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Floating Points is British electronic musician and neuroscientist Sam Shepherd from Manchester. He also has a monthly radio programme on NTS.live named Floating Points. Citing influences as varied as Theo Parrish, Dorothy Ashby and Stravinsky, Shepherd has been an accomplished pianist since the age of 16. The variety in influences is mirrored in the diversity of his productions that range from string quartet to gritty beats. As a DJ, mostly his sets sit between boogie & house. Read more on Last.fm

Reyna Tropical is a US band founded by Fabi Reyna and Nectali "Sumohair" Díaz in 2016. Their music is influenced by Colombian, Peruvian, and Mexican musical styles, as well as Congolese rhythms. Reyna Tropical have released two EPs and one studio album. Since Díaz's death in 2022, Reyna has been the sole member of the band. Read more on Last.fm

Nick Mulvey (1984) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and founder member of 2008 Mercury Prize nominated band Portico Quartet. At the age of 19, Nick moved to Havana, Cuba to study music and art. On returning to the UK, Nick enrolled at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies to study Ethnomusicology. In 2011, he left Portico Quartet to pursue his career as a solo singer-songwriter . He released two EPs, The Trellis (Communion Records 2012) and Fever to the Form (Communion Records 2013) Read more on Last.fm

Greta Isaac is a folk singer/songwriter from Cardiff, UK. Her music an electric amalgamation of pop, folk and alternative rock – excavates the messy, fraught and dramatic charm of the modern human experience, turning her personal experiences into songs that are poetic, vibrant and alive. And like all good art, it can help us learn something about our own lives in the process. Her debut EP "Pessimist", and follow up "I Think You’d Hate It Here" Read more on Last.fm

James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, rapper, and composer. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was a founding member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Yancey collaborated with Madlib as the duo Jaylib, releasing the album "Champion Sound. Read more on Last.fm

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Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958) is an influential English singer, composer, and musician. Most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (when in Tubeway Army) and "Cars", Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 70s and early 80s but maintains a loyal cult following. Numan, whose signature sound consists of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music. Read more on Last.fm

Shaeem Santino Wright (born 12 July 1996) known as Lord Apex, is a British MC who grew up in White City, London, United Kingdom. His music crosses multiple styles of rap, including UK hip-hop, alternative hip hop, and lo-fi hip hop. Apex's stage name was inspired by hip-hop producer Madlib's alter ego, Quasimoto aka Lord Quas. Apex frequently states that he doesn't like to be put into any one genre with his music. Journalists, and Apex himself, often reference lo-fi, 90s US hip hop acts like J Dilla and MF Doom as influences. Read more on Last.fm

Michael Todd Gordon (born September 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Mk.gee, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His career began in 2017 with the release of his debut single, "I Know How You Get". In 2018, he followed up with two EPs, Pronounced McGee, and Fool, before releasing his debut mixtape, A Museum of Contradiction, in 2020. In 2024, Gordon released his debut studio album, Two Star & the Dream Police. Read more on Last.fm