MusicRiseDark SkySet to play eastern electrics' bank holiday party, the London trio on Black Acre and Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label talk to us about their heavy electronic soundShareLink copied ✔️August 1, 2011MusicRiseTextThomas Adam CurryDark Sky London-based trio Tom Edwards, Matt Benyayer and Carlo Anderson – aka Dark Sky – are the latest act to join Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons label, with their upcoming Radius EP to be released at the end of this month. Having previously produced work for the likes of Pictures Music, Black Acre and Blunted Robots, their latest release plays with a mix of intense, dark drumbeats, stretched ripples of bass, and shuffling house vibes. We caught up with them to find out more about bucket drumming, Secret Garden Party and Game of Thrones before they play alongside the likes of Zombie Disco Squad, Renaissance Man and Seams. Tell us about ... ... the story behind your name? It is kind of a name that is open to interpretation; there is no real story behind it… ... your biggest influences on this EP? I think one of our biggest influences on the EP was trying not to have any major influence, obviously you cannot ignore what has gone on before, but I think we were definitely inspired by a conscious decision to explore new territories within the realm of sound… if that makes any sense. What ...... is your secret talent? Matt Benyayer : Bucket drumming Carlo Anderson: Im a bad man at making lattes ... are you obsessed with right now?Matt Benyayer: Analogue gearCarlo Anderson: Game of Thrones ... is your worst habit?Matt Benyayer: Wheeling tunesCarlo Anderson: Smoking ... is top of your shit list? Matt Benyayer: Sleeping Patterns Carlo Anderson: My Macbook is dying on me ... is top of your wish list? Matt Benyayer: SSL Matrix Desk Carlo Anderson: A new Macbook Pro ... your favourite website?Matt Benyayer: www.them-thangs.comCarlo Anderson: http://www.guardian.co.uk Tom Edwards: Discogs ... your track for the summer?Matt Benyayer: Raw Cuts #6 – MCDECarlo Anderson: Anytime – Nu BirthTom Edwards: Blame It On The Boogie – Rick Wilhite Who ...... is your dream collaborator? Matt Benyayer: The NeptunesCarlo Anderson: Busta RhymesTom Edwards: Mizell Brothers ... would you be if you could be anyone for just 24 hours? Matt Benyayer: Jimi Hendrix Carlo Anderson: Idris Elba eastern electrics August Bank Holiday: Sunday 28th August, 10pm-6am; Great Suffolk Street Warehouse, London Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop songs Meet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero Trail shoe to fashion trailblazer: the rise of Salomon’s ACS PRO‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?The only tracks you need to hear from November 2025Inside the world of Amore, Spain’s latest rising starLella Fadda is blazing a trail in the Egyptian music sceneThe rise of Sweden’s post-pop undergroundNeda is the singer-songwriter blending Farsi classics with Lily Allen