Gothenburg-based sir Was (Joel Wästberg) will release his debut album, Digging A Tunnel, through City Slang on March 10th. A heady mix of pop, hip hop, soul and downtempo electronica, it is an album full of wonder and strangeness, idiosyncratically blending together varied rhythms and a rich tapestry of sonic
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Dangerfields are a four-piece alternative band from Cape Town, South Africa. Blending elements of early post-punk and ’90s shoegaze together, they have crafted their own unique vision into an alluring formula, both rich in texture and flawless in sound. Inspired by greats such as Joy Division,
Alternative / Cape Town / Dangerfields / Endless Daze / Festival / Interview / post-punk / Shoegaze / South Africa
Suffer the Children started out as a mutual need to prioritize intelligent songwriting, honest collaboration and the freedom to experiment as friends and creators. With these things in mind, how have you managed to ensure there is integrity in your work in each step of your career? Well, our careers
Ahead of Synthposium, we interview Anastasya Alekhina, a visual artist who works with wearable electronics. Here we get some insight into her depth of thought, her tools and her ideas behind the message. Tell us a little about the practicalities of making the kind of work you make? How do
Kaixen is a Miami born native producer/guitarist. Trained as a contemporary jazz guitarist, his choice to pursue music as a profession was drawn from growing up with musical influences of his father. We chat about gigs, genres and formulas. Sounds like? Let’s make out, feel good, or let’s sit at
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Matthew Barnes, aka Forest Swords is an experimental electronic musician and producer hailing from Liverpool, UK. Since 2010, Forest Swords has released numerous EPs and two full length albums; Engravings which was released in 2013 via Tri Angle, and 2017’s Compassion released via Ninja Tune, which
dub / electronica / experimental / Forest Swords / Interview / Liverpool / Ninja Tune / Tri Angle / United Kingdom
Amsterdam raised Cimo Fränkel is a multi-talented singer, songwriter and producer with over a decade of experience in the music business. The rising talent has already written a score of hits – including the multi-Platinum ‘Sex’, performed by Cheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam, which has almost 450 million Spotify
Amsterdam / Armada / Cimo Fränkel / Electronic / Interview / Pop / RnB / Spinnin Records
We chat to Planet Mu’s record label owner and producer Mike Paradinis about the diversity of artists on his roster, creating an authentic voice and creating original content. Your record label Planet Mu plays host to a diverse range of artists that take your body and mind into astral activity,
Vik Sohonie is journalist, cultural commentator, DJ and self-confessed “crate digger” whose record collection contains rare and recondite material from across the world. The former contributor to Slate is also the founder of Ostinato Records, who on Friday released a searing compilation called Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The
Headlining The Playground event at The Steelyard, we touch base with the duo about the collaboration turned lifestyle they’ve created, insight into their panic induced amount of caffeine in the studios and the mantras they say before stage. Is the collaboration between Lady Starlight and Surgeon an ongoing project or
