Ikonika is an electronic

Electronic music

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 musician, producer and DJ often associated with Hyperdub Records and the Dubstep

Dubstep

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 genre.

Her debut 12", "Please/Simulacrum" was released in 2008 on Hyperdub Records. She has released music on Planet Mu

Planet Mu

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, as well as a remix of DJ Mujava

DJ Mujava

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’s "Township Funk", released by Warp Records

Warp Records

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. Ikonika’s music combines melodic synth patterns, driving drums, melancholic sub bass and unorthodox song structures. She was described by The Observer

The Observer

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as "a rare female face in the male-dominated world of dubstep, Ikonika melds the genre's juddering bass with Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin

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-style melodic mischief-making."

Her debut album, Contact, Love, Want, Have was released on Hyperdub on 6 April 2010.

Singles

• Idiot (2010)
• Dckhdbtch (2010)
• Smuck (2009)
• Sahara Michael / Fish (2009)
• Please/Simulacrum (2008)
• Millie / Direct (2008)