in brief29.09.2025
Gąsiorek Never Looks Back
Polish-born Szymon Gąsiorek has done it again – created a cornucopia of an album that both overwhelms and delights.
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in brief29.09.2025
Composition for Stone Walls
Bjarke Mogensen makes the Cisterns breathe and thunder in a meditative underground sound space.
in brief29.09.2025
Kristine Tjøgersen Crafts Unreasonably Beautiful Eco-Poetry
Natural sounds, imitations of nature, harmonies, and entire sequences are simply building blocks in her personal experimental lab.
in brief29.09.2025
When the Experiment Becomes Tragically Beautiful
Tungemål dares to experiment without drowning itself out.
in brief29.09.2025
The Ever-Changing Waters Of the Mind
It certainly doesn’t break any ambient conventions – but it’s a pleasure to be swept away nonetheless.
in brief29.09.2025
Postcard From the Borderlands of Sound
»A rare and unique symbiosis arises between voice and double bass – a connection so special that one rarely hears anything quite like it.«
in brief29.09.2025
Absurd Beauty in the Theatre of Noise
It’s impressive how effectively it all works, even as the expression remains so relentless and challenging.
in brief29.09.2025
Addictive Elegance
It’s a wonderfully weird effect that, just as weirdly, the score seems to deliver with a straight face – just one more satisfying surprise among many others on this excellent record.
in brief29.09.2025
High to Fly, Ice-Cold to Crash
»The shockwave transforms into mischievous, squelchy synth footsteps as desperation and hallucinations grow.«
in brief29.09.2025
Welcome to the Afterlife
»A devouring sound. Just like the entire exhibition, it elegantly addresses both the eyes and techno-loving ears.«
in brief29.09.2025
The Art of Decay
His playing is both minimalist and grandiose, but it’s the breaks in the composition that truly captivate me.
in brief29.09.2025
The Perfect Storm
Over time, the album grows into a brilliant piece of contemporary art, only suffering from slightly too perfect production and somewhat grandiose gestures.
in brief29.09.2025
If John Malkovich Could Sing, It Would be Devilish Singing
If Malkovich suddenly announced that he now wanted to sing opera, we would also buy a ticket. But how would this story of misogyny sound with the baroque music of 2024?
in brief29.09.2025
Drums of Dissent
»Marches Rewound and Rewritten« is a seminal and important album which shines darkly in these difficult times and reminds us that everything is political – especially music.
in brief29.09.2025
A Seedy Hotel Room Becomes the Stage For Lives, Traumas, and Music
Emma O’Halloran transforms Mark O’Halloran’s words into intimate, musical narratives, where theatre and vocal artistry merge.
in brief29.09.2025
From Chaos, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Weaves Musical Patterns
This is not easy listening – we are still in free jazz territory – but there is a strangely compelling balance between chaos and restraint.
in brief29.09.2025
When Two Worlds Meet: Bro and Takada In Perfect Listening
Bro and Takada listen to each other with rare intimacy, and together they have created something truly unique.
in brief29.09.2025
When Synthesizers Sprout: Filip Leyman’s Organic Debut
»Soft Light' has developed over many years, it sounds remarkably cohesive – like one long breath.«
in brief29.09.2025
Goosebumps In the Courtroom: When Music Turns Into a Power Play
»Den Stærkes Ret« is one of the most intense musical experiences I have had in years.
in brief29.09.2025
In a Warm Bed of Darkness
At Alice, Gintė Preisaitė and Drew McDowall showed how electronic music can be both unsettling and enveloping.
in brief29.09.2025
Injured Swan In a Flooded World
»The dancers in 'We Continue…' move between seaweed, drones and subtle beats, exploring how humanity goes on – even when nature revolts.«
in brief29.09.2025
Songs That Would Rather Be Lieder
Imagine if the texts had been carried by actual verses, hooks, and choruses – elements that might have turned them into true earworms.
in brief29.09.2025
Treen In Free Fall – And In Common Flow
On their second release »Kaikō«, Treen show how free improvisation can balance between independence and shared direction – carried by trust, gravity, and an organic flow.
in brief28.09.2025
Steel Forks and Silken Script
»George Benjamin’s modern classic unfolds on the Old Stage as both a brutal love story and a musical paradox, where violent noise meets transparent silence.«
in brief16.08.2025
The Symphonic Statement of the Year
The music is brutal, relentless. But could it have been more: more in colour, beyond the duel?