T.H., Palmiz – Interstellar Advertisement A classic from Italy based E.T.H. & Palmiz, it's a perfect pick-me-up tune anytime you need. Kassian – All I Know One of UK based Kassian's earlier releases. Although their current sound is quite different, I'm glad they gave us this little gem before turning towards a more darker psychedelic palette. - Jamie XX, DJ Koze – Come We Go Advertisement Read more on the Irish Sun Come We Go is as summer festival soundtrack-y as it's gonna get. This classic by Jame XX & DJ Koze on the latters, Pampa Records, is a playful fresh dance floor banger that sounds like it's being played by a live band. Plush spacey bells & driving guitars give this tune a flavour of its own.
Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Alt music star OX7GEN launches his own imprint as he releases new EP
BREATH OF FRESH AIR Alt music star OX7GEN launches his own imprint as he releases new EP Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EMERGING from the alternative music scene of early 2010s Mumbai, Aditya Ashok, better known as OX7GEN, has spent over a decade refining and pushing his unique take on electronic music. His music has landed on respected imprints such as the award winning and leading drum and bass labels, RAM and Hospital Records and he's even produced an official remix for U2. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 His music has landed on respected imprints Credit: Supplied 2 His catalogue showcases a rare versatility that cuts across genres and moods. A seasoned performer on India's club and festival circuit, OX7GEN is known for crafting DJ sets full of emotional depth with dance floor power. Now, with the launch of his forward thinking imprint Fresh Air Records, he's built a home for his own projects and collaborations and his latest EP, Stomp Nouveau is out now on the imprint. OX7GEN is in the UK this week and you can catch him live at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on Sunday 25 May as part of the Brighton Festival Closing Party Event info. We caught up with him and he has put together a feel good playlist for time spent in the sunshine on the UK coast this weekend. He told us: 'Since I'm making my way to sunny beachy Brighton this weekend, I thought it would be perfect to share some of my favourite feel-good summer jams.' Feel It – Floorplan I've been in love with this tune ever since I heard Floating Points drop it at the NTS Square Party in Dalston last year. It's got those perfect feel good saw stabs, a euphoric accompanying piano layer and the heaviest kick drum I've heard since Jon Bonham. Perfect summer vibes on this one. - CAPP STREET TECH - @@ My favourite from a stunning release by San Francisco based Capp Street Project. Delicate delayed electric piano stabs form the anchor of the tune, with a heavily swung tight groove, making this one the most energetic of the bunch. OX7GEN, Schlick – Searching This one's from myself and a long-time collaborator Schlick. Released in 2022, I wrote the initial sketch for Searching back in 2016. My first few experiments writing house music and I think I managed to impress myself at the time. Quintessential uplifting leads and string sections carrying the mood through till a long extended emotive bridge section with a decent payoff on the second drop. Baff - Tommy 2000 Baff has managed to stay in my sets since 2022 when I first came across the young and immensely talented Manchester producer/DJ Tommy 2000. Staying true to the vibe of this playlist, the feel good cascading synth stabs along with the unpredictable drum work, gives this tune a rare classic meets experimental sound. Because of Art, Antony Szmierek - Circle of Light Circle of Light played at the right time with the right crowd can create a moment of pure magic. With or without the vocal, this song is something I've played rarely, but the payoff has always been exceptional. DOS - What You Want Another classic euphoric-house-anthem tag worthy tune with all the right elements. Throw this one on and I promise you there will be little you can do to stop yourself from moving. Elderbrook & Tourist – Howl (Logic1000 remix) Logic1000 has been one of my favourite producers from the last few years and her remix of Elderbrooks & Tourist's 'Howl' is a delicate & moody tune with simple and effective instrumentation & a strong vocal to boot. E.T.H., Palmiz – Interstellar A classic from Italy based E.T.H. & Palmiz, it's a perfect pick-me-up tune anytime you need. Kassian – All I Know One of UK based Kassian's earlier releases. Although their current sound is quite different, I'm glad they gave us this little gem before turning towards a more darker psychedelic palette. - Jamie XX, DJ Koze – Come We Go Come We Go is as summer festival soundtrack-y as it's gonna get. This classic by Jame XX & DJ Koze on the latters, Pampa Records, is a playful fresh dance floor banger that sounds like it's being played by a live band. Plush spacey bells & driving guitars give this tune a flavour of its own.
Otago Daily Times
01-05-2025
- General
- Otago Daily Times
Times of war recounted
Hundreds were gathered around Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre, Te Pō Mata-Au by 5.30am, Friday April 25, for Anzac Day. Heralded by a flashing police car at 6.45am, the Balclutha pipe band led the parade of emergency services, armed forces delegations, school groups, community organisations, families and individuals — about 500m long — through the dark to the town's 102-year-old cenotaph. Dawn rose white and misty as master of ceremonies and military historian Lieutenant-colonel Kevin Baff (Retd) led the gathered community through a service punctuated by haka, a brass band, speeches, wreath-laying and silent remembrance. "May they rest proudly in the knowledge of their great achievement and may we prove worthy of their great sacrifice," RSA representative, Captain Martin Ford (Retd) said. The following 10am service in Kaitangata also featured Lt-col Baff, who described some of his own wartime experiences in Afghanistan by way of reminding the gathering of about 100 local people there are New Zealanders on active duty at the present time. Lt-col Baff's new book They Served contains six years' research on Clutha District war monuments, and brought up the Anzac story of Balclutha soldier James Kiernan, whose name has been misinscibed as "J. A. Kernahan" on Balclutha cenotaph for 103 years. "None of my sources showed up a J. A. Kernahan with any Balclutha connections, but there was a J. A. Kiernan whose family moved here when he was a boy and he played rugby for the high school and the town," Lt-col Baff said. "He trained as a telegraph lineman for Invercargill and was no doubt sought out by the military, who needed men with that technological skill set as they went to war." Sapper Kiernan survived Gallipoli to arrive in France as Commonwealth forces were preparing for the most infamous "big push" of World War 1, the Somme offensive. Clutha Anzacs were among millions of troops who soon learned the big, sudden campaign of assault and capture of enemy positions kicked off an unstoppable seesaw of counter-attack and recapture. Spr Kiernan and his unit had captured, lost, and successfully recaptured one such objective. In the bombardment preceding another German counter attack, the 26-year-old Balclutha rugby boy disappeared, killed in the early stages of a battle of attrition that was to last for months. His body was never identified but his name is recorded at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France, and Lt-col Baff said remedial ideas for Spr Kiernan and hundreds of others incorrectly recorded on the district's monuments were being discussed. Anzac Day services were also held at Benhar, Clinton, Dunrobin, Heriot, Kaitangata, Kaka Point, Lawrence, Milton, Lovells Flat, Owaka, Katea, Tuapeka Mouth, Taieri Mouth, Tapanui, and Warepa.
