LEV Festival 2018 Reviewed
LEV Festival gave some food for thought with vivid audiovisual performances ranging from the poetic rumination of Loscil to the meaty concept techno of Atom™.
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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
Lolina — The Smoke
With Lolina, Alina Astrova of Inga Copeland and Hype Williams fame once again turns confessional narratives into glamorous absurdity.
Severin — Safe Following Distance
Severin, aka Jens Konrad Barrett of Lyra Valenza, drops his physical and emotional debut EP, exploring the topic of social media stalking.
Dedekind Cut — Tahoe
On his latest record, Dedekind Cut continues to explore bleak ambient sound spaces, balancing dystopian unease with newfound serenity.
Swarm Intelligence — Against the Dying Light
Against The Dying Light by Swarm Intelligence is a masterfully-crafted industrial techno album playing with horror film themes and sounds.
Naujoji Vilnia — DIY Cultural Centre
Secret Thirteen documentary video about the hopes for a DIY Cultural Centre - an open space of outsider artists in a beautifully industrial part of Vilnius.
Secret Thirteen LIVE: Flatlines
On March 14 Vilnius will see the second installment of our Flatlines series, with live sets from Paper Dollhouse and Duy Gebord.
LEV 2018 Returns to Northern Spain in April
In its twelfth edition, the Asturian L.E.V. festival opts again for a forward-thinking, eclectic lineup that turns the event into a truly appealing prospect.
Albums That Made Our 2017 Brighter
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.
Franck Vigroux — Barricades
Franck Vigroux is set to release his dystopian Barricades LP on Erototox Decodings, exposing fears and menaces using frantic beats, deep drones, and distortion.
Minais B — As the River at its Source
Minais B, a.k.a Villads Klint of Khalil, broadcasts some intimate steel & glass elegance in his new release for the newly founded Petrola 80 label.