Ikonika explains her absense with announcement of new album Distractions on Hyperdub
Say what??? It sure doesn’t feel like it’s been four years since Ikonika’s last release. But, as the title of the renowned dubstep producer/DJ new one alludes, perhaps I was just DISTRACTED by the torrent of new music from other artists that’s constantly splashing me in the face like some sort of non-torturous form of waterboarding, because four years have indeed passed.
Throughout that time, Ikonika (a.k.a. Sara Abdel-Hamid) seems to have turned an ear toward new music herself: instead of churning out full-lengths for the Hyperdub label — where she theoretically keeps regular office hours right next door to Kode9 — she’s reportedly been working on a slew of remixes, recollecting tracks from Dawn Richard, Austra, Junior…
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