playlist10.10.2025
Miy name is Bjarke Niemann – would you like to see my playlist?
»Music is everything that can only be described far more poorly with words.«
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review07.10.2025
Anything Can Become Music – Even a Bunch Of Fake Frogs
At the Musica festival in Strasbourg, everything from children’s concerts to organ storms and performative string quartets turned into a playful exploration of sound, body, and community.
playlist06.10.2025
My name is Motis Necrojam – would you like to see my playlist?
»Music is the pursuit of original failure...«
playlist06.10.2025
Mit navn er Katrine Muff – vil du se min playliste?
»Music, to me, is the key to – and an extension of – my vocabulary.«
in brief04.10.2025
Soap Horse Kept a Tight Rein – Maybe Too Tight
»Soap Horse displayed remarkable control and a firm grasp of both their sonic universe and their audience. Perhaps all that’s left is to prove they dare to loosen their grip.«
review03.10.2025
Microtones In the Coal Mines
Ostrava Days transformed the old mining town into a laboratory of sound, where contemporary music pressed its way out between dust, drones, and Dadaist madness.<br />
in brief02.10.2025
A One-Way Ticket To Illiyeen, Please!
Mesayer’s black-clad universe and Thicket’s bursts of improvised energy merged seamlessly into a community one longed to be part of.
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.
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.«