Spotlight

The long read, interviews and stories that we focus on.

ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS

Lustmord - The Socialist Realist

Brian Williams also known as Lustmord gives an account of his creative process, collaborations, politics and more.

Gabriel Leașcu

FEATURE

Discovering The Women Singers of Turkey from the 70s and 80s

An exploration of Turkish music from the 70s to 80s, written, produced or performed by women.

Andrei Rusu

IN CONVERSATION

Kink Gong - Reconstructing Ethnic Minorities Music

Laurent Jeanneau on his Kink Gong recording project, gong orchestras, multiculturalism, discrimination, and cultural appropriation.

Dragoș Rusu

YEAR IN REVIEW

Favourite Albums of 2017

Since we dislike lists as much as you do, we asked some of our contributors, collaborators and friends to help us and share their favourite albums of 2017.

The Attic

IN CONVERSATION

Boring Formless Nonsense - Interview with Eldritch Priest

Using experimental music to drive his argument and an unorthodox use of literary form, Eldritch Priest creates an experiential critique of failure.

Eric Meyer

IN CONVERSATION

Trial and Error with Novo Line

Novo Line talks about mathematics and alchemy that infuses his singular music.

Wouter Vanhaelemeesch

IN CONVERSATION

Rabih Beaini and Jan Rohlf: Everything Visible Is Empty

There are so many reasons for why music exists and why people are using music.

Beatrice Sommer

IN CONVERSATION

Peripheric Sounds: When Identity Meets Research

Barcelona-based Venezuelan DJ and artist Daniella Isamit Morales talks about her current research on Tuki, Funka and Kuduro music genres, exotified identities, sexism and more.

Alice Venir

IN CONVERSATION

Octavian Nemescu on Romanian Avant-garde Music

In communism, if you were not obeying the instructions, you were sent to work in a factory.

Laura Marin

IN CONVERSATION

Svitlana Nianio - A Mystery of the World

Some associate the Ukrainian singer-songwriter Svitlana Nianio’s Casio or Fender Rhodes-driven baroque-like songs with so called avant-folk in its Slavic form.

Ivan Shelekhov & Serhii Harahulia

ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS

Alan Bishop, Sam Shalabi & Maurice Louca are The Dwarfs Of East Agouza

Society has taken freedom away by programming the illusion that there is freedom.

Dragoș Rusu / Bogdan Scoromide

ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS

Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa

Nicolas Sheikholeslami shares his thoughts on the creation of the compilation 'Sweet as Broken Dates – Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa'.

Nicolas Sheikholeslami

IN CONVERSATION

Pierre Bastien - The Mechanical Wizard

The French composer reveals a glimpse of his fascinating music universe.

Laura Marin

INTO THE WILD

Rully Shabara & Wukir Suryadi from Senyawa - A Force of Nature

From Indonesia with love, conversations with Rully and Wukir from Senyawa.

Eduard Alexandru

ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS

The Disciples of Lê Quan Ninh and Michel Doneda

Life experiences with Lê Quan Ninh and Michel Doneda at Konfrontationen Festival 2016 in Nickelsdorf, Austria.

Victor Stutz / Bogdan Scoromide / Riccarda Kato

IN CONVERSATION

Mircea Florian, a Rebel Ahead of His Time

How the communist regime influenced creation and what ‘underground’ meant back in the 70s and 80s.

Laura Marin

IN CONVERSATION

Stefan Fraunberger - The Purgatory of Meaning

Conversation with Austrian composer, sound performer and linguist Stefan Fraunberger, at the Outernational Days 2 festival in Bucharest.

Gabriel Leașcu

IMPROVISATION

On Improvisation with Samuel Rohrer

A talk with Samuel Rohrer, the multi-faceted, forward-thinking percussionist and producer behind the arjunamusic label and the AMBIQ trio.

Eduard Alexandru