Fire! Orchestra in Pardon, To Tu
Fire! Orchestra shows brilliantly how, relying on groove and often post-punk rhythms, they can make room for improvisation, ensemble playing, and songs. This has an extraordinary power in it.
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Roadburn 2023: 10 acts to see
With one month before the 24th edition of Roadburn, I’m picking the ten concerts I want to see the most.
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Bryozone – Eye of Delirious
From Odesa, sound artist Ganna Bryzhata evokes the hazy ambience of the “Black Sea Paris”.
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Marlene Ribeiro – Toquei no Sol
How the inspiration of family history can turn into ethereal and mystical songs on the borderline between folk, everyday objects, electronics, and dreamy melodies. There is something of folk, something of pop, something of storytelling, but also something of adventurous impression in this music. On the one hand, the subtly woven woodwinds here transmit some […]
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Personal Anthems: An Interview With Heinali
I speak with Oleg Shpudeiko about his sonic memories of his home in Ukraine, his return post invasion, and processing it all on new album “Kyiv Eternal”.
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Inner Ear: Belarus
In my latest report on the contemporary music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, I look at the music scene of Belarus and talks with band Soyuz and the hosts of online station Radio Plato about keeping independent culture alive under governmental oppression
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Opla – GTI
Polish ‘oberki’ folk dances are souped up with drum machines and electronic effects to highly poetic effect.
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La Tène – Ecorcha/Taillée
The French-Swiss septet explores the sound of traditional instruments in the form of minimalist trance repetitions, creating a heavy, endless sonic procession.
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Acid journey through unknown soundscapes
Eyot Tapes album is a mesmerizing journey through a carefully constructed exotica landscape, recorded with cassette loops, spring reverbs, tape delays, and a modular synthesizer.
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The best of 2022
How will I remember 2022 in music? Through 22 albums in which contemporary material is perfectly intertwined with archival one, 11 compilations and 22 musical memories.
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