Ikonika started drumming in various hardcore bands at the tender age of 11 before getting into hip-hop production and eventually into to dubstep after hearing Skream's 'Midnight Request Line'. The bleepy, computer-game influenced style of her track 'Please' created quite a buzz in the dubstep scene and got a her a deal with London's influential Hyperdub label for the release of her first 12" in early 2008. Three more EPs for Hyperdub and Planet Mu are followed up by Ikonika's anticipated debut album, 'Contact, Love, Want, Have'.
Tracks on "Contact, Love, Want, Have"
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Heston
(Track 10 on this Album)
They Are Losing the War
(Track 06 on this Album)
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MAKING CONTAKT, Dettmann, The Black Dog, Caribou
Techno takes over the big screen - if anyone could ever be trusted to bring the club experience to a cinematic format, it is Richie Hawtin, and this is just what he did. 'MAKING CONTAKT' is the documentary film of his Minus label's monumental 10-year more...
Top 7 in Download Charts of Week #16
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Roska, SBTRKT, Ikonika
New sounds are taking over the airwaves: Old-school house chords, R&B vocals, and the light-footed grooves of UK garage are the ingredients that make up what some call UK funky, a style that's rapidly spreading from South London boroughs to Berlin techno clubs more...
Sahara Michael
(Track 08 on this Album)
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Psoriasis
(Track 11 on this Album)
Sahara Michael
(Track 08 on this Album)
2+ years since making waves with her debut single, 'Please', Hyperdub drops the long-awaited debut album from Ikonika, 'Contact, Love, Want, Have' embodies the spirit of her home label with neon-tinted synths that sing and dance with confidence across this exhilarating debut album.
Yoshimitshu
(Track 03 on this Album)