No wave
TRACK: Thiago Nassif – ‘Santa’: tropicalia is reborn in glitch
LIKE the Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s, in which artists such as Os Mutantes and Gileberto Gil turned to the creation of music as a pushback against political extremism, Thiago Nassif is leading a a musical reaction to the chaotic populism of the Bolsanaro era in Brazil. He debuted in 2009 with Garconnière, an …
Track: Thiago Nassif – Plástico
Rio de Janeiro-based musician and producer Thiago Nassif has shared his new single ‘Plástico’ from his upcoming album Mente to be released July 3rd via Gearbox Records. “Plástico” gives context to the interdisciplinary alternative scene of Rio De Janeiro as well as Thiago’s vocation as visual artist as well as musician. Arhythmic guitars and sporadically timed synth …
Interview: Trupa Trupa
Music as landscape: Trupa Trupa contemplating the poetry of place. Photo courtesy of the band. Trupa Trupa is a psychedelic no wave band from Gdansk, Poland. Their stylistic approach recalls work by bands like Shellac, Swans, Slint and Beak>. There is such discordance, tension and intensity in their compositions that it feels like the band …
Track: Housewives debut new track Medicine Bottle, taken from debut EP
Oh my. When I heard this I didn’t know whether to roll around on the floor or pull my hair out. Born out of the influence of composers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, dosed up with no/new wave, and dragged through Cecil Taylor backwards, Medicine Bottle, taken from South London’s Housewives debut self …