Words by Sally McVeay Time is quite ruthless. Situations, things and people you get used to just change. I did my best to live life to the fullest, in the sense of making that constant effort of being attentive to the life happening. Yet, life remains brief and time feels like a thief. I do…
Juvenescence
To the person I love: It’s been nearly a year, and my attempts to write something to you have remained just that—attempts. The words never truly came. Only the suffocating emotion of your absence would rise up the moment I held a pen. Missing someone like this—with such an aching, numbing feeling—is an experience I…
D’Marc Cantu – True Nature
D’Marc Cantu, basé aux États-Unis, est une figure constante de la scène acid house et techno depuis la fin des années 2000, avec une discographie parue sur des labels tels que Crème Organization, M>O>S Recordings, Nation, Altered Moods et Spectral Sound. Connu autant pour ses projets en solo que comme moitié du duo 2AM/FM aux…
Chance Peña: In my room
Feelings evoked and felt by Chance Peña’s Single, “In My Room”.
Khurangbin Taps into Uncovered Potential on their Fourth Studio Album : A LA SALA
Le parcours de Khruangbin a été résolument unique : avec une rare manifestation auditive et visuelle, avec peu d’antécédents comparatifs, en ignorant les paradigmes pop conventionnels, en puisant uniquement dans des muses internes et une myriade de perspectives. Le groupe incarne un espace mental d’introspection, se connectant avec le monde autour de lui et façonnant…
Mapache : Swinging Stars
Sally tells us about some songs she loved and which she discovered while she was spending time with her closest friends. We’re led to Mapache’s 2023 release “Swinging Stars”
Daphni : Cherry
A characteristic leaving its mark on various of the tracks is that there is no introduction, and the flow between the tracks is like jumping from one idea to another where the transition is sudden and brusque. This leads to the focus being scattered on this LP, and no clear mental shape can be attributed to the album’s overall feeling. Nonetheless, this does not prevent this release from being massively vibrant. The absence of focus actually provides an exciting dynamic and unexpected movement, such as the rapid-pace on ‘Arrow’ and the laidback spacious synth on ‘Arp Breaks’.
Blue Lines: Tracing Massive Attack’s Genesis Amidst Bristol’s Cultural Diversity
The release of Blue Lines has been groundbreaking and the pioneering of the trip-hop genre as the album provides a shift towards an introspective and even meditative journey, compared to the typical hip-hop genre.
Music Without Borders with Babani Records: KAN and JO BISSA’s Fusion for Environmental Responsibility
‘Mourgat Pé Dansé’ and ‘Enn Losean Vivab’, the freshly released EPs by Babani Records, a label committed to propelling further the Mauritian culture through local and international collaborations, are testaments to this collaborative spirit.
“Hostile Utopia”: Low End Activist’s Tribute to a Complex Relationship with Homeland
Hostile Utopia is a mix of hard-hitting basslines, with a beat-structure faithful to the UK grime, and haunting melodies, which all come together to evoke sounds that are both dark and introspective.
“Marley Carroll’s ‘Voices’: An Emotionally Charged Album That Transports You Beyond the Dancefloor”
From Asheville North Carolina, producer Marley Carroll is behind some electronic music constructions of a lush caliber. Carroll’s musical style is an intriguing fusion of electronic, hip-hop, and experimental music. He has serenaded his listeners with his soul-stirring melodies in several albums and EPs, including “Sings” (2006), “Melanaster” (2010), “Flight Patterns” (2013), and “Periphery” (2018) and voices freshly released in 2022.
Vive La Musique’s endeavour in the re-emergence of lost tunes; with Sipho Gumede’s Something to Say EP
Via the label ‘Vive La Musique’, Aroop Roy embarked on a three-year quest to track a tune called ‘Uthhinia’, which was the catalyst for this release. There were no copies to be purchased anyplace online.
Ray Fuego’s Vocal Motion and Intent
Through years of blatant and excessive music digging, a side effect is your ears become thirsty for more and more exclusivity. Yet, amongst the pack, there are those tunes employing old rules to glitter, and are always unbelievable and most appetising. When it regards rap, especially, despite having to move fast with words, silence and…
Into The Arms of Stillness with Daniel Avery
From streets to beaches and parks to concrete jungles and crowded cities. There’s much to be drawn from synthetic and organic spaces. In the context of these 3 artworks by Avery, it was written at the very edge of his home-country, where views across the water without a single sight on the horizon induces an atmosphere and an environment in the very mind of the artist.
After Two Decades of Music Production, Relevancy Is Not A Challenge for Machinedrum
Bearing the stage name of Machinedrum and a long standing artist under the umbrella of the Ninja Tune record label, Travis Stewart is settled along with his family in California and now lives a life orbiting around meditation and the process of living with nature. The other essential thing he also revolves around is Technology. Being ‘isolated’ from the fast-paced technological world and rapid culture electronic music is associated to; could lead to believe a person like Stewart becoming outdated or some sort.
German Alternative Duo Lea Porcelain Presents Choirs To Heaven
For melophiles loving the atmosphere that the likes of Radiohead or Coldplay give off, it’s your day as this recommendation is about a record, and a band, that holds both of them music signatures. Scoping into a helluva work of alternative rock and indulging back into one of our favourite genres, ‘Choirs to Heaven’ is one of the most underrated releases of 2021.
Remembering Ty, the Hailing Legend from UK’s Rap Scene
Remembering Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke, also known by the stage name TY.
Lifafa: Avant-Garde with a Pinch of Nostalgia
Suryakant Sawhney also known as Lifafa began his journey as a filmmaking student to finally land to his home country as a musician imbued with a variety of influences. He made his debut as a vocalist and guitarist with Peter Cat Recording Co. through jazz music. Peter Cat Recording Co. earned their fame with their musical surprises which goes into unexpected ventures.
7 Ethereal Tracks Into the Jungle / Breakbeat Genre’s Posterity
From an original and unique inner-city soundtrack sprung and brewed from the UK in the early ’90s. Throwing in as ingredients influences such as hip-hop, reggae, underground Detroit techno, rare grooves and more. The Jungle or Drum’n’Bass took birth and began all the way from there. Since its appearance on the scene, the genre has…
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