Celebrating International Women’s Day with a carefully curated compilation featuring some of electronic music’s most compelling talents, Swedish record label House Music With Love presents an almighty, female-focused VA compilation – Girls To The Front.
A nod to punk rock icon and feminist Kathleen Hanna’s ‘girls to the front’ mantra, the EP serves as an outlet to celebrate unsung female artists in an industry that often struggle to gain recognition in a largely male-dominated scene. Capturing the essence of the Bikini Kill front-woman’s message, this diverse offering beckons female and non-binary producers to claim their space front and centre.
Opening with Swedish producer Lex Ludlow’s downtempo creation To The Moon And Back, the listener is invited to unwind in a laidback soundscape, which fuses intricate percussion and instrumentals to hypnotic effect. Flowing into Pagoda Dance, Tigerbalm and Idd Aziz craft a deep and scintillating arrangement in their afro house collaboration. Moving into a dreamy dimension, Arina Mur’s Bulkowa combines deep sounds with airy vocals in her sublime slice of organic house. Closing the collection with Rïa Mehta and Sean Ae’s A Dream (Sunrise Mix), the producers capture the essence of dawn with gentle instrumentals and spoken vocals.
Malmö-based record label and blog House Music With Love have been sharing deep and organic club sounds for over a decade, pulling in audiences in the millions across SoundCloud, YouTube, and Spotify. Their label has seen releases come from names like Tensnake, Urmet K, Niconé, Jordan Arts and Sofiya Nzau – and they’ve already got 2024 off to an impressive start with music from Soul Star, West & Hill, Seba Campos and others dropping since the new year. With this latest release, the imprint strives to push under-represented talent to the forefront of the music world, maintaining a strong focus on quality and authenticity, released with love.
Stream / Purchase: Girls To The Front VA Compilation
