– The more time passed, the more women I would meet and play with. And these days it’s not uncommon for me to play in bands where women outnumber men. The more women doing it, the more younger girls starting out, having someone to look up to and feeling less of a boys’ club – says composer and guitarist, Mary Halvorson.
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From primitive improvisations, through post-punk melodies, prepared instrument to metal walls of sound. Welcome to the showcase of the so-called guitar music, which uses guitars, preferably in the least obvious way. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska The ethos of a guitar player, who – bent over the instrument – stands on the stage with a hefty set […]
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I remember the artists who passed away in 2020. >> In Memoriam 2020 – Youtube playlist << Genesis P-Orridge 22.02.1950 – 14.03.2020 Krzysztof Penderecki 23.11.1933 – 29.03.2020 Florian Schneider 7.04.1947 – 21.04.2020 Tony Allen 20.06.1940 – 30.04.2020 Little Richard 5.12.1932 – 9.05.2020 Ennio Morricone 10.11.1928 – 6.06.2020 Ewa Demarczyk 16.01.1941 – 14.08.2020 Gary Peacock 12.05.1935 – 4.09.2020 Simeon […]
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– Victor Pivovarov works about Moscow describe the reality, routine and ordinary life, but at the same there’s something very strange about his paintings. There’s a pencil, and there’s a house and a tree on it. It’s the same with Sailor Moon – those girls are living their ordinary lives, going to school, doing all the homework, but at the same time they defend the world against violence from other planets. This is the point where Pivovarov, Sailor Moon and fairy tales from the 70s and 80s meet in the same approach. They come together in my music – says singer and composer, Kate NV.
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Sophomore albums from Emil Miszk and Immortal Onion represent a consistent move forward, once again proving that the Gdańsk jazz scene is the leader of the pack. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska Emil Miszk was quickly noticed in jazz circles, and his debut even got him the 2019 Fryderyk music prize. The musician’s CV is already something […]
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The colour pink on the covers of Siksa, Blóm and Mentos Gulgendo’s new albums is confusing. It indicates a new feminist perspective, but not just that. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska Pink is a treacherous colour. It seems nice and soft, but can surprise you by turning sharp and coarse. It may be perceived as infantile, but […]
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Post-punk improvisations, jazz metal, doom metal flirting with folk or algorithmic electronics – welcome to a showcase of the youngest Russian scene in all its eclectic glory. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska Through our constant focus on the West, Poles tend to overlook the latest developments on Eastern scenes.Konstanty Usenko offers an interesting reconnaissance, either through his […]
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Sarmacja is marching between national ecstasy, exhaustion and anger, weekend joys and the mundane greyness of everyday life in the provinces. It is a rhythmical landscape of small-town Poland, painted in dub rhythms using dense strokes of bass. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska Sarmacja’s first album, Tutejsi (Locals), already offered a refreshing, out-of-the-box take at Polish identity as […]
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Music as a form of catharsis, recycling of ideas or means to bring aid – three albums recorded during the quarantine prove that it served as a creative spark. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska The pandemic is a difficult time for many artists, as I’ve recently been told by Lea Bertucci. However, a few weeks in lockdown […]
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Marion Cousin and Kaumwald move Iberian songs from the collective regional memory into a broader context, as if wanting to engage listeners in a peculiar game. This is contemporary narrative, where the lyrical layer is used as a vehicle to communicate content that is much less pleasant. Translation: Aleksandra Szkudłapska The appeal of traditional music […]
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