CONE PLAYLIST 004
Each and every listener has that one song that perfectly describes, or emulates a mood or feeling. It may arise out of the most unlikely genre or style, but the common thread among the music is that it transports you somewhere. Herein lies one listeners encounter with those songs that touched them. As usual, […]
Review /\ Love Saves The Day // Bristol
30,000 music lovers descend upon Eastville Park for a weekend of adventure as one of Bristol’s most famous festivals returns for its fourth consecutive year. It’s hard not to feel excited before a festival. A day of blazing sunshine, great music and excellent company poses few drawbacks, so it’s no wonder thousands of people from […]
Review: Hidden Orchestra – Reorchestrations
Multi-instrumentalist composer Joe Acheson returns with his solo studio project Hidden Orchestra, to release a forthcoming album entitled Reorchestrations. It has been three years since we last heard from the four-piece collective led by frontman Joe Acheson, with their 2012 release Archipelago receiving rather deprecatory reviews from certain critics. With releases on Tru Thoughts & Denovali, as well as […]
Bristol Women In Music launch their association at St George’s
St George’s showcased the inaugural evening of Bristol Women In Music last Thursday night. The association (that embodies an ethos of correcting the gender inequality currently present in all jobs music related) hosted an inspiring evening for those who wish to show support or start working in the industry. BWIM encourage women to get involved […]
Outsiders Festival 2015
Hollands best kept secret makes a return this summer for another day of great vibes and eclectic selections. Within the arguably over saturated market that is European music festivals, individuality has never been more important. This is a trait that the organisers of Outsiders Festival seem to hold close to their heart. Located a 30 […]
Gus Pirelli To Release First Major EP On Gutterfunk
This June will see Bristol’s own pioneer of funk and disco Gus Pirelli step into the spotlight with his first major release. A 100% original 2 track EP which is guaranteed to get you grooving. Gus Pirelli has been a DJ on the underground scene for many years. He’s now back in the studio alongside […]
Roots Manuva Is Back With ‘Like A Drum’, Flip Side To Single ‘Facety 2:11’
We can’t stop listening to Like A Drum, the B Side to Roots Manuva‘s new release Facety 2:11, produced by musical maverick, Four Tet. The double boast is the first we’ve heard from London’s finest Alternative Hip Hop / Electronica artist since 2013’s Stolen Youth EP. Like A Drum is more of the Roots style we know and […]
Derrick May & Francesco Tristano talk with Weather festival
With only two weeks until the start of Weather Festival in Paris, Derrick May & Francesco Tristano chat to Weather about their upcoming festival performance. The festival, cultivated around concepts of nature, will run for two weeks, both Off & On. With symphony orchestras, family friendly festivities and workshops running in the first week, followed by a […]
Speaker Cone /\ Eskimo Recordings Label Manager Nadiem Shah
In our latest episode of Speaker Cone, we catch up with A&R / label manager for one of Belgium’s landmark record labels, Eskimo Recordings, to talk about the music scene in Belgium and the challenges in running a record label in 2015. Speaker Cone /\ Eskimo Recordings Label Manager Nadiem Shah by Cone_Magazine on Mixcloud Since […]
Dorian Concept shares new track ‘Fold’, made during the recording process for ‘Joined Ends’
Viennese-born, self-taught multi-instrumentalist and producer Oliver Thomas Johnson, aka Dorian Concept has recently shared a track made during the recording of Joined Ends. Since his short video uploads such as ‘Fooling around on MicroKorg‘, Dorian Concept has progressed his production output, iconically mixing the world of computer production with Instrumental improv. His affiliation with choppy dance […]