Finding an unlikely sweet spot between dance music, mythology, political theory, fine art and feminism, XUXA SANTAMARIA’s new track ‘Rudos del Mar’ kicks against the pricks in a swirl of synth euphoria. The Oakland-based duo […]
Author: Conor McCaffrey
Perforated Cerebral Party and a new wave of Russian “ghettopsychedelic futuristic music”
Russian duo Perforated Cerebral Party had the recent honour of being the very final act at Estonia’s showcase festival Tallinn Music Week, closing the techno venue HALL on the outskirts of the city. They were […]
The hungry and the hunted: Bruce Springsteen the storyteller in 10 songs
In a memorable episode of his Revisionist History podcast, Malcolm Gladwell asks why the greatest country music is so sad, and came to the obvious answer that it’s all about the details. “We cry when […]
Outro Tempo II: sounds from the early Brazilian electronic underground
A few months ago, Jack Carolan laid out a Brazilian music primer based on record-hunting in São Paulo, the third biggest city on Earth. He described the ear- and eye-melting task of trying to navigate […]
Metallica Inc. trying to stay vital
When Metallica emerged in the early 80s no one ever expected them to ever be classic elder statesmen. The cover of their debut album Kill ‘Em All is still the one of the most iconic […]
All the right noises: May 2019 in 20 tracks
Come for the post-human electronics and synthwave, stay for the cosmic jazz, abject noise, punk, transcendent techno and malevolent grime, then leave after some wispy ambience and field recordings. Here’s the soundtrack of May 2019… […]
