Best of 2019

The Haxan Cloak on the intricate score and sound design of Midsommar

Dasha Rush on travelling inside the human brain for her new A/V piece Aurora Cerebralis

Features, Interviews I 27.09.19

Dasha Rush on travelling inside the human brain for her new A/V piece Aurora Cerebralis

Logos on the classic methods behind his genre-bending club and ambient experiments

Features, Interviews, Signal Path I 14.06.19

Logos on the classic methods behind his genre-bending club and ambient experiments

LAFAWNDAH Finds Her Language

RE:COVER, Features I 18.04.19

LAFAWNDAH Finds Her Language

New Weird South America is a polyglot’s fantasy

Features, Interviews I 19.01.19

New Weird South America is a polyglot’s fantasy

DIY won’t die: Denver’s Echo Beds on building their own instruments and life after Ghost Ship

Features, Interviews I 07.10.18

DIY won’t die: Denver’s Echo Beds on building their own instruments and life after Ghost Ship

Mark Fell on his love of FM synthesis and algorithmic composition

Features, Interviews, Signal Path I 06.10.18

Mark Fell on his love of FM synthesis and algorithmic composition

Bratislava’s LOM is bringing affordable field recording to the masses

Features, Interviews I 29.09.18

Bratislava’s LOM is bringing affordable field recording to the masses

Sarah Davachi on the beauty of instruments, from analog synthesizers to pipe organs

Features, Interviews, Signal Path I 22.09.18

Sarah Davachi on the beauty of instruments, from analog synthesizers to pipe organs

From Studio to Screen: Becoming a Composer

Features, Interviews I 17.09.18

From Studio to Screen: Becoming a Composer

Moses Sumney cannot be defined

Features, Interviews I 24.08.18

Moses Sumney cannot be defined

Industrial noise-rock band Uniform are reborn with The Long Walk, their latest for Sacred Bones

Features, Interviews I 18.08.18

Industrial noise-rock band Uniform are reborn with The Long Walk, their latest for Sacred Bones

Knives artist bod [包家巷]’s Museum of Virtual Art is signaling a change for fine art IRL and URL

Features, Interviews I 17.08.18

Knives artist bod [包家巷]’s Museum of Virtual Art is signaling a change for fine art IRL and URL

How Happa transformed Lewis’s cult oddity L’Amour into a freeform ambient rap mixtape

Features, Interviews I 15.08.18

How Happa transformed Lewis’s cult oddity L’Amour into a freeform ambient rap mixtape

MK The Plug and M1 On The Beat are UK drill’s brightest hope

Features, Interviews I 02.08.18

MK The Plug and M1 On The Beat are UK drill’s brightest hope

“Irony doesn’t help me”: Miho Hatori on New York, Noreaga and her solo project New Optimism

Features, Interviews I 28.07.18

“Irony doesn’t help me”: Miho Hatori on New York, Noreaga and her solo project New Optimism

5 pieces of gear that helped shape Body/Head’s new album The Switch

Features, Interviews, Tech I 22.07.18

5 pieces of gear that helped shape Body/Head’s new album The Switch

Mitski on her Piano Teacher-inspired, “saddest” album Be the Cowboy

Features, Interviews I 19.07.18

Mitski on her Piano Teacher-inspired, “saddest” album Be the Cowboy

How music editor Mitsuko Alexandra Yabe helped Boots Riley and Tune-Yards create the sonic world of Sorry To Bother You

Features, Interviews I 06.07.18

How music editor Mitsuko Alexandra Yabe helped Boots Riley and Tune-Yards create the sonic world of Sorry To Bother You

Lotic on tearing gender apart to make Power, their best music yet

Features, Interviews I 05.07.18

Lotic on tearing gender apart to make Power, their best music yet

Kornél Kovács’ 10 favorite ’90s house classics

Features, Interviews I 27.06.18

Kornél Kovács’ 10 favorite ’90s house classics

Lucrecia Dalt peels back the layers of her geology-inspired new album Anticlines

Features, Interviews I 21.06.18

Lucrecia Dalt peels back the layers of her geology-inspired new album Anticlines

Space Afrika are the Manchester duo breathing new life into dub techno

FACT Rated, Features, Interviews I 20.06.18

Space Afrika are the Manchester duo breathing new life into dub techno

Meet Dot Da Genius, the man behind Kid Cudi’s sound and co-producer of Kids See Ghosts

Features, Interviews I 16.06.18

Meet Dot Da Genius, the man behind Kid Cudi’s sound and co-producer of Kids See Ghosts

Iceland’s Kælan Mikla take their performance art punk to the Robert Smith-curated Meltdown Fest

Features, Interviews I 15.06.18

Iceland’s Kælan Mikla take their performance art punk to the Robert Smith-curated Meltdown Fest

Feminist punk icon Viv Albertine on liberation, women’s anger and the value of writing

Features, Interviews I 08.06.18

Feminist punk icon Viv Albertine on liberation, women’s anger and the value of writing

Unearthing the story behind Hyperdub’s celebration of video game music, Diggin’ in the Carts

Features, Interviews I 03.06.18

Unearthing the story behind Hyperdub’s celebration of video game music, Diggin’ in the Carts

Veteran rapper Styles P talks wellness, PETA and aging gracefully

Features, Interviews I 02.06.18

Veteran rapper Styles P talks wellness, PETA and aging gracefully

Batu’s Patina Echoes compilation is a forward-thinking challenge to the streaming era

Features, Interviews I 25.05.18

Batu’s Patina Echoes compilation is a forward-thinking challenge to the streaming era

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