Have you ever seen a ghost? In case you haven’t, we’ve spotted a couple of them back in our Top Electronic Song of February Tournament. That’s when the deep house crew GHOSTS grabbed the victory and left us feeling quite intrigued. photo: Facebook Best Kept Secret This outfit lives a very mysterious life. For… Continue reading Ghosts: Art Before the Personality
Review: ASHEN RIID — “Hell’s Frequencies”
This is a debut release on the Macrofonie record label by an Italian musician ASHEN RIID. Previously the artist has released hip hop singles with black metal/horrorcore aesthetics under the pseudonym Yung Belial. This record lands into power electronics in the vein of Whitehouse. I admire genre-hopping artists, so I decided to give this a… Continue reading Review: ASHEN RIID — “Hell’s Frequencies”
Julia Sicone’s Relatable Indie
Julia Sicone is often compared to Lorde and Halsey. But the roots of her melancholic guitar and cattish vocal can be traced back to the late noughties — the spring of the millennial indie. Like the best specimen of this genre, she’s relatable, sincere, and always ready to make you a little bit sad. And… Continue reading Julia Sicone’s Relatable Indie
The Healing Sound of TwiceToasted
It’s pretty common for artists to have passions beyond the music. But it’s not that common for this passion to be medical science. It’s also not that common for a song called “Shawarma” to win the Best Hip-Hop Serenade 4 Valentine’s Day. But the musician-physician Tanaka Mupinga a.k.a.TwiceToasted is up to any of these challenges.… Continue reading The Healing Sound of TwiceToasted
Review: Young Thug — “JEFFERY”
Before I start this review, just want to say — this might be one of my favorite trap projects of 2016. The Atlanta rapper, Young Thug, brings catchy lyrics, smooth melodies, and strange flows to the table on this work. Young Thug has always reached my expectations, for as long as I’ve listened to him.… Continue reading Review: Young Thug — “JEFFERY”
Song review: Dinosaur Beard — “Dialect Drum”
There are a lot of cafes & restaurants these days that sound like law firms, Smith & Daughters or Colonial era trading companies. Then there is Dinosaur Beard. Not a cafe, although it would damning rule as the name for one. Dinosaur Beard, musician, entity, and pseudonym for Melbourne based Indie/folk/psych/legend, Adam Finnegan. Dinosaur Beard… Continue reading Song review: Dinosaur Beard — “Dialect Drum”
Review: Jandek — “The Ray”
A Jandek studio album in 2019 — it’s a surprise, to say the least. The last time the Representative of Corwood Industries released an album, it was 5 hours of piano/theremin duets that tested the patience of even the most dedicated fans. The album had a sense of solemn closure mostly due to the fact… Continue reading Review: Jandek — “The Ray”
DC Motion: Pure creativity in mixing genres
DC Motion — Dion Coursen — is a Canadian synthwave producer. He has a unique take on the genre that mixes elements of pure synthwave with his other musical influences such as punk/proto-emo, indie rock from the 2000’s and New Wave music along with carefully constructed lyrics. I talked to him about how he first… Continue reading DC Motion: Pure creativity in mixing genres
Review: Whalesong — “Gateway”
There are times when I stumble onto recordings that contain certain elements borrowed from my favorite musicians, all packaged in a cohesive whole. The latest EP from a Polish industrial metal band Whalesong is an example of just that. [embedyt] https://youtu.be/T_zDZ8rjHg0[/embedyt] The first side of the EP starts off with huge chunks of percussive metal… Continue reading Review: Whalesong — “Gateway”
What’s fresh: 5 New Artists of April
Hey-hey! How are you guys doing? It was Easter weekend, but I haven’t keep calm until sharing the best new music with you. Fewer words, more creativities. Let’s get into it! De Kraken Me And The King [electronic/deep house, Rotterdam/Netherlands] This musician is one of the most powerful openings of April for me. As his… Continue reading What’s fresh: 5 New Artists of April