Paulius Ilius
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Paulius Ilius

Writer

Contributor to the Secret Thirteen archive.

Publications archive

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Okkre in an olive jumpsuit on a stairway, photographed against a pale blue wall.
STM 270

Okkre

Okkre turns field recordings, ritual voices and forceful electronics into a vivid sonic journey, bringing personal recordings into dialogue with dense rhythms and expansive, dreamlike spaces.

Sstrom seen at the edge of a heavily textured, abstract black-and-white photograph.
STM 269

Sstrom

Sstrom builds a spacious, futuristic techno narrative, threading diverse rhythms and dense atmospheres into a continuous journey framed by Lena Platonos, Somnambulist and Martin Rev.

Bérangère Maximin outdoors among foliage in a textured monochrome portrait.
STM 268

Bérangère Maximin

Bérangère Maximin leads a cinematic journey through acousmatic textures, sound poetry and political collage, weaving three interconnected movements from intimate listening, personal recordings and restless sonic curiosity.

Drew McDowall performing with electronic equipment in a layered black-and-white photograph.
STM 267

Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall, formerly of Coil, weaves a dense, immersive tapestry of contemporary experimental music, connecting collaborators and kindred artists through ritualistic drones, chamber textures and flashes of light.

Alexander Tucker holding a dark stone beside his face, surrounded by foliage.
STM 265

Alexander Tucker

Alexander Tucker’s Origin Synthesis Mix follows music through processes of decay and transformation, bringing psychedelic folk, processed acoustics, warped songwriting and heavy electronics into a vivid, exploratory journey.

Group A / Berlin Atonal 2018
Events / Report

Berlin Atonal 2018 In Review

From the bright brilliance of Klara Lewis to the punkish synth expressiveness of group A, Berlin Atonal 2018 was a diverse, adventurous, yet coherent experience.

Laurie Anderson and Bill Laswell’s Method of Defiance / A L’ARME VI, 1 August 2018
Events / Report

A L’ARME 2018 Festival Reviewed

Berlin’s A L’ARME festival gave sonic adventures ranging from the alien playfulness of Maja S.K. Ratkje to the empowering world jazz of Laurie Anderson’s band.

Mieko Suzuki performing amid intersecting trails of light.
STM 262

Mieko Suzuki

Mieko Suzuki layers 24 selections and her own field recordings into a collage of industrial rhythms, cloudy ambience and intimate sonic detail, sustaining a restless narrative in under 40 minutes.

Berlin Atonal 2018 / Official festival poster
Events / Guide

Brief Guide to Berlin Atonal 2018

Berlin Atonal 2018 surprises with an adventurous and exciting lineup, full of diverse genres ranging from adventurous new age to industrial.

Three members of Ike Yard beneath steel girders in a cool-toned archival photograph.
STM 261

Ike Yard

Ike Yard trace their present-day influences through cinematic melancholy and gathering rhythmic pressure, with two then-unreleased pieces revealing the continuing curiosity of New York’s post-punk and electronic pioneers.

Phase Fatale beside a railing in a black-and-white photographic negative.
STM 260

Phase Fatale

Phase Fatale slows the pulse to explore dark italo, EBM, goth rock and industrial electronics, tying decades of influences together through brooding atmospheres and a precise, steadily intensifying groove.

Celldöd in a layered portrait with synthesizers and studio equipment.
STM 259

Celldöd

Celldöd explores punk as an attitude rather than a genre, moving between EBM, minimal synth, new wave and raw guitars in a restless selection held together by grit and creative independence.

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