Album Review: Minotaur Shock – It All Levels Out
A chance encounter with an old school friend provided the inspiration for It All Levels Out, the 10th album from the Bristolian electronic producer Minotaur Shock, aka David Edwards. The original plan for the album was to make something a bit looser than usual; more ambient but still melodic, like the 90s music that made a …
Album Review: us & sparkles – When The Birds Kick In
A red sun sparkles through heaven’s space with a slate-colored haze: When The Bird Kicks In marks the departure towards a new vibe within the us & sparkles universe: warm pigments, woody ambiences and an overall witty attitude lay the ground for a psychedelic trip across a wild west inspired soundscape. The air shines dense and muggy: …
EP Review: Aszent – Black Dots
Get ready to vibe with Aszent, the techno duo known for their electrifying live performances and expert hardware wizardry. They’re back with their latest creation, “Black Dots EP,” set to release on September 20. Aszent excels at blending classic and contemporary techno sounds, crafting tracks that are pure ear candy. “Black Dots EP” promises to …
Album Review: Mieke Miami – Birdland (Edition DUR 19)
Mieke Miami is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer originally from Hamburg, but now based in the working-class, so-called “artist enclave” of Luckenwalde, in the state of Brandenburg, southwest of Berlin. Her musical origins lie in jazz saxophone, which she studied in the German capital before starting her journey as a songwriter in 2014. This year …
EP Review: Millsart – Powerland
Part 6 in the Axis Expressionist series The relationship between our star, the source that gives us life and the land we occupy during this transcendental process is one of sensitivity and compassion. Topography and rock settlements are positioned as conductive posts of energy. An energy line wrapping around a planet that straddles between …
EP Review: AMAS and KONSTANTIN KOST – Odessa
How do we live in times when nothing seems safe, how do we listen to music when rockets and bullets make the air scream, how do we produce music when the building with our studio is simply no longer there? Over the last 2 years, AMAS and KONSTANTIN KOST have been trying to produce a …
Album Review: Jack Rock – Explorations of a fourth dimension
Electronic music was always the sound of the future. Imagined soundtracks of what the world could be. The music of technology mirrored our utopian visions of the new possibilities, ideas and expanded consciousness that technology would bring. This stands in stark contrast to the reality we live in. With technology revealing its sinister side, it …
Album Review: Nico van Wersch – Psychose
How do I explain something I don’t fully understand? How do I introduce a music theatre piece that overwhelms but continues to elude me? Van Wersch’s musical score is part of the miraculous, frightening machinery of this production at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. Like the treadmills themselves, the music is something the performers struggle against …
Album Review: Bird – Wider Than The Sky (Original motion Picture Soundtrack)
‘Wider Than The Sky‘ is the soundtrack album to the multi-award winning short film by Renowned multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter, BIRD. Known for her use of a diverse musical palette and exceptional ability to blend genres seamlessly, BIRD’s latest offering showcases elements of atmospheric electronic dream-pop and contemporary folk, again solidifying her reputation as an …
Exclusive: La Mano drops an exclusive takeover mix for Backseat Mafia in connection with his new EP – Fabricca
For the release of ‘Fabricca‘ (out now on Sound Du Jour) we are delighted to present a Takeover Mix from La Mano. Check it out on the Backseatmafia Soundcloud account below: La Mano returns to his Sound Du Jour label with an emotivethree-tracker. The title track on La Mano’s ‘Fabricca‘ EP is a deep and evocative piece featuring heavy-duty reverbs, …