Interview by Mette Slot Johnsen from the London-branch of Passive/Aggressive It starts raining round about the time when Selvhenter have finally crossed London Bridge. Big, heavy, audible drops. In a city dazed by impending downpours, a sonic weather system is descending on Dalston and Cafe Oto. Most people wouldn’t know it, but those who do, are in for a treat that ...

Tekst og foto: Andreas Melchior I efteråret 2012 udgav Cheval Sombre, hvis eneste faste medlem er den New York-baserede sangskriver Christopher Porpora, det formidable album “Mad Love”, som også blev omtalt her på bloggen. Porporas tyste og bevægende sange er bygget op omkring en akustisk grundstamme med spor fra åndrig folk, blues og gospel, som kamufleres af en synæstetisk ...

Af Simon Christensen – foto: Alex Welsh / The Fader Hvis man kan sige, at vi befinder os i en internettets brydningstid (gør vi ikke altid det?), hvor der udspiller sig en definitionskamp over ejerskab, så repræsenterer Sun Araw den fløj, hvor information bevæger sig allermest frit. Credoet er, at information både er det primære input og output inden for kunsten, ...

Picture: Copyright: MG.Art. By Jacob Pertou Manuel Göttsching played the guitar in the groundbreaking krautrock groups Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra, and created the electronic milestone “E2-E4”. In March, he guested Copenhagen’s Jazzhouse as part of a series of events arranged by the internet radio The Lake. Passive/Aggressive met with him, just before he was about to enter stage, to talk ...

By Mette Slot Johnsen – photo: Room40 It’s been 15 years since Lawrence English decided to put thought into action, and – led by a self professed dogged determination akin to that of Fitzcarraldo and his Amazon adventure – set up the record label Room40, with the intention of self releasing and finding artists who wanted to explore and reflect ...

By Simon Christensen. A rare interview with noise pioneer and former NON-member, Robert Turman, who a few years ago resumed his career and ventures in music from the 70’s and 80’s. That happened with help from a.o. Aaron Dilloway (Hanson Records) and Danish label Cejero, who released Turman’s latest record “Three Parts”, set up his European tour, and reminded us of the ...

Af Andreas Melchior. Logo af Sonny Kay. Til en koncert i 2013 spillede det legendariske Duluth-band Low en 27 minutter lang udgave af “Do You Know How to Waltz?”, hvorefter sanger Alan Sparhawk erklærede: “Drone, not drones”. Sloganet havde han fra sin ven Luke Heiken, som havde fået trykt frasen på et klistermærke. Fra at have været et ...

Af Simon Christensen et al. The long-awaited documentary “Sex & Broadcasting” about the great freeform radio station WFMU (esta. 1958) finally had its world premiere a few weeks ago. It has been some years underway and was originally crowdfunded under the title “Freeform or Death”, which succinctly indicates the way the New Jersey-radio station works, as well as its ...

Af Andreas Melchior. Fotos fra bandet. I næsten 10 år har Young Sinclairs udgivet adskillige hjemmegjorte albums, cd-r’er, syvtommere og albums, som man kan høre på bandets bandcamp; udtrippet fuzz, freaky 12-strenget rock’n’roll og, ikke mindst, kimende, harmonisk folk-rock. Bandet har netop udgivet “This Is The Young Sinclairs” på det engelske label Ample Play (Sudden Death Of Stars, Paperhead, Bed Rugs m.fl.), og Passive/Aggressive bringer i den forbindelse et interview med bandleder Sam ...