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The Soundmap of Berlin: Discovering “SO36”
A Space That Doesn’t Need to Explain Itself Located in Kreuzberg, SO36 is one of Berlin’s best-known spaces for punk, independent music and queer culture. Its history is visible in the room, but SO36 doesn't feel like a place living in the past. It feels used, active and completely at ease with what it has become. Photo by C. Fleig On the night we visit, the room is only half full. It doesn't feel empty. The audience is diverse, from casually dressed visitors to people whose
Anne
2 hours ago3 min read
The artist behind the music.
Artist of the Week: Dummy
Album Art by Dummy This week’s Artist of the Week is Dummy. The Los Angeles band are entering a new chapter with "do you love the color of the sky?" (out 16th of October), their first album for Polyvinyl Record Co. and their follow-up to 2024’s "Free Energy". Where that record drew from the optimism of Madchester and rave culture, the new album moves into a more uncertain space, bringing together post-rock, drone and bright pop influences without losing the restless character
Anne
1 day ago2 min read
Dummy - "Full Spectrum Dominance" Is a Lot More Human Than It Sounds
Distorted guitars, restless synths and a song that somehow manages to put everything in the same room. Artist Feature | New Release “Full Spectrum Dominance” doesn't ease you into Dummy's new era. It starts with distorted guitars, then immediately puts a synth pattern right at the front of the mix. The pattern keeps returning throughout the song, almost like an anchor, while everything around it continues to change. Site note: I initially heard far more synthesizers in this t
Anne
2 days ago3 min read
EPTA7 - When "The Walls Breathe"
Heavy riffs. Dark atmosphere. No wasted moments. Editorial Review | Partner Feature When "The Walls Breathe" begins, EPTA7 doesn't waste any time. The opening guitar riff comes in almost straight away, followed by heavy drums, breathing sounds and dark synths sitting underneath everything else. It's loud. It's dark. And within a few seconds, I already wanted to hear that riff again. Photo by EPTA7 That's really what carries the whole track. Every time it comes back, it gives
Anne
Aug 83 min read
New music, heard first.
On This Track: Weekend Listening #9
Five new releases about heartbreak, change, second chances and the things we carry with us. The five releases in this week's On This Track: Weekend Listening 9 move from a record that waited twenty years to be heard to new music about dating, heartbreak, old songs finding a new shape and everything that happens when life doesn't quite go as planned. They don't sound alike, but each one gave me a reason to listen again. FLEUR ROUGE - “Small Talk” Photo by Fleur Rouge I think m
Anne
1 day ago5 min read
Three tracks. One week. No skips.
Three Track Week: Signals #12
Three songs about the space between what we expect and what we actually find. A signal might not mean what we think it does. Other people can start making choices for us. And sometimes the place we've dreamed about looks very different once we get there. This week's Three Track Week: Signals 12 brings Max MacReady, Still Insane and Jawdropped together around those very different versions of uncertainty. Listen to this week’s Three Track Week: Signals selection This week's tra
Raven
2 days ago6 min read
Music, identity and culture - thought through.
When Does a Band Stop Being a Band?
The Ship of Theseus in Modern Music When you see posts on social media announcing that a band member has left the band or been kicked out, you often read comments like, "This isn't my band anymore" or "You've lost a real fan." That feeling comes pretty quickly, especially when it's a band you've loved from the very beginning. But when does a band stop being a band? After the first lineup change, after the fifth or never? AI-generated conceptual illustration inspired by the ph
Anne
Aug 14 min read
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The Soundmap of Berlin: Discovering “SO36”
A Space That Doesn’t Need to Explain Itself Located in Kreuzberg, SO36 is one of Berlin’s best-known spaces for punk, independent music and queer culture. Its history is visible in the room, but SO36 doesn't feel like a place living in the past. It feels used, active and completely at ease with what it has become. Photo by C. Fleig On the night we visit, the room is only half full. It doesn't feel empty. The audience is diverse, from casually dressed visitors to people whose
Anne
2 hours ago3 min read
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Human Imperfection as Protest: The Lovekiller Release “Stop Prompt Music”
A dark rock duo from Düsseldorf releases “Stop Prompt Music” as a statement on AI, creativity, and the value of human imperfection. Photo by Patrick Jelen Düsseldorf-based alternative dark rock duo The Lovekiller have released “Stop Prompt Music,” a track positioned less as a conventional single and more as a direct statement about the growing role of artificial intelligence in music creation. According to the band, the release responds to what they see as an industry incre
Editorial Staff
Mar 62 min read
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