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Truce & Rosen og Spyddet – Images of desire

Kritik December 12 2017

rosen og spyddet Truce “An Olive Branch on the Bed, Pictures of Christ and Military Clothes” (Janushoved, 2017) & Rosen og Spyddet “Fantasia” (Janushoved, 2017) – review by Alexander Julin Since the label’s first release, the compilation “Ny Dansk Romantik” from 2014, Janushoved has manifested itself as one of the most prominent Danish labels when it comes to synth-oriented lo-fi aesthetics. Back in September, the ...

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Dedekind Cut – Ruly ambiance (live report)

November 22 2017

IMG_20171108_182305_986 Review by Ivna Franic, Dedekind Cut @ Mayhem, 8.11.2017. With one of 2016’s finest albums, an excellent recent EP, two great mixtapes and a record deal with Kranky under his belt, Dedekind Cut was easily one of the most significant names to have played in Copenhagen this concert season. A packed venue on a regular weekday testified to that, the fixed up Mayhem also proving ...

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Aaron Dilloway – Residential tape experiments (premiere)

Blog November 15 2017

22053817628-44064287f2-k_page_image By Simon Christensen I can’t remember a time in Copenhagen with the music scene being as diverse and inspiring as this. Not only are there plenty of interesting local artists, but the number of great musicians and pioneers who have been visiting, recording or setup new projects in Copenhagen in recent years is at an all time high. I am not only talking about ...

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Phono17_Encourage – Clear sight through the largely unexplored

Feature November 11 2017

Phono Festival 2017 Press Pix Credits: Phono Festival / Daniel Hjorth / Kristian Thuesen / Cameron Pagett Reportage by Ivna Franic. Photos by Daniel Hjorth and Cameron Pagett. The latest edition of Phono Festival brought quite a few exciting names from the international electronic and experimental music scene to Odense this past October. Although the festival theme “Encourage” might have hinted at a more cutting ...

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Roaring Abstraction – An Introduction To Basil Kirchin

Feature November 10 2017

basil-kirchin By Jim Slade Impossible to categorize or pigeonhole, Basil Kirchin (1927-2005), the elusive polymath of Britain’s musical history, left a rich legacy of melodic titbits that branches out across genre and context. Motivated by the recently released ”Basil Kirchin Is My Friend” record and following a spate of concerts, radio programmes and articles, there is new found attention garnering on this British composer. Who ...

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Hector Rottweiler (Jonas Olesen) – Unpredictable folds and aleatoric instability

Kritik November 4 2017

A-1262489-1281043239.jpeg Hector Rottweiler “Infrastruktur” (BIN, 2017) – reviewed by Javier Orozco. Jonas Olesen is the musical mind behind a series of projects (BIN, Batch Totem, IR, OOC) that gradually positioned him as a discreet underground noise pioneer in Denmark, known especially for his work with modified instruments and an archaeological approach to sound art. For the Infrastruktur EP he resuscitated his Hector Rottweiler alias; a nod to ...

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DJ Sports – A new species in dance music

Kritik September 25 2017

milanZ DJ Sports “Modern Species” (Firecracker Recordings, 2017) – review by Morten Løwenstein When diving into DJ Sports and his back catalogue, you automatically dive into the world of Regelbau. My first intention was not to include any intro to the Aarhus-based collective. However, the background is of great significance in this case. With a crew tally of no less than 11, Regelbau’s members have ...

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Greg Fox – Free form drummer ventures forth with Gradual Progression (interview)

Feature September 8 2017

RVNGNL38_PRESS_PHOTO_003 Interview by Simon Christensen. The recent solo efforts mark “the end of the beginning” for musician and improvisor Greg Fox. Although still partly recognized as a metal drummer from the hard-hitting band Liturgy, he is influenced even more so by free jazz, computers and sound itself. Greg Fox has been involved in an exciting series of projects ranging from electronic music with Hieroglyphic Being ...

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Wolf Eyes – The demonic joy of decay (live report)

August 20 2017

wooooooooolf-eyes Wolf Eyes + GOHV + Vanity Productions, Mayhem, August 14 – A live report by Wieland Rambke For a long time the label of noise rock hasn’t really applied anymore to Wolf Eyes. They are drawing on noise, rock, free jazz, metal, experimental electronics, new composition… The list could go on forever – in other words, trying genres to pinpoint the group is pointless. Call ...

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