“Unfuck the World, You Stupid Girl” – If Grimes is the Villain What Does That Make Us?
Feature
April 9 2020, af nilsbloch
An essay about pop music and the climate crisis with Grimes as a case study. “Miss Anthropocene” is out now on 4AD. Written by Macon Holt.
Grimes, Claire Boucher, C, or indeed the eponymous “Miss Anthropocene”, has gone to a lot of trouble to invent alter egos for herself as a part of her creative practice. But reading the swathe of not-mad-but-disappointed reviews of ...
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One Take Records – Ny kompilation med danske og internationale navne
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April 2 2020, af nilsbloch
One Take Records “The Singles – Vol. I” (One Take Records, 2020) – tekst af Nils Bloch.
Det københavnske pladeselskab One Take Records slipper i dag deres første udgivelse i 2020, kompilationen “The Singles – Vol. I”, der byder på bidrag fra danske såvel som internationale artister fra Tyrkiet over Berlin til Storbritanien.
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Sonisk krigsførelse – Passive/Aggressive udgiver dansk oversættelse af Steve Goodman
Blog
March 12 2020, af nilsbloch
Passive/Aggressive er stolte over at kunne præsentere vores seneste udgivelse, “Sonisk krigsførelse”, der er den første danske oversættelse af den britiske producer, pladeselskabsejer, filosof og modstræbende akademiker Steve Goodmans arbejde.
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Peter Voss-Knude – “Danish politics are the mother of this record”
Feature
March 4 2020, af nilsbloch
Feature/Interview by Macon Holt
“Danish politics are the mother of this record”, Peter Voss-Knude told me in a small cafe around the corner from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde, where his new exhibition, “The Anti-Terror Album”, manifest both as an exhibition and a record, has just opened. He is of course referring both to recent policies that have seen threats of refugees having whatever ...
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Alexander Holm – The Understated Sci-Fi of “GiVa1G”
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February 24 2020, af nilsbloch
Alexander Holm “GiVa1G” (Sensorisk Verden, 2019) – Review by Macon Holt
Known for his work with Vid Edda, Group 4K, Young Bragi amongst others, the prolific Danish sound artist, Alexander Holm, released “GiVa1G” last year, the first album under his own name. “GiVa1G” is a high concept suite of pieces that draw much of their material from field recordings made on an expedition to ...
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Kirstine Lindemann – Movement that carries an inner state
February 14 2020, af nilsbloch
Performance recommendation by Macon Holt
Later this month, Danish composer, performer and recorder player, Kirstine Lindemann, will start a tour of Denmark to showcase a collection of both earlier and new compositions with collaborators Yiran Zhao and Irene Bianco amongst others. Known for previous work such as the piece Breath (2018) and her ongoing project with Zhao, OTHER EYE, Lindemann is an artist who’s ...
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Året der gik – De bedste danske oddsize-udgivelser 2019 (udvalgt af redaktionen)
December 19 2019, af nilsbloch
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Årets mest værdsatte danske oddsize-udgivelser fra 2019 i vilkårlig rækkefølge – ifølge redaktionen på Passive/Aggressive.
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Året der gik – De bedste internationale udgivelser i 2019 (udvalgt af redaktionen)
December 17 2019, af nilsbloch
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Årets 10 mest værdsatte internationale albums fra 2019 i vilkårlig rækkefølge – ifølge redaktionen på Passive/Aggressive
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Året der gik – De bedste danske udgivelser i 2019 (udvalgt af redaktionen)
December 16 2019, af nilsbloch
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Årets 10 mest værdsatte danske fuldlængdeudgivelser fra 2019 i vilkårlig rækkefølge – ifølge redaktionen på Passive/Aggressive
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