New band of the day – No 729: Ronika

This candy-coated queen might look like Gwen Stefani, but her sugary surface conceals a deeper link with underground danceHometown: Nottingham.The lineup: Ronika (vocals, music).The background: Ronika is a "DJ, record-hoarder and bedroom producer of electro-disco gems". She first wrote soul tunes on an acoustic guitar, then at 14 she went to her first techno all-nighter in Brixton. It was listening to Squarepusher at after-parties that made her want to start programming beats. So she began exper...

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