Jimmy LaValle & The Album Leaf: Moving To A Different Frequency
With their sixth full-length studio album about to be released, I posed Jimmy LaValle a set of questions that gave rise to an analysis of how they approached Between Waves, and how The Album Leaf is about more than just a sonic experience. Producing a steady flow of ambient, instrument-lead music for the past 20 […]
YouGov study finds Vinyl collectors are lonely, middle aged introverts
Vinyl’s surge in popularity, has made this preferred format of listening (rather sadly) a hit with the trendy and socially conscious. However in a recent YouGov study, the market research company highlights that whilst the hipster will be riding a wave, it is actually the 45-54 year olds that are causing the tides. This age group are […]
Review: C.Diab – Memory Into Mist
Canadian sonic shifter, C. Diab, releases his first single from the forthcoming LP, No Perfect Wave. Sculpting an atmospheric soundscape with lingering cello-bowed guitar, ‘Memory Into Mist’ is a track that gracefully floats somewhere between the ethereality of Sigur Rós and the cavernous compositions of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Describing himself as a “solo bowed […]
5 Artist Spotlight: Outlook Festival 2016
With Outlook Festival quickly approaching, we delve into their eclectic and diverse curation to bring you 5 artists we’re excited to see. Barely Legal: Chloe Robinson, AKA DJ Barely Legal has been confidently spinning her unique brand of grime, hip-hop and jungle for the past few years, building up a cult following. Recently she’s performed […]
Cone Playlist 006
Following a short hiatus, we’re returning with our playlist series. For this episode, Cone writer Oliver Southgate has pulled together his five desert island discs, filled with soapy guitar licks and dreamy noise. — Words by Oliver — Wilco – ‘Locator’ A year on from there last serving, WILCO have come back into our arms with a […]
Review: The Highest Order – Still Holding
The Highest Order, Toronto’s four-piece cosmic country fusion, return with their second installment, Still Holding, released August 16th. Their label, Idée Fixe, is Toronto’s home of “music for contemporary adults.” No other title could be more fitting, as Still Holding, the sophomore album by cosmic country quartet The Highest Order sticks up its middle finger […]
Review: Jerkcurb – Night On Earth
Night On Earth is the debut single to introduce North London’s Jerkcurb – the youthful introspective and spinner of enchanting pop melodies. “About 5 years ago, I started speaking to a girl on the Internet. It began kind of accidentally, but it went on for the best part of a year.” ‘In eternity, I chose […]
Review: Farmfest 2016
The ideal boutique festival is a blueprint that UK seems to specialise in, and everyone here is more than spoiled for choice. But still, surfacing a gem from the crown proves difficult when there is so much of it. Farmfest is UK’s South West, 11 years in and gaining confidence at each stride. Nestled in […]
Interview | Johannes Motschmann
On the 19th August, experimental Berlin composer, Johannes Motschmann will release “Electric Fields”, an album of dark, eclectic and epic soundscapes that have a hyper-focusing edge. A mix of classics and far-out science fiction, Electric Fields is a crafted, slab of exciting experimentation. Johannes Motschmann is a composer in the truest sense of the word. […]
Berlin’s Industrial Techno voyage: Berlin – Atonal announces more premiere performances
Berlins radical audio-visual festival announces another batch of new artists, adding more luminescence to Tresor’s beloved mega-complex. For all those who have been acquainted with Berlin’s Atonal, you’ll be pleased to hear that a second wave of artists, curations, and planned commissions have recently been announced. Taking place 24th-28th August within the walls of the brutalist, […]