Interview – Chris Imler
Chris Imler is always where it’s happening, also in his 50ies. And things are happening quite a bit on his solo debut which Chris kept us waiting for for decades. Decades which he spent as an energy working on drums,…
Interview – The Districts
The Districts will be your new favourite band if you like ragged US rock, country-tinged Americana with elements of blues and folk. If you like music made by young men who appear to have just stumbled out of bed. For…
Interview – Hiss Golden Messenger
Hiss Golden Messenger is Durham, North Carolina-based songwriter M.C. Taylor and multi-instrumentalist and recordist Scott Hirsch, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The pair has been making music together for twenty years in various incarnations, including six records with the…
Interview – Viet Cong
It takes less than sixty seconds of album opener “Newspaper Spoons” for you to decide that Viet Cong is a winter record. The album has barely begun, and the guitar doesn’t snarl until the end of that opening minute, but…
Interview – Emily Jane White
After releasing three albums in three years (“Dark Undercoat“, 2008; “Victorian America“, 2009; “Ode To Sentience“, 2010), she wrote over 100 sketches between January 2011 and October 2012. Blood / Lines is a selection from these songs. The setting of…
Interview – Sleep Party People
The masked Danish electronic dream-pop outfit, started as an idea in the head of Copenhagen based multi-instrumentalist Brian Batz. Taking inspiration from the work of Boards Of Canada, David Lynch and Erik Satie, along with some classic movie soundtracks, Brian…
Interview – I am Oak
Thijs Kuijken from Utrecht wrote the folk album alone and performs it with I Am Oak. A trip to Finland was a huge inspiration for the music, lyrics and whole idea of the album. Those big thoughts come in small…
Interview – Amen Dunes
Damon McMahon, the mastermind behind Amen Dunes, knows – it may be impossible simply been fortunate coincidence how he has named his new work. “Love” is honest without being rugged, it scratches here and there and is still soft. Although…
Interview – Kreisky
“Every time has its sound” Kreisky are the most persistent and best band that has happened to the local Austrian pop music scene in the last ten years. With their fourth album “Blick auf die Alpen” they have – and…