in brief13.02.2026
Ash in the Ear
At Phono, Laugesen sang – yes, sang – the prose of life across a wall of sound. His voice cut in between the rumbling bass and the grit of the snare drum
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playlist12.02.2026
My name is Mika Akim – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is life. It contains everything and carries the strongest healing powers there is
essay11.02.2026
What Does it Mean to Hear a Voice Without a Human Being?
In Niels Rønsholdt's »Country«, Jakob Kullberg meets his own manipulated double. Essay on authenticity and the voice between body and technology.
in brief11.02.2026
Echoes from the Olive Trees
It is a testament to grief as lived experience, and as an archival bulwark, »Karakoz« thus takes part in the struggle for a free Palestine.
playlist09.02.2026
My name is Bobo Moreno – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is like an extra organ through which I perceive the world
playlist07.02.2026
My name is Masaya Ozaki – would you like to see my playlist?
For me, music is a secret safe place. It is a refuge from society, from who you're expected to be, and from the idea of belonging.
playlist06.02.2026
My name is Malu Pierini – would you like to see my playlist?
For me, music is a journey through time; one song can send you back to a childhood summer, a packed dance floor, a breakup
in brief06.02.2026
Small Snowflakes in a Brutal Snowstorm
In a short space of time, »Miniatures« has become a favored sonic space for this reviewer when there is a need to retreat into the chambers of the mind
review04.02.2026
Knausgård’s Apocalypse as Opera
Sebastian Fagerlund’s »Morgonstjärnan« transforms the novel’s existential unease into a powerful, collective musical drama.
in brief04.02.2026
Poetic Nocturnal Rummaging
Bent Sørensen’s »12 Nocturnes« unfold the night’s intimate piano poetry, while the piano concerto breaks the spell.
playlist04.02.2026
My name is Cecilie Penney – would you like to see my playlist?
For me, music is a rush in the chest – a way of understanding and expressing emotions.
playlist01.02.2026
We are SLIM0 – would you like to see our playlist?
As Bertolt Brecht once wrote: »In dark times, will there also be singing? Yes · there will be singing, about the dark times.«
in brief30.01.2026
When the Trumpet Says Farewell – Mikkelborg’s Most Beautiful Moment
»Light« is the perfect distillation of Mikkelborg’s musical life – a cavalcade of the qualities that have always defined him as a musician: light, colour, life, mysticism, love.
review26.01.2026
Sacred, Profane, and Unsettlingly Alive
Sacrum Profanum in Kraków offered intense sonic experiences and musical battles – but also performances where the idea outweighed the music.
review24.01.2026
Matias Vestergård revisited
Revivals have moved onto the agenda among Danish composers, and this month two violent operas by Matias Vestergård benefited from the trend. What is it that makes him so good at writing precisely that kind of work?
review23.01.2026
Universal Music with Local Truths
Local traditions play a central role in the second-ever Faroese opera, in which Sunleif Rasmussen reclaims a local story made famous by Wagner.
in brief19.01.2026
Merzbow Gave Noise a Body at Radar
Some might have wished for a gentler entry into the musical year 2026 than a concert with Merzbow, but the concert underscored the ambitions Radar is currently pursuing.
reportage15.01.2026
War Reverberations: Sound Stories From Kyiv
Air raid sirens, artillery, and everyday sounds have altered the city’s rhythm – and forced its residents to develop new ways of listening.
in brief14.01.2026
The Excess of Attention
»Crooked, meandering passages and bubbling harmonies that only just brushed against a peculiar sense of tempo.«
in brief14.01.2026
All Life Has the Right to Live
»Kirstine Fogh Vindelev’s discreet soundscape for the power performance Animal provides much-needed breathing room in Alexandra Moltke Johansen’s dense text.«
in brief14.01.2026
14 Meters of Wave Swells from History’s Anonymous Depths
Gently lapping, quiveringly simple, and almost self-effacingly discreet.
in brief14.01.2026
Echoes from a Forgotten Time
»Phantom Orchestra« is a dazzling, slightly mad experiment, driven by a will to create harmony in chaos.
in brief14.01.2026
From Pain to Paralysis: a Stabat Mater Without Wounds
»ELECTRIO aim to renew 'Stabat Mater' with guitar, electronics and baroque threads, but the result is too neat, too familiar, and far too painless.«
in brief14.01.2026
In the Ruins of Old Organs, Builder Finds His Own Sonic Universe
It’s a fascinating project, but what about the music? It’s a mixed experience.
in brief14.01.2026
70 Minutes Confined to a Creaking Construction Site
Although »From Grimsby to Milan« contains a wealth of fine detail, the journey – from Grimsby in Canada to Milan in Ohio – ultimately feels long and monotonous.