Each month we play an artist or group a series of records which they are asked to comment on with no prior knowledge of what they are about to hear Tested by Ilia Rogatchevski Photography by Daniel Antropik Yellow Swans are a psychedelic noise duo… Read More
Corsica Studios, London, UK Originally active from 2001-08, Yellow Swans have acquired mythic status among lovers of dirty transcendental drone. If some of tonight’s audience have seen them before, many would have been too young the first time around. To warm things up, aya’s twin… Read More
Various Venues, Tromsø, NorwayImage: Ismistik at Insomnia Festival by Celine Richard Inspired by the sleepless nights imposed by the midnight sun, Insomnia takes place in Tromsø, which lies beyond the Arctic Circle. Since 2002, the festival has fostered a culture of inclusive and forward thinking… Read More
The interweaving stories of avant rock band Ir Visa Tai Kas Yra Gražu Yra Gražu, jazz improvisors Haruspic and radical film maker Artūras Barysas provide a window into Lithuania’s underground from the Soviet era to the present day. Lead image: Juozas Milašius, Artūras Barysas in… Read More
Ahead of a full performance of her new album The Hollow at London ICA, actor and artist Keeley Forsyth talks to Ilia Rogatchevski about Pina Bausch, Béla Tarr, genderless vocals, and perceiving the world as light and shade Keeley Forsyth’s third album The Hollow explores the essence of solitude… Read More
Ahead of the release of her soundtrack for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s new film Evil Does Not Exist, Japanese musician Eiko Ishibashi talks to Ilia Rogatchevski about influential composer director partnerships and her own approaches to scoring film. Photo: Eiko Ishibashi in Hokuto, Japan, October 2018, The Wire… Read More
Mariam Rezaei + Angharad Davies + Atzi Muramatsu + Semay Wu Cafe Oto, London UK The first night of Mariam Rezaei’s three day residency at Cafe Oto considers the unmet potential of a string quartet. The musicians play two improvised sets with no prior discussion… Read More
Various venues, Montreal, CanadaPhoto: Open Reel Ensemble at MUTEK Forum by Maryse Boyce This year is the 24th edition of Montreal based festival Mutek, which investigates how new technologies are applied in the creative industries while also exploring tech’s symbiotic relationship with electronic music. It… Read More
If you tune your digital dial to Radio Amnion each month during the full moon, you’ll hear a new composition specifically commissioned for the occasion. In June, Blanc Sceol, the London based duo of Stephen Shiell and Hannah White, presented Orbit, a half-hour piece recorded… Read More
O YAMA O The quartet formed from the eclectic cultural milieu around London’s Cafe Oto take folk, sound art and call and response to create a liberated vision of modern song. By Ilia Rogatchevski Photography by Wendy Huynh. Sitting outside East London’s Cafe Oto, O… Read More
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