MELODIC DISTRACTION

Spring is upon us…and so too have Liverpool’s musical champions crept out from their various wintertime dwellings. This month the city will receive a much-needed dose of open-air experiences with day parties, festivals

Finally launching their highly-acclaimed event series in Liverpool, national promoters Percolate bring their party to the city’s newest sub-club, Underground. Our man Jim Mcelhone gives us the complete rundown of how

Nicolas Jaar set to land in Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory this June for his debut appearance in the city. Since its birth back in 2016, the North Docks’ Invisible Wind

Adored by his people, a messianic saviour of sorts - Kendrick Lamar is a prince who has found his place on the throne. Back with album number four, entitled DAMN, Kendrick’s latest offering gets

Smart Bar - Chicago, Concrete - Paris, Panorama Bar - Berlin, Space - Ibiza, Derrick Carter has frequented them all in the past 18 months. After nearly three decades in

Kolour LTD are back with a killer new EP in their 10″ series from Ashley Stevenson (aka The Last Trip To Gandahar.) Following on from our feature length look at

Chicago footwork legends, Scottish-born Afrobeat producers and local bassline label parties; if the opening months at Meraki have been anything to go by, the future looks incredibly auspicious for the

Label Focus: A brand-new monthly series exploring Melodic Distraction’s favourite labels from around the globe. For our next label focus, we take a closer look at the infamous Kolour LTD.

Artist Focus: A brand-new series that dives into the world of Melodic Distraction’s favourite musicians. Their inspirations, their discography and their future will all be celebrated and tied together, each month,

The Melbourne rave scene has suffered more than most since its heyday. However, what remains is a city that is producing more internationally recognised artists than it ever achieved in its prime.

From an all day festival hosted by the iconic, Greg Wilson, to Eglo Records’ Fatima opening the Constellations Garden for the summer season ahead, it’s all to play for in

Winter is officially over but the Spring equinox was all but an afterthought amid this week’s unrelentingly grey drizzle. Help pacify those soggy ambitions for a sun-filled summer with some new wax courtesy of Jaxon,

The Baltic Weekender, a brand new cultural event taking place in Liverpool, has just released it’s first wave of artists that will be joining them on the first weekend of June. The initial

Jazz fusion duo Yussef Kamaal had their right to enter the US revoked on the afternoon of Monday, 13th March just one day before they were due to depart for SXSW,

With St Patrick’s Day upon us, our Irish member of the family, Aiden Brady, takes us on a musical tour of the island he calls home; starting decades ago and

After an extended departure from writing and touring, Norfolk born Nathan Fake returns to Liverpool on Wednesday 29th May with a brand new live show featuring a visual display from

Tuff Love Soul Club lead man, Liam Flanders, sat down with Russell Paine, head of the renowned Super Disco Edits to talk release processes and what’s next for the record