Resonances: The personal story behind Ryuichi Sakamoto:Opus
Japanese director Neo Sora’s film of his father’s final concert is a profound examination of artistic curiosity and human resilience
Lukid
Pressure-filled, heady jungle and breaks are the order of the day in our latest Crack…
Manufacturing moments and making it all worth it: why did so many artists rely on surprise guests at Coachella?
As more and more artists reach for surprise cameo appearances to generate talking points, what…
Chanel Beads is working through the mess
“I’m not interested in reflecting the current moment,” Shane Lavers says, from under a huge black hoodie. As Chanel Beads, he creates complex, melancholic music that intentionally resists being placed in time.
Alexis
Built for those magic hours of the evening she’s crafted a mix that captures those tantric, mysterious hours that seem set apart from real life. With swelling sounds and an atmospheric build Alexis’ mixing prowess is exemplified in this sonic melting pot.
Sarahsson
The multitalented Sarahsson is at the helm of this weeks Crack mix. The Bristol-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, performance artist and DJ has put together 45 minutes of experimental electronics.
Scorched Earth Songs: Lord Spikeheart
Lord Spikeheart brought the world’s attention to the African metal underground as one half of DUMA. Now solo, the Nakuru-born provocateur is wielding the power of extreme music for positive ends
Mk.gee and late night drives: K-LONE’s Current Edit
From ambient sounds to textured club tracks, K-LONE checks in with a mix capturing his…
Mr Fong Handphone Shop: Mixed by Shelhiel
Kuala Lumpur-based producer Shelhiel provides 45 minutes of glorious, glitching canto and mando-pop edits, taking…
In Photos: Flowdan headlines our Issue 154 launch party
Issue 154 cover star Flowdan brought the heat to The George Tavern in London’s east…
Tune in to TRISTÁN‘s enigmatic influences
19-year old Madrid based TRISTÁN has pop knowledge beyond his years and within his selections you can see the enigmatic array of influences that are responsible.
Sunday Mix: Anenon
Self-taught pianist and saxophonist Brian Allen Simon, better known as his musical persona Anenon, is at the helm of this weekend’s Sunday Mix “tied together based on sound and energy rather than genre”
Mount Kimbie: The Sunset Violent Review
The London duo’s fourth album sets wry character studies to the meandering, widescreen guitar sounds they’ve been exploring in recent years. It’s their best work yet
Seana Gavin on the fearlessness and freedom of the 90s free party movement
In her new exhibition, ‘Hidden Tracks: A Decade of Free Parties’, photographer and artist Seana Gavin documents 90s sound system culture and the communities that formed around it through photos, diary entries, flyers and ephemera
Rewire Festival 2024 through six key performances
The force of mischief, avant-garde adventure and careful dismantlement passed through the entirety of Rewire’s mind-expanding programme. Here are six performances we haven’t stopped thinking about.
Ratking’s incendiary So It Goes seared a path for unrelenting experimentation
Ratking’s incendiary – and only – album not only captured the sound of a fertile rap scene in flux, but seared a path for unrelenting experimentation
Sunday Mix: Forest Swords
“Given some of the slower tempos I wanted to let these songs breathe as much as possible, and make it sound like a big exhale into chilly winter air”, Forest Swords says of today’s atmospheric and blissful Sunday Mix
In Photos: Sónar Lisboa 2024
Take a look back at this year’s Sónar Lisboa – which took place from 22-24 March – with our photo gallery featuring Nia Archives, Grove, Oneohtrix Point Never and more
Saskia
“I realise how my musical experience in Bristol has broadened my musical horizons” Saskia reflects on her entry into the Crack Mix series, offering up a heady fusion of subaqueous bass, experimental club kinetics and murky dub
Flowdan: From this point onwards
Flowdan is a giant in the U.K. underground. As part of Roll Deep, he steered the influential grime crew to murkier places. Alongside The Bug, he pushed dub and dancehall to its limits with his uncompromising flows. In February, he became the first ever British MC to win a Grammy for Rumble – the Skrillex-featuring hit that shook dancefloors as much as it did TikTok. Where does the east Londoner go from here?
Jenny Hval and Gazelle Twin on artistic identity and playing with performance conventions
Ahead of playing the forthcoming edition of Rewire Festival, the two experimental musicians discuss the conventions of performance, how they approach each of their projects and the shared connections in their work
BADSISTA
BADSISTA steps into the mix studio this week, keeping us “focused on the music mission” via “nice grooves, a big dancing mood and a tight rhythm”
Peder Mannerfelt
Hailed as an experimentalist in the techno field his works are known for their uniqueness and abundance, Swedish producer Peder Mannerfelt steps into the studio for today’s Crack Mix providing an hour and a half of techno goodness for your listening pleasure.
This forgotten mid-00s MTV series was the original PS2 meme
From Stacy’s Mom in The Sims 2 to BloodRayne singing Evanescence, MTV2’s Video Mods imagined…
Desire Paths: Ganavya
Ganavya’s spiritual compositions have taken her from film scores and star collaborations to the stage of Sault’s headline-making live show. With new album ‘Like the Sky, I’ve Been Too Quiet’, the Tamil artist is discovering that it’s about the journey, not the destination
11 Artists and Creatives on the Enduring Influence of Madvillainy
In March 2004, Madlib and MF DOOM released Madvillainy – the only record under their…
Sunday Mix: Klein Zage
“A selection of tracks I’ve been gravitating to of late,” Klein Zage says of her entry into the Sunday Mix series, “recorded live on a very rainy, very moody London morning, coffee in hand, designed to help gently ease me out the house”
Cue Points: Desirée Falessi
Ahead of playing Sunny Side Festival, the Strain Records label boss talks us through how she approaches her sets, telling a story through her selections and keeping the vibes sexy and dramatic throughout
9 of Dries Van Noten’s Most Memorable Show Soundtracks
For four decades, Dries Van Noten has been creating immersive sensory experiences on the runway….
Bonebrokk
This weeks Crack Mix is courtesy of Athens-based Sound Artist, Music Producer, DJ and Audio Engineer, Bonebrokk. A skillful producer, influenced by late capitalism and sci-fi dystopias, Bonebrokk is known for his ability to masterfully combine elements of techno and electronic music.