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Henning Schmiedt Reveals Terekke Remix From Klavierraum, später
Photo KIN MIZUKI Rather than simply reissue his debut album Klavierraum, Flau has tapped Henning Schmiedt’s personal archives for an entire album’s worth of previously unreleased material. Due out on November 27th, Klavierraum, später features nine exclusive pieces, a reinterpretation from Mono Fontana, and a remix by Terekke — the producer’s only official release this […]
The Field and the Machine
The following essay is written by producer Lilium Kobayashi (a.k.a. Ultrademon), with photography by Masuhiro Machida. It’s a deeply personal look at her entire life and career, hinting at the heart of the creative process itself, and what it means to make music in 2019…. Chamber Music by Ultrademon Bifurcation of Forms “…the definition of […]
Yann Novak Revisits His Midwestern Roots With Exclusive Mix of Rave Anthems From the ’90s
From Chicago to Minneapolis by Way of Wisconsin Words + Mix YANN NOVAK I grew up in the Midwest. It’s a place where you are taught a kind of cultural modesty; one that tells you not to rock the boat and more importantly not to take up space. Dominant culture reinforced this by telling us […]
Shida Shahabi Makes Us a Mix of Moving Swedish Music
Words + Mix SHIDA SHAHABI Photo SOFIA RUNARSDOTTER Hello! This mix consists of amazing, influential, older musical phenomenons from Sweden like Träd, Gräs och Stenar. They were one of the central bands in the country’s prog scene and green wave movement — a huge and very interesting chapter in Swedish music history. It’s worth digging into other […]
Drug Couple Channel J Mascis, Shania Twain on Little Hits EP
Photo ED ROCHA GONÇALVES It’s been a decade since Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (a.k.a. Jesus Jackson apparently) released his last solo LP, but don’t worry. He’s kept busy at Patrick Wimberly’s Brooklyn studio in the interim, manning the boards for MGMT, Chairlift, Kelsey Lu, and more. Not to mention Rosebug, the short-lived band of singer […]
Mamiffer Shares the Stories Behind Her Mind-Altering New Album The Brilliant Tabernacle
Words FAITH COLOCCIA Photography ETHAN DELORENZO The following paragraphs were taken from notes I gave to our producer Randall Dunn. I wanted to work with him on an abstracted emotional level with this recording (The Brilliant Tabernacle, now available through SIGE Records), where he would transform the sounds psychologically to meet the magical needs of […]
Christopher Tignor Makes Us a Prepared Music Playlist, From Ellen Fullman to The X-Ecutioners
Words CHRISTOPHER TIGNOR Photography EBRU YILDIZ There’s as wide a range of music made using novel approaches to instruments as there are ways of preparing these instruments. Perhaps our first question should be, novelty aside, why bother? My personal feeling is that now, more than ever, we need new methods we can believe in to […]