Sgrow is a musical collaboration between vocalist Vilde Nupen and electronic musician Kristoffer Lislegaard based in Oslo, Norway. Their experimental electronic approach represents a new and exciting contribution to the Norwegian electronica scene. Sgrow’s universe of sound is made up by processed guitars, synthesizers, drum machines, experimental field recordings and
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The official bill has been passed, and with that the Nightlife director is born. The office will consist of a “nightlife director,” who will be appointed by the mayor, and a “nightlife advisory board” comprised of 12 members. The Consumer Affairs Committee and council voted in favour of the Office
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Matthieu Auriacombe aka Hello Beautiful is an electronic producer and musician currently based in Pretoria, South Africa. Since 2013, Hello Beautiful has released a number of collaborations and remixes, as well as two EPs and a self-titled full-length album. Hello Beautiful initially formed as side-project pseudonym,
Following up from MANIK’s debut album release ‘Armies of the Night’, released on Ovum in 2011, comes his latest offering: Undergroundknowledge. Undergroundknowledge is an opportunity to gain balance in the current nature of the world. MANIK sees this age as that categorised according to the celebritydom, which is off course
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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,
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In tragic news, the death of Rhys Celeste – known in musical circles as Microlith – has been confirmed. Celeste was killed in a quad bike accident on Sunday afternoon in the town of Mosta, Malta, after he lost control of his bike and collided with a bus. The extremely
Kompakt Extra is set to release Laurent Garnier’s Tribute EP, the latest in their Speicher series, on April 14. The two-track EP will be the 95th release in the series, which started back in 2001. According to Garnier, his inspiration for the EP came when “One Saturday in February I
We’re a few days away from Synthposium – an interactive audio, art and technology festival in Moscow, Russia. Ascertaining from a large pool of featured artists, we decided to shine the spotlight on a few names that stick out to us. These are the one’s to watch out for: London
In addition to the release of their new album, Spirit, Depeche Mode is preparing an EP with nine remixes of their song “Where’s the Revolution?” The tracklist will include remixes by Pearson Sound, Simian Mobile Disco, Autolux, Algiers, Terence Fixmer, Patrick Bäumel and Ewan Pearson. It will be released on
Beat maker Zach Saginaw, aka Shigeto, lets us roam the inner workings of his life in his new single and video ‘Detroit Part II’ by narrating in layers of space, sound and identity – giving us a feel into the next process of work he is releasing this year. When
