I’m not here to be the light for anybody’s darkness- I’m burning for my own pleasure. Ibrahim Tatlises Every country has its Pavarotti, although not all of them are necessarily shining in posh opera houses. Having the same voice range as the heavy, scarfed tenor from Modena, Ibrahim Tatlıses can certainly be labeled the Turkish …
You have expressed in past interviews that you prefer playing live rather than recording in a studio. This fits with your vision of music as a synergy between audience and band. Also, your lyrics and vocals emphasize improvisation and repetition. It’s not so much that I prefer one or the other–it is that the concert …
Damnation at the Soul Impression The Soul Impression was the perfect place for Roy and Hoche Szakolczay to set up as the base of operations in Southern California. The kind of club that attracted members of the Hollywood Hill’s wealthy and trendy jet-set who were always looking for creative, interesting, and wasteful activities to blow …
Just let me forget and die The Simple Minds are an easy target, because their essence and typical audience is already manifested within their bandname: it’s mind-numbing music for simple minds. But this band and its pathetic tunes show a shockingly frequent recurrence in my life, which I do not understand- but it fucks me …
Jacco Gardner is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who has been recording and releasing music since 2012. His albums include Cabinet of Curiosities (2013), Hypnophobia (2015), and Somnium (2018). His music has been described as “sonic puzzles” (Under the Radar), “eerie, retro-futurist sound worlds” (Q Magazine), and “an engulfing sonic swirl, recalling the enveloping work of Cluster …
I don’t know about you, but I tend to go through these phases with my music listening habits; maybe Krautrock or Morricone or even… Led Zeppelin (well, maybe not Led Zeppelin). When I’m into one of these periods, little else is going to satisfy my mood or hold my attention. I’ll need a full week or …
How the Soul of Anatolian Rock Ended up Making the Greatest German Protest Record Constructing a daydream often starts with the same setting: I’m in a stripped down universe that must be close to the gates to heaven due to its bright nebula of bliss, and I have to give an angelic answer to a …
In times of distress destiny often tosses us a lifeline and mine came in the guise of the opening of a new Italian restaurant, “Formagio’s,” tucked beneath the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge, which I couldn’t help noticing as I trudged home in the chill dusk after my panic attack atop the bridge. “Formagio’s! Formagio’s!” …
The new album ‘Mind Hive’ (read our review here) is bursting with energy and ideas. Sharp, crisp melodies that seem to find an adventurous balance between Wire’s elegance, aggression and experimentation. Achieving a textured atmosphere that seems completely bold and unique. Did you set out to find a balance between these different voices of the band? …
Through the years, American filmmaker Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, I’m Not There, Carol) has created an amazing filmography with own characteristics. Through various genres, he has addressed the figure of “the outsider”- an idea that has permeated all of Haynes’ cinema, whose main theme is the conflict between the inside and the …
