Stockholm
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Live Review: The Rosendal Garden Party, Stockholm 13.06.2024 – 15.06.2024
By Anastasia Baranovskaia The Rosendal Garden Party, held from June 13-15th at Djurgården, Stockholm, offered a blend of music, culture, and community set against the picturesque backdrop of the Royal National City Park. Each day featured a diverse lineup of world-class artists, promising unique experiences and performances. Day 1: Day one commenced with artists like …
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Live Review: Inhaler – Berns Hotel, Stockholm 09.10.2023
Words and photos by Anastasia Baranovskaia Monday nights typically carry the weight of the workweek’s onset, but the concert with Inhaler provided the perfect remedy for those early-week blues. Hailing from Dublin and named one of Ireland’s most exciting bands they returned to Stockholm after quite recently playing at the festival Lollapalooza Stockholm. The beautiful …
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Album Review : Vumbi Dekula – ‘Congo Guitar’ : The much loved Soukous musician’s honestly joyful first solo album.
The feast of goodness that is the Hive Mind Records catalogue is deftly sprinkled with a fair share of the finest guitar-centric albums from Ricardo Tavares ambient leaning ‘Congo’ to Gustavo Yashimura’s rugged and rakish ‘Living Legend’ cassette. Now comes a new addition to the mix, ‘Congo Guitar’ the debut solo album from revered fret …
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Track/Video : Revered Soukous musician Vumbi Dekula announces his first solo album ‘Congo Guitar’ with the joyous ‘Maamajacy’.
Incoming alert from the indispensable Hive Mind Records of a new pop thrill for the Autumn. Teaming up with Stockholm label Sing A Song Fighter they’ve conjured up the release of ‘Congo Guitar’, the debut solo album from revered fret wizard Kahanga ‘Vumbi’ Dekula, due for delivery to your turntables from 15th September. Dekula is …
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Track: Stockholm’s Holy Ship sail on waves of psych-infused gold in new single ‘Hail Haze’.
‘Hail Haze’ from Holy Ship is a thoroughly satisfying barrage of wild and scything guitars that wail in the ether above pounding rhythms and distant dissociated, louche vocals. A vibrant, visceral synth underlay provides a delicious wash along with vocal layers that dance at the edge of the sound. The shoegaze rush is highlighted by …