DYGL are a Japanese alternative indie-rock band consisting of members Nobuki Akiyama (vocal & guitar), Kohei Kamoto (drums), Yotaro Kachi (bass), and Yosuke Shimonaka (guitar). Formed in 2012 while studying at Meiji Gakuin University, they’d all been members of high school bands and were keen to exercise their musical creativity.
Alternative / DYGL / experimental / Indie / Indie-Rock / Interview / Japan / Tokyo
Junge Junge are an electronic duo based in Germany. One half Rochus Grolle has remained one of Germany’s most prolific DJs of the early 2000’s, along with notorious music producer Michael Noack, the duo formed Junge Junge as an experiment to fuse together their own unique and individual styles, as
…And The Hangnails consist of guitarist Martyn Fillingham and drummer Steven Reid, though you would be forgiven for thinking there were more musicians involved in creating this duo’s blistering brand of “loud-as-fuck guitar pop”. Recently signed to Young Thugs, the band have an appealing gritty garage rock sound, with sophisticated
Alessandro Bossi, better known as KIOL is a 20-year old soul-rock singer/songwriter based in Italy. The prolific artist has written a string of tracks and released his first single ‘Broken Up Again’ in 2016 and his first EP I Come As I Am with Warner Music Benelux earlier this year.
Alessandro Bossi / Indie / Interview / Italy / Join Records / KIOL / Rock / singer-songwriter / Soul
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Moon Duo are a psychedelic-rock band hailing from San Francisco, California. Formed in 2009 by Erik ‘Ripley’ Johnson (Wooden Shjips) and Sanae Yamada, the duo have released numerous singles, EPs and eight studio albums including remixes and live recordings on respective labels such as Souterrain Transmissions,
Writing music is how 22-year old vocalist and musician AVEC keeps the wolf from her door – often reflecting on personal life experiences and weaving her life’s narrative. After the release of her 2015 EP Heartbeats, AVEC has bridged the gap between writing heartfelt lyrics and experimenting with textural sounds. For AVEC,
Interview by Shannon Lawlor 65daysofstatic are a four-headed experimental electronic-rock band from Sheffield, UK. Formed in 2001, the band have put forth numerous singles, EPs, remixes, soundtracks, five full-length LPs and other rare ephemera in their extensive back catalogue. Initially exploding onto the underground post-rock scene with their highly acclaimed
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Helena Hauff is German producer and DJ currently based in Hamburg. Strictly focused on using analogue gear, Hauff’s sound can be best described as dark, gritty and atmospheric, blending together elements of industrial, EBM and techno to cleverly construct her own unique, distinctive sound. Previously working
EBM / Electronic / Germany / Hamburg / Helena Hauff / Industrial / Interview / Ninja Tune / Techno / Werkdiscs
Brooklyn-based musician, producer and visual artist VANDANA will release an EP, Nox Anima, on April 21st. Her distinctive brand of sultry noir-pop is infused with interesting electronic textures, from fierce drum pads to moody analog synth swells, and her expressive vocals call to mind similarly dark-minded acts like Portishead, PJ
Based in eastern France, Philippe Fagnoni aka AstroVoyager has been passionate about sound from an early age. Fagnoni was part of various bands before starting his own project exploring the boundaries of electro-symphonic music. Signed in 2006 to the Dreaming-Musea label, AstroVoyager can now give a glance at his successful
