in brief11.08.2025
Voices From a Bygone Era
»Sofie Birch and Antonina Nowacka create a sensuous acoustic space where the dream of another time is allowed to emerge.«
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in brief11.07.2025
Fata Morgana Between Two Continents
The idea is strong, simple, and well executed. Like the sonic version of a cartoon mirage shimmering falsely in the sharp Californian sunlight.
in brief04.07.2025
When Machines Dream: The Electronic Poetry of Oh No Noh
Like a warped, crumpled tape, melodies bubble to the surface, and the offbeat rhythms repeat with the halting tempo of a scratched LP.
in brief02.06.2025
Not the Royal Rock Star We Might Have Wished For
In the end, it sounds like a march that has forgotten who it was written for.
in brief27.05.2025
When Orpheus Turns His Head
Everything should align perfectly when the multimedia duo O Future stages the descent into Hades – but it doesn’t.
in brief24.05.2025
The Electronic Altar
Three artists shattered the table’s constraints and gave technology a body.
in brief21.05.2025
Emergent Music
»A poetic and precise sonic laboratory, where music emerges in hesitation and grows like a living creature.«
in brief12.04.2025
Feel Yourself Becoming Nature Again
»I love being part of the ritual that heals our forgotten connection to nature, which is the very foundation of our lives.«
in brief09.04.2025
Beneath the Restless Canopies
»When the gloom returned with renewed force, it was Kjærgaard who, with a roaring guitar, sprawled across the emotional abyss. It was beautiful and brutal.«
in brief04.04.2025
Explosive Jazz Builds Up and Burns Down
As a listener, there is nothing to do but surrender to Amalie Dahl and the group’s convincing display of strength.
in brief30.03.2025
Mathias Reumert Group Masters the Art of Playing with Sound
»Enchanting. One left KoncertKirken a little taller, happier, and more playful.«
in brief27.03.2025
The Cello Within the Comfort Zone
»Cohesive, yet lacking challenges for the listener – such is the impression left by Josefine Opsahl’s new work.«
in brief23.03.2025
New Central American Tales
The surprises keep lining up in your ears with Xenia Xamanek’s new hybrid work on repeat.
in brief21.03.2025
In Complete Silence, We Listened to the Sounds of Outer Space
Sól Ey and Ryosuke Kiyasu both confronted the boundaries of sound with uncompromising dedication, demonstrating that sound art is not just about playing – but about transformation.
in brief20.03.2025
The Power of Trance: A Journey from Indonesia to Roskilde
A world so distant from the inferno of Roskilde that one can hardly see where the ends meet. But they do, that night at Roskilde.
in brief14.03.2025
Community in Collapse
It is hard not to feel almost physically exhilarated by the album’s intense contrasts between presence and destruction.
in brief14.03.2025
Caught Between Too Much and Too Little
On half of the tracks Hammerstrøm demonstrates that he is capable of creating truly beautiful music.
in brief07.03.2025
A Daring Vision of Flute and Voice
This is an album as happy to shout as it is to slither.
in brief03.03.2025
Cosmic Resonance
»The small crackling beep-sounds from the satellites’ resonance also became music.«
in brief28.02.2025
A Clammy Kawaii Crescendo
There is something charmingly awkward about Shibuya’s pop-infused, overdramatic compositions and the android voice’s sticky kawaii factor.
in brief24.02.2025
Dido and Doom
Although the many contrasts made for a rather epic concert, they also left me feeling somewhat conflicted.
in brief13.02.2025
Jeppe's Soundtrack
If I woke up in a golden bed with a crowd of strangers around me, I would love to listen to the same soundtrack as Jeppe.
in brief07.02.2025
The Shadow of a Soundtrack
How much of the original purpose can – and should – be removed from the equation for a release in album format to make sense?
in brief07.02.2025
The Sinister Mastery of Shame
»A necessary album for anyone unafraid of the dark.«
in brief04.02.2025
The Deep Breath
»With a few simple means, Blaume’s debut emerges as a welcome harbinger of spring.«