Spotlight

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

BACKSTAGE STORIES

Atonal interview: Clock DVA

We had a chat in the backstage of Berlin Atonal festival with Adi Newton and TeZ of legendary Clock DVA.

Beatrice Sommer

IN CONVERSATION

Hailu Mergia Steps in The Attic

The Ethiopian legendary musician speaks with The Attic during OFF Festival, in Poland.

Victor Stütz

IN CONVERSATION

On A Roundtable with Dror Feiler

Interview with Dror Elimelech Feiler, an Israeli-born Swedish musician, artist and radical left-wing activist.

Bogdan Scoromide & Dragoș Rusu

SKYPE TALK

Interview: Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel & Ashra)

In conversation with the German pioneer composer and multi-instrumentalist Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel and Ash Ra)

Laura Marin & Aurel Minulescu

ON THE RUN

Atonal interview: SUMS (Kangding Ray and Barry Burns of Mogwai)

In conversation with Kangding Ray and Barry Burns (of Mogwai) during this year's Berlin Atonal.

Simona Mantarlian

FALLING AT TWO SPEEDS

Kerry Leimer, The Neorealist of Savant

We recently got in touch with Kerry Leimer to discuss the new compilation, the work on his record label Palace of Lights and some of his music interests.

Dragoș Rusu

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram on Music Resistance

Any kind of music has an existence of its own, a personal evolution, determined by sound itself, not by an outer instance.

Victor Stutz

UNDER THE TREE

In conversation with Ab Baars and Ig Henneman

We sat under a tree with the lovely couple of musicians Ab Baars and Ig Henneman in Nickelsdorf.

Bogdan Scoromide & Dragoș Rusu

STEP BY STEP

Far Off Sounds - the infinite story of music on earth

Welcome to the lush world of Far Off Sounds, a hybrid of ethnographic documentary, music video and travelogue.

Nick George & Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman

BASEMENT TALK

Interview: Hamid Drake - the resonance of a feeling

Read this in-depth interview with American drummer Hamid Drake, while in Nickelsdorf for Konfrontationen festival.

Riccarda Kato & Dragoș Rusu

BASEMENT TALK

Konfrontationen: Interview with Hans Falb and Philipp Schmickl

Interview with Hans Falb and Philipp Schmickl from the organization of Konfrontationen in Nickelsdorf - Austria.

Bogdan Scoromide & Dragoș Rusu

10 STAFF PICKS

Finders Keepers - a Decade of Sonic Archaeology

We picked up ten favorite records from Finders Keepers' catalogue.

Laura Marin & Irina Radu

THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS

Interview: Ian Nagoski - Forgotten Music

In conversation with Ian Nagoski, music researcher and record producer, owner of Canary Records, specializing in early 20th century music in languages other than English.

Andrei Tănăsescu

IN CONVERSATION

Terakaft - The Rebellious Caravan of Tuareg

We met the Tuareg band Terakaft, and yes, the sun is there.

Dragoș Rusu

BACKSTAGE STORIES

In Conversation with Sir Richard Bishop

Sir Richard Bishop talks early punk days, improvised music and some good conspiracy.

Dragoș Rusu / Bogdan Scoromide

IN CONVERSATION

Interview: Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot

Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot in conversation with The Attic, during the 2015 CTM Festival (Berlin).

Simona Mantarlian

SKYPE TALK

Interview: Ariel Kalma and Robert Lowe know each other somehow

Ariel Kalma and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe in Skype conference.

Dragos Rusu & Simona Mantarlian

IN CONVERSATION

Interview - Visiting Craig Leon: New York stories and alien...

Craig Leon; alien electronica, 70s New York avant-garde scene and first Suicide gigs.

Simona Mantarlian