Image still from film by Michael Amstad and Marte Eknæs Not Waving‘s latest album How To Leave Your Body has been interpreted into a short film by Berlin artists Michael Amstad and Marte Eknæs. Amstad and Eknæs are known for their multimedia film projects and are frequent collaborators with the
Image by Anna Barclay for Glastonbury Festival via Getty Images Glastonbury Festival experienced a livestream error this past weekend when thousands of ticket holders were denied access to the stream on the night of May 22nd. The festival announced that they would be going digital for the 2021 edition, with
Image by Ben Price DJ and producer Batu has opened a free-to-access community focussed music studio in their base city of Bristol. Named First Light Studio, the new space was launched in collaboration with Dr. Martens. With a focus on empowering the local arts scene, First Light Studio is the
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Image credit: Mathieu Foucher It’s release day for Il Est Vilaine as they share their long-awaited debut album, Les Mystères de Lorient, a uniquely discomforting synth washed audio concept album that will leave fans reeling in the absurdity and clawing their way back for more. The Parisian duo refused to
Image by Renata Raksha It was during a 2018 interview with Paper magazine that pioneering DJ and producer SOPHIE was asked if she believed in God. “Yes,” she replied, “God is trans.” Beyond her gamechanging work in electronic music, SOPHIE was an important voice for the transgender communtiy. In honour
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Image by Esme Surfleet Earlier this month, Liverpool became one of the first cities in the world to host a fully fledged rave in the wake of the pandemic and global lockdown restrictions. Ravers around the world were left in envy and awe at scenes from the event hosted by
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Image by Harrison Reid Closely following the release of In Ferneaux in February, experimental maestro Benjamin John Power or Blanck Mass has released a new live LP, Mind Killer. The project is released via his own label, Weirding Way. The LP is an entirely improvised performance that was originally live-streamed
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Elegant Chinese-British songstress Fifi Rong has been on a cross-media journey, as she shares the Yi Jing 意境 Live Performance Series with the world. The series aims to build a community of loyal aesthetes and avid music/art lovers as the singer blends online concerts, short films, and performance/sonic/visual art into
Image credit: Oleg Larin (@beside.himself) Let’s journey into the vast lands of Russia, with its harsh climate and unique people. It’s not difficult to image experimental creations arising from such a place, as we find with Melldu and his latest LP release – Mute Theatre. However, the album is a
Image credit: Rae Mercedes During a time of intense competition for acknowledgement from the masses, many musicians feel pressure to create something “edgy”, “unique” or even what could be widely commercialised. In this process, it’s easy for the musician’s creativity to become crushed, as they turn away from the concepts
