A couple minutes into Sd Laika's just-released "Idiot Thug mix," we hear the words of an older gentleman looking back on his life: "In fact, I don't know now whether I'm really awake or dreaming. My ...
Originally making his debut on Visionist's Lost Codes label back in 2012 with the Unknown Vectors EP, Milwaukee-based producer Sd Laika is at the fringes of a number of producers using grime as an ...
Peter Runge, more commonly known as Sd Laika, has died. The experimental music producer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, passed away in 2023, a member of his family has confirmed in a statement sent to ...
Each week on the FACT Singles Club, a selection of our writers work their way through the new music of the week gone by. With the way individual tracks are now consumed, the idea of what constitutes a ...
While it seems like most modern producers are interested solely in texture (Hudson Mohawke, Rustie), mood (Crystal Castles, Evian Christ) or shifting tones (AraabMUZIK, Clams Casino), Peter Runge (a.k ...
Last month, Milwaukee-based grime producer Sd Laika blew minds in the electronic music community with an aggressively insane-sounding, 14-and-a-half-minute mixtape called "Idiot Thug." Today, he ...
The Soundcloud description for Sd Laika's 14-minute "Idiot Thug" mix says "100% Sd", which you can only assume means that the mix provides a sampling of the artist's forthcoming work on Tri Angle. The ...
As the half-way point of 2014 rapidly approaches, what better way to look back on the year in art and music so far than by giving you a rundown of the best-looking releases from the last few months?
From a love for choral music inspired by his grandmother, to discovering Steve Reich at school, setting up a label just to release SD Laika and seeing Cocteau Twins on Top Of The Pops 2, Visionist ...
The best-of 2014 albums lists continue with FACT, who always put out an interesting list and this year is no exception. You’ve got a few of the year-end list regulars like FKA twigs, Angel Olsen, ...