Blixa Bargeld has gradually metamorphosised from feral-haired post-punk enfant terrible to respectable bourgeois institution, just like his old Bad Seeds mucker Nick Cave. Formed in 1980, Bargeld’s principal group, the Berlin-based industrial hellraisers Einstürzende Neubauten were once prone to stealing construction equipment from building sites near gig venues and then
As a film director, John Carpenter made very few sequels. Granted, there was Escape From L.A., which relocated Escape From New York’s anti-hero Snake Plissken to a slightly different dystopian metropolis, but Carpenter ceded the reins and eventually the rights to later instalments of the Halloween franchise while other sequel
Multi-instrumentalist and Composer Ólafur Arnalds and Berlin based Pianist and Producer Nils Frahm have paired up for a low-key, super synthesised collaboration, resulting in a collection of their previous releases ‘Loon’, ‘Stare’ and ‘Life Story Love and Glory’ plus 7 new songs from the ‘Trance Frendz’ studio film. This latest
It seems like an awfully long time ago that Messrs. Pseudo and Nym came across Nicolas Jaar in a curious speakeasy on Paris’s Left Bank. But ever since first hearing ‘The Ego’, they have followed him with interest. By that time ‘Mi Mujur’ had begun its shuffle around Europe. Soon
Wise Blood released Babyland via Hopesick Cola a few weeks back; an EP which has cemented Chris Laufman’s status as some kind of obscure-pop oracle. A disjointed fairground ride of sounds, Babyland lunges you sharply around corners without warning and it does so deliberately. Speaking about his release, the Pittsburg
Roots Manuva, one the UK’s hip hop kingpins, has emerged from the studio after two years of writing and recording to release ‘Facety 2:11’, a brand new single produced by Four Tet. South London born, 45 Year old Rodney Smith is the son of a preacher, man. Still putting music
Living Fields proves the theory. If you have quality production; sparse, understated and stripped back can work. Less can be more when you have well produced, complex sounds. This isn’t just another rip from a Native Instruments library that we’ve heard so many times before. These well-curated arpeggiated synths are
Twelve O’Clock Shadow is the latest sneak peak to come from Flako’s upcoming debut album ‘Natureboy’. The name Flako may bring A$AP Rocky to mind, however this sonic juggernaut is more likely to be found sipping jasmine green tea than prescription cough syrup. The song starts dissonantly, almost like a
What is ‘cool’ anyway? The word gets thrown around in regard to many artists – a significant amount of them even like to make such proclamations for themselves – but how many would you say are genuinely cool? The word should be used for musical enigmas who exist outside of
Making a new album can be a daunting task, even for the most seasoned artists and producers. But while putting out your own material comes with its special set of challenges, stamping your name on a mix series is a whole different game.Not only do you have to communicate your
