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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When Synthesizers Sprout: Filip Leyman’s Organic Debut
»Soft Light' has developed over many years, it sounds remarkably cohesive – like one long breath.«
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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.
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In a Warm Bed of Darkness
At Alice, Gintė Preisaitė and Drew McDowall showed how electronic music can be both unsettling and enveloping.
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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.«
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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.
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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.
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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.«
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The Symphonic Statement of the Year
The music is brutal, relentless. But could it have been more: more in colour, beyond the duel?