20 artists who will make your year in 2017
Here's who will guide you through the next 12 months
11 Nkisi
It's amazing that Nkisi didn't score an "official" release in 2016 as she was so prolific in and out of the studio. The London-based artist placed a series of blistering techno tracks on her SoundCloud, including the frankly fantastic 'DJ KITOKO VOL.1', a searing production for the Embaci mixtape released via NON and NAAFI and 'The Dark Orchestra', a powerful mix featuring many of her own tracks hosted by Fader. Accompanying these uploads were countless visceral DJ sets across Europe and in the US (not to mention her NTS radio show), as fans revelled in Nkisi's energy in darkened club spaces. We're hoping that she'll drop a record via Endless, the label and party she co-runs with Lexxi, or put out more tracks via NON in 2017. Whichever way she chooses to release her music, it's sure to be completely essential. S Wheeler
