review02.04.2025
Punk is Dead and Opera is Not Feeling Well Either
Damon Albarn’s Mozart spin-off »The Magic Flute II« is replete with synths and spectacle, but does it truly capture opera’s essence – or merely its aesthetics?
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review01.04.2025
From Factory Floor to Operatic Frustration
Jenny Wilson’s first opera – an adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek’s »Women as Lovers« – delivers sharp theatricality and biting satire but struggles to find its musical voice.
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.«
review26.03.2025
Who said that simplicity should be simple?
Three albums with music for string quartet – and the likes – by Jürg Frey, Simon Christensen, and Anders Lauge Meldgaard each approach musical simplicity in their own way. But they aim for entirely different things with it.
playlist26.03.2025
We are NEKO3 – would you like to see our playlist?
»Music is like an ancient mineral, containing a history of wisdom reaching over centuries, stratifying and evolving into new forms.«
review25.03.2025
When Sound Becomes Body and Struggle
»Bodies of Sound« gathers reflections from women and non-binary individuals on sound as experience, strategy, and resistance. This book should be read by anyone interested in sound as something beyond just music.
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.
reportage11.03.2025
How Does Hope Sound in Minus 30 Degrees?
They have a bivouac, a couple of churches and a cultural festival – in northern Norway, Kirkenes, people are prepared if the worst happens.
playlist08.03.2025
My name is Jennifer Gersten – would you like to see my playlist?
How comforting, after so much menial self-investigation, to finally be told exactly what it is that you need.
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.
playlist13.02.2025
My name is Laura Cocks – would you like to see my playlist?
Music is to me the subcutaneous holy matter. Finding each other in ourselves and ourselves in each other.
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.«
playlist29.01.2025
My name is Ryong – would you like to see my playlist?
Music for me is: inevitable.
in brief26.01.2025
She Makes the Music Vibrate Like a Living Organism
With repeated listens, everything begins to make sense. Sonne’s coolly understated voice is the glue that binds the entire soundscape together.