A few years ago, James Murphy (better known as LCD Soundsystem) heard Mermaid Chunky playing through the speakers of a café in Brooklyn. He invited them to open for him in the UK where they’re based, ...

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An unexpected, hastily-wrapped and oddly-shaped festive gift lands in your lap: what could it be? Inspired by the traditional generosity of festive times, we deliver a sonic present of a festive party ...

Mermaid Chunky are an audio visual duo made up of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin. Bathing in milkmaid serenity and improvised chaos, the duo boast of pumping trance rhythms, sad Easter time chicks ...