Balthazard is a rising star in London's bustling music industry, where he uses rhythms like a paintbrush to create vibrant soundscapes. In the complex beats of House, Disco, Tech House, and Dance, Balthazard has found his home as a virtuosic artist, a skilled producer, and an electric DJ. Balthazard's creative development from his beginnings as a drummer to his present day as a producer and world-travelling...

Listening to Bloomfield Machine's new seventeen-track instrumental album, “Copium,” feels a bit like stepping into a terrarium during a quiet downpour. The title itself suggests a kind of modern, knowing self-delusion, the balm we apply just to get by. Yet, the music crafted by Huntington Beach’s Brian Kassan is far too sincere for pure cynicism. This isn’t the sound of giving up; it’s the...