INTERVIEW: with Alan Streets, Outsider Artist
"These artists are inventors of a private world, not in dialogue with art history but in conversation with their own visions and emotions." — Sarah Lombardi, Director of Collection de l’Art Brut, on outsider artists. London, opposite Parliament. Alone by the Thames....
read moreLCMF: Russell Haswell’s The Truth Is As Elusive As Ever – A Daring Trash Opera
by Ushara Dilrukshan This year’s London Contemporary Music Festival (LCMF) transformed St John’s Church in Hackney into a hub of experimental sound, culminating in a stunning finale at Wigmore Hall on January 17th with Éliane Radigue’s OCCAM DELTA XXIII. In this...
read more“FREEDOM” by Reginald BoClair
I met Reginald BoClair in May 2023, through the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project Justice, Policy, and Culture Think Tank at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois. Reginald and I bonded over shared interests in political philosophy, Chicago house...
read moreREVIEW: Bohren & Der Club of Gore @ Union Chapel
Contributor Josefus Haze caught Bohren & Der Club of Gore at Union Chapel last Friday, where the German doom jazz outfit performed their latest album Patchouli Blue in full. Here's his take on what went down in one of London's most distinctive venues. Earth has many...
read moreINTERVIEW: with Graham Pilling, Army of Cats Studio
Arthur Schopenhauer said that all arts aspire to the condition of music, meaning that among the arts, music is all but alone in allowing the artist to appeal to their audience directly, without the intervention of a medium of communication in common use for other...
read moreQ&A: Our Heartbeats DJs
Tomorrow night, Friday 30th August, The Post Bar in Tottenham hosts No Borders; a night of global sounds, co-organised by Wile Out Music & Counterpoint Arts, showcasing both established DJs and young up & coming selectors who have come through Our Heartbeats’ DJ...
read moreREVIEW: Primavera Festival
Arcadia Molinas' review of Primavera festival delves into the experience of music as a spiritual journey, highlighting diverse acts that range from ethereal vocal performances to reggaeton. She paints a portrait of Primavera as a vibrant tapestry of music, culture,...
read moreleaf node releases debut EP “yurfllssi”
Harringay-based artist returns to production to explore personal themes through experimental and atmospheric soundscapes. leaf node, real name Lewis Lloyd, is a South London-born, Manor House-based producer and DJ known for his eclectic bass music with a wonky,...
read morePrimavera Sound (Threads Picks)
Spring has sprung and festival season is upon us. Threads is gearing up to descend on Barcelona’s Primavera Sound next week, so for anyone blinded by choice, here’s where we’ll be spending some of our time. Deftones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1npHeOskdQ Every...
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