Alessandro Bossi, better known as KIOL is a 20-year old soul-rock singer/songwriter based in Italy. The prolific artist has written a string of tracks and released his first single ‘Broken Up Again’ in 2016 and his first EP I Come As I Am with Warner Music Benelux earlier this year.
Alessandro Bossi / Indie / Interview / Italy / Join Records / KIOL / Rock / singer-songwriter / Soul
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Moon Duo are a psychedelic-rock band hailing from San Francisco, California. Formed in 2009 by Erik ‘Ripley’ Johnson (Wooden Shjips) and Sanae Yamada, the duo have released numerous singles, EPs and eight studio albums including remixes and live recordings on respective labels such as Souterrain Transmissions,
Writing music is how 22-year old vocalist and musician AVEC keeps the wolf from her door – often reflecting on personal life experiences and weaving her life’s narrative. After the release of her 2015 EP Heartbeats, AVEC has bridged the gap between writing heartfelt lyrics and experimenting with textural sounds.
Interview by Shannon Lawlor 65daysofstatic are a four-headed experimental electronic-rock band from Sheffield, UK. Formed in 2001, the band have put forth numerous singles, EPs, remixes, soundtracks, five full-length LPs and other rare ephemera in their extensive back catalogue. Initially exploding onto the underground post-rock scene with their highly acclaimed
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Helena Hauff is German producer and DJ currently based in Hamburg. Strictly focused on using analogue gear, Hauff’s sound can be best described as dark, gritty and atmospheric, blending together elements of industrial, EBM and techno to cleverly construct her own unique, distinctive sound. Previously working
EBM / Electronic / Germany / Hamburg / Helena Hauff / Industrial / Interview / Ninja Tune / Techno / Werkdiscs
Brooklyn-based musician, producer and visual artist VANDANA will release an EP, Nox Anima, on April 21st. Her distinctive brand of sultry noir-pop is infused with interesting electronic textures, from fierce drum pads to moody analog synth swells, and her expressive vocals call to mind similarly dark-minded acts like Portishead, PJ
Based in eastern France, Philippe Fagnoni aka AstroVoyager has been passionate about sound from an early age. Fagnoni was part of various bands before starting his own project exploring the boundaries of electro-symphonic music. Signed in 2006 to the Dreaming-Musea label, AstroVoyager can now give a glance at his successful
Palence is Savanh Phaophanit, a London based recording artist and soundscape composer. Pushing his music under the self-contrived definition of ‘Post-Sludge’, he annexes musical elements from a plethora of genres including ambient, post-rock, IDM and 90s hip-hop. His upcoming EP release, Telophase via The Playground Records, incorporates Lo-fi ambience, meticulously
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Alec Koone, aka Balam Acab is an American-born experimental electronic artist and producer now situated in Dubai. While studying Ithaca College in New York during 2009, Koone began experimenting musically with ambient textures within the electronic and post-rock realms – eventually dropping out to pursue a
ambient / Balam Acab / Dubai / electronica / experimental / Interview / Orchid Tapes / Pennsylvania / Post-Rock / Tri Angle / USA
Guitar virtuoso Tomoyasu Hotei’s debut UK album Strangers (Spinefarm Records) is a diverse, exuberant and astonishingly accomplished showcase of the Japanese musician’s unique approach to lead guitar playing. Flitting effortlessly between dance, electro, rock and even country-blues sounds, Strangers features collaborations with Iggy Pop, Shea Seger and Rammstein’s Richard Z.
