Album Review: Jack Rock – Explorations of a fourth dimension
Electronic music was always the sound of the future. Imagined soundtracks of what the world could be. The music of technology mirrored our utopian visions of the new possibilities, ideas and expanded consciousness that technology would bring. This stands in stark contrast to the reality we live in. With technology revealing its sinister side, it …
Album Review: Nico van Wersch – Psychose
How do I explain something I don’t fully understand? How do I introduce a music theatre piece that overwhelms but continues to elude me? Van Wersch’s musical score is part of the miraculous, frightening machinery of this production at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. Like the treadmills themselves, the music is something the performers struggle against …
Album Review: Bird – Wider Than The Sky (Original motion Picture Soundtrack)
‘Wider Than The Sky‘ is the soundtrack album to the multi-award winning short film by Renowned multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter, BIRD. Known for her use of a diverse musical palette and exceptional ability to blend genres seamlessly, BIRD’s latest offering showcases elements of atmospheric electronic dream-pop and contemporary folk, again solidifying her reputation as an …
Exclusive: La Mano drops an exclusive takeover mix for Backseat Mafia in connection with his new EP – Fabricca
For the release of ‘Fabricca‘ (out now on Sound Du Jour) we are delighted to present a Takeover Mix from La Mano. Check it out on the Backseatmafia Soundcloud account below: La Mano returns to his Sound Du Jour label with an emotivethree-tracker. The title track on La Mano’s ‘Fabricca‘ EP is a deep and evocative piece featuring heavy-duty reverbs, …
Album Review: Jeff Mills – The Eyewitness
“Trauma and the shock effect of it – the leftover residue of harsh reality so impactful that it shapes the way you imagine, envision and calculate your position in regard to everything and everyone around you. A new type of psychological radius evolves. Boundaries are reinforced. Relationships are recessed. A damaged brief system float aimlessly. …
Album Review: PC Nackt – Der Einzige und sein Eigentum
This music is a memory of an experience, a dream, open to speculation, a fleeting moment to close your eyes and see the beauty with your ears, an invitation to own time and choose your perspective on the crystal of possibilities. It is a zooming into the perspective of a creator – an encouragement to …
Album Review: Szary – Datei (Edition DUR 17)
“Datei” by (Sebastian) Szary curates 10 innovative and abstract reinterpretations, better call it reworks of music tracks initially presented by Moderat in their 2022 release “More D4ta” (Monkeytown Records). This music here is far from being another remix album. During the long and intense creatve process of making “More D4ta”- Szary, Ring and Bronsert sat for hours, weeks, months …
Album Review: Dani Scheffels – hi
Daniel Scheffels has established himself as a drummer, composer and producer in various formations and genres. As a drummer, he has played with K.I.Z., Tarek K.I.Z., Ralph Heidel, Simon Popp and Enji, among others. As a composer, he has already written for his own sextet (contemporary jazz) and as a producer, he has worked with …
Album Review: Cabaret Contemporain – Club Sensible
It has been almost 15 years since Cabaret Contemporain embarked on its fearless musical adventure and asserted a distinctiveness within the current scene. Resolute advocates of experimentation, its five members – Giani Caserotto, Ronan Courty, Simon Drappier, Julien Loutelier, and Fabrizio Rat– primarily employ acoustic means, skillfully manipulating their instruments using the famous „prepared piano“ technique …
Album Review: Jeff Mills – The Trip: Enter The Black Hole
Since the beginning of humanity, man has always wondered about what lies beyond the Stars. The relevance to what and who we are, but also what we will eventually become and where we need to go. And to exercise our minds for such possibilities, the storytelling of impossible adventures can help us with understanding how …