Words by Teesha Kooraram Rachel Nam, also known as Desert Bloom, is a musician and producer based in Montréal. Classical piano and electronic music propelled her towards making intricate and ethereal synth-based music. Rachel Nam also plays bass in Montreal plushcore synth-pop band Magic Perm. She was born in British Columbia and moved to Montreal…
The Two Sides of Aphex Twin
Having a large audience is great, awesome, and all the superlative that could be associated with it would fit. As a striving or an established artist, this especially means that a monetary inflow would be secured. Amazing? Having a large audience although, also stands for having an audience with expectations. Expectations have dynamics amongst the…
A Contemporary Movement of Mascarenes’ Music Roots through Zilwala
Words by Teesha Kooraram Zilwala is a Mauritian band that indulges in a unique fusion of maloya and seggae, which they call the maloggae. They bring forth innovation and a contemporary aspect to local music with rather organic sounds like the ‘kayamb’ as percussions. Through the album ‘idantite’ we swing across diverse societal dilemmas and…
MAMA JAZ Specials; Self-taught musician Alfa Mist breeds candid mystery, through a veil of distinctive compositions and collaborations
MAMA JAZ Specials;In the context of the only jazz month in the southern hemisphere, and celebration of the Jazz genre in Mauritius; Prior to Knowledge dedicates special reviews on jazz music that have impacted us in ways and lengths. Referring to melodies found in biblical scriptures, Antiphon was contextualised through Alfa Mist’s third release into…
Old School Soul Resonated Through New Energies; Durand Jones & The Indications lead the way
Five students of soul at the Indiana university who met up to only perform for an evening, turned out to become Durand Jones & The Indications. With a punching self-titled debut album launched in 2016, the band now announces their second and latest upcoming album; American Love Call. The three tracks already available for streaming…
Influences and Interpretations of hip-hop and other genres, into a unique flow, blessed by Ghostly’s Lord Raja
With music out on Adult Swim and Ghostly International, crafty and beat-deity Lord Raja blesses with sound-waves coming from East Atlanta Village and New York. From the places and labels’ base where resides artists such as Shigeto, Deku, Tycho, Fort Romeau and extensively more; Lord Raja proposes a perspective in music of his very own,…
Always-A-Pleasure_ The Ultimate Digging Spree from DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing
Always-A-Pleasure features Classic Reviews; of albums that never fail to amaze. Released in 1996, dedicated crate digger Joshua Davis, or DJ Shadow, debuts with the revolutionary and wide-impacting album Endtroducing. Record store digging, as pictured by William and Barney Bankhead for the album artwork, has been the process adopted and embraced by Davis to generate…
The Acid King’s farewell by producers and artists, all inspired and influenced through an ever-extensive lifework.
Hailed as the ‘King of Acid’, electronic producer Andreas Gehm’s death resonated within the hearts of numerous music producers and DJs; all inspired and influenced in a way or the other by Gehm’s acid compositions. The German producer was suffering from complications and difficulties of a long-lasting health problem. Various electronic artists collaborated and endeavoured…
With expertise from Tame Impala, the Australian alternative scene holds their trump card’s latest album entitled ‘The Weather’
Australian based alternative band, ‘Pond’, makes their entrance with their dashing debut ‘The Weather’. Released in mid-2017, the album comes with a 10-track package, and globally touches on different aspects of instrumentations and vocals, all belonging to a psychedelic and soft-rock world they intend to make a listener travel around. The album starts off heavyweight,…
Fused from from the imagination of K15, Tottenham’s jazzlectic expression is signed Culross Close
Kieron Ifill or better known as K15, striked early this year with ‘Moments’, through his recently formed monicker Culross Close. The band has put up with their second release and this seemingly grips and focuses on the aesthetic of their instrumentations. Culross Close has been depicted by K15 that the project is a ‘weird imaginary…
Ever heard of Ikutaro Kakehashi? 1 year after his death, we scope on how he’s behind the very notion of electronic music
Founder of Roland Corporation, Ace Tone and Boss Corporation, Ikutaro Kakehashi‘s work could be heard and held as the backbone of electronic music from its very beginning up till now. Our very notion of the electronic scene could be attributed to his contribution; as that shaped the past 60 years of the polyvalent genre. Kakehashi’s…
Jordan Rakei : Wallflower
Unexpectedly and with an unwelcoming trait, inner demons appear and claim so much from you; while you consciously vent away their presence with a fist, and yet, unknowingly and subtly lend the other hand to their demise. Social anxiety and introversion is a daily battle for those seeking to break-out of those definitions, only to…
Moses Sumney : Aromanticism
What does it mean or feel to be in solitude?, in a fast-pacing world where interaction is a norm and where such inaction is criticised; while all critics subconsciously just do what they do, to be part of a majority; in fear of being different and avoided. Moses Sumney is one of those artists that…
Astrophonica : Gradients
Having heard from them since early 2002, the duo made up of Charlie Fieber and Nelson Bayomy are far from being new to the scene and still boldly kicking, with this year’s compilation release of Astrophonica, their own music label. This is about Fracture & Neptune, and some damn good music. Offshore recordings, Ohm Resistance,…
In Love With A Ghost : healing
Out on Z Tapes records; the unrequited french-based artist, In Love With A Ghost, gives us a profound peak into his imagination through his latest project; healing. Likely as a world of enchantment through the passing minutes, this album gets warmer and cozier as the different, yet ‘similar’, atmospheres kick in. This world seems to…
Medlar : RVRT009
Had the first-ear to Medlar’s on Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel show and been hooked up as many; with his handmade and mostly unreleased tracks throughout his podcast. Initial reflex was to dig out his records with his signed label, Wolf Music, and to my demise I just couldn’t get my hands on it and left…
Focus_ Simbad
First off , we’ll go through these golden Remixes volumes, where Simbad revisited tracks by Sean Kuti, Quantic, Karizma and so much more. His discography consists of over 200 music productions and remixes! so if anyone were to mention it all, that would cost us a day… which I’m in anyway. We’re talking about the…
Andy Shauf : The Party
So, mood for today is a record that I discovered several months ago, but yeah, good music tend to stick with you, just listen to these and savour those alternative peaks you’ll reach with this album… you may then still be talking about the experience months later. The Party is the latest release from Andy…
O’Flynn : Oberyn/Spyglass
Things you need on a bright day, well obviously shades and a good sound set having Blip Discs releases on repeat ! This 2 track record, about only 9 minutes, when disregarding lousy math can seem much longer when dwelled through the depth of O’Flynn‘s world. First track; Oberyn, propels the listener to a seemingly…
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