Sounding missing persons

Humming posthuman belonging

Circulating sounds as memetic citizenship practices in online music cultures

Oh, to Lose Yourself in Moers

The German Moers Festival is no longer primarily a jazz festival, but a curated laboratory for free improvisation, sound art, compositional music, and political absurdism. At times it feels forced. Most of the time, it is liberating.

Åh, at fare vild i Moers

Den tyske Moers Festival er ikke længere først og fremmest en jazzfestival, men et kurateret laboratorium for fri improvisation, lydkunst, kompositionsmusik og politisk absurdisme. Til tider virker det anstrengt. Oftest er det befriende.

When Music Stopped Explaining Itself

Klang Festival was at its strongest when the works spoke directly to the body rather than to the programme notes. Not everything succeeded, but this year's festival was willing to take risks.

Da musikken holdt op med at forklare sig

Klang Festival viste sig stærkest, når værkerne talte direkte til kroppen og ikke til programteksten. Ikke alt lykkedes, men årets festival turde satse.

While Europe's Jazz Searches for New Languages

At Jazzkaar, international stars are no longer the main attraction. Instead, the festival offers a glimpse of an Estonian scene in the process of shaping its own musical identity.

Mens Europas jazz leder efter nye sprog

På Jazzkaar er de internationale stjerner ikke længere hovedattraktionen. Festivalen viser en estisk scene, der er i færd med at formulere sin egen musikalske identitet.

When the Machine Starts Singing

On »Poetics of a New Estate«, Soli City dissolves the boundary between the acoustic and the digital

Når maskinen begynder at synge

På »Poetics of a New Estate« opløser Soli City grænsen mellem det akustiske og det digitale.

Ekstase uden eufori

Dreijers musik tror på ekstase som blid erfaring. Det er musik, der vil danses til, men som samtidig virker genert ved tanken om fest

Deadly Serious Play at Louisiana

Simon Steen-Andersen’s portrait concert at Louisiana was an overwhelming encounter between grotesque humour, video art, and brutal reality.