Rewire 2018 in Review
Reminiscences from a diverse 2018 edition of Hague-based Rewire experimental music festival - from meditative chamber acts to vivid ambient or pulsating techno

Reminiscences from a diverse 2018 edition of Hague-based Rewire experimental music festival - from meditative chamber acts to vivid ambient or pulsating techno
Nina traces the darker edges of ambient music through 19 selections, connecting physical textures, acoustic experiments and microscopic shifts into a patient, immersive stream of sound.
Silvia Kastel balances digital synthesis, organic percussion and fractured rhythms, bringing Japanese composers into conversation with contemporary experiments in a vivid study of tension and release.
Loke Rahbek and Christian Stadsgaard on a shared vision, digital releases and the Copenhagen community. Their 2018 conversation accompanies an eighteen-track selection from Posh Isolation.
Severin, aka Jens Konrad Barrett of Lyra Valenza, drops his physical and emotional debut EP, exploring the topic of social media stalking.
Lithuanian dub-techno and ambient producer Sraunus unfolds a cinematic collage of field recordings, delicate melodies and hazy electronics, drifting between blissful brightness and intimate, noirish memories.
Eva Geist explores water through experimental, ambient, new age and library music, shaping 23 selections into a meditative collage of nocturnal stillness, fluid rhythms and shimmering imaginary landscapes.
Oto Hiax connect water bowls, industrial field recordings and avant-garde piano with the synthetic extremes of Hecker and EVOL. Mark Clifford and Scott Gordon weave thirty-four pieces into an unpredictable, intensely physical sound world.
Chikiss returns to her teenage years with an eclectic selection of Russian and Belarusian music from the 1990s, sharing underground rarities, unruly pop and memories of a changing world.
Daniel O’Sullivan dedicates a vivid, globe-spanning collage to Donald McPherson, weaving 45 selections, family recordings and overlapping musical worlds into an intimate, contemplative continuum.
2017 was fruitful in terms of excellent albums produced. Paulius Ilius picks some highlights ranging from hazy and lush ambient to rough and gritty techno.
Moa Pillar of Full Of Nothing mixes sublime serenity with complex futuristic rhythms, dense ambient structures and atmospheric brilliance, following a new generation of voices beyond genre boundaries.