Africa is running like an endless thread through 2019. So much beautiful and empowering music and such cultural heritage, yes even in Central Europe. Odd Okoddo is a prime example…
Too many people fall prey to the dichotomy of nostalgia when what they really experience is sonic fiction. Wice remarkably demonstrates this with four tracks on the young „Steinlach" imprint, a label from my home town Tuebingen…
Imagine a singular synthesizer roaming through space emanating signals of existence, always on the look-out for a distant echo. Dubified chord stabs reaching into infinity, splattered and spliced rhyth:con:structions evoking memories of early breakbeat culture, acid jostles sounding like remnant signals of a distant orchestra buried in the detritus of a fallen star…
Cinthie gives us some of the most uplifting house music I came across lately. A monstrous gnarly bass line, choppy synth stabs, classic 909 drums…
Balearic might have become a meaningless buzz word, not so with HOVE's new release on Light of Other Days. He’s back with a solo stint that brings us dreamy landscapes of reverberated archipelagos seamlessly interweaving organic and electronic sounds…
Bella Boo’s debut album certainly marks her as a distinctive new voice in our current dance cosmos. Made-up of nine tracks, the album gives testimony to a very intense creative period in Bella's live…
Jay Bernheim is a young producer from Texas who left earth for us. His mission: exploring the feeling of leaving your old home behind. So what is it that we hear?…
Mind my words, please, this is absolutely deep stuff. Deep as in "Deep House“, but in no way dull. Rather grooving as hell. And with that being said, let’s have a listen…
There aren’t that many EPs out there that instantly make you yearn for more. Leif’s Igam-Ogam EP is one such, luring you into the depth and complexity of its track, getting you lost in sound in an instant. Read on and find out why…
The new decade greets with golden sunshine. Only the stars can tell how long it will last, but they were hiding behind a thick curtain of gunpowder smoke. It‘s up to us then to paint our future. To turn this new decade into a golden one - this time for real…
Short versions of the reviews and recommendations I wrote for the first issue of my Fictional Frequencies Newsletter. Including records from Leech, Robotalco, Wice, Odd Okoddo, Spaza. If you're looking for new music, well, read on…
Short versions of the reviews and recommendations I wrote for the first issue of my Fictional Frequencies Newsletter. Including records from Outro Tempo II, KOKOKO!, Leoparden, The Mauskovic Dance Band, Kapote, House Of Riviera, Octo Octa, Daniel Wang. If you're looking for new music, well, read on…
Short versions of the reviews and recommendations I wrote for the first issue of my Fictional Frequencies Newsletter. Including records from Te’Amir, KOKOKO!, Azul Loose Ties, Two Tribes, and Laroye. If you're looking for new music, well, read on…
Alright, so I’m about to start a newsletter. Those who know me a little longer (and better) know that writing about music, and writing in general, has always been a well-groomed passion of mine. So rest assured, that this will not be your ordinary newsletter. Read here what’s it all about and what you’ll get…