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ColoRising Exclusive Interview with Graeme Park

There are people who loosely get pinned with the 'legend' title and then there are those who truly deserve such status. To call DJ, producer and radio presenter Graeme Park a legend would be an understatement. As one of the pioneers of house music in the UK, Park's musical CV is extensive, which includes his tenure at the iconic Haçienda in Manchester, 20 years on radio, having played countless gigs around the globe, and remixes for acts such as The Brand New Heavies, New Order, Inner City and loads more. For many, he has provided the soundtrack to the some of the best moments of their lives.

ColoRising Interview with Okmalumkoolkat

A 'style don' and an innovator are a couple of descriptions that have been attributed to Smiso Zwane better known as Okmalumkoolkat. The emcee, DJ and designer helped to capture global attention to the modern, ascending sounds and vibrant lifestyles that were blossoming throughout South African cities such as Johannesburg and Durban. As a member of Dirty Paraffin, along with Dokta SpiZee, Okmalumkoolkat has explored boundless electronic rhythms that are at times, speaker shaking party grooves or auditory art installations

ColoRising Interview with Temple Invisible & How To Destroy Angels “How Long (Temple Invisible Remix)” Premiere

Over the past couple of years Bucharest, Romania has been a hotbed of cutting edge electronic acts. Temple Invisible are a part of the new wave of maverick artists who are blurring the lines of genre, mixing a stew of musical influences to create a particular sound of dark electronica. Consisting of Irina Bucescu, Costas Ivanov and Daniel Olteanu, their track "Disappearance" was an introduction of the trio to the world with the song hauntingly springing elements of trip-hop, industrial and goth. Their recently unveiled tracks "Collide" and "Sudden Acts" incorporated post-punk, as well as synth-wave, adding guitars amidst the dreamy vocals of Irina Bucescu to spawn a nocturnal, yet sensual feel.