REVIEW /\ OUTSIDERS FESTIVAL 2015
A dutch hideaway for underground electronic dance and house music /\ Outsiders Festival With the festival circuit continuing to expand in Europe, smaller towns and even villages are playing host to some of the most innovative festivals across all genres. Some are attended by a global audience; people traveling from far out parts of the […]
Review /\ Dawn of Midi – Dysnomia
Dawn of Midi work in alliance with Erased Tapes to reissue their electronically charged, but acoustically formed album Dysnomia. Brooklyn-based trio Dawn of Midi are an intriguing amalgamation of styles and practices. Using just acoustic instruments, their arrangement and focus on the frameworks of concrete music has led them to produce hypnotic compositions that draw […]
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 /\ Aldous Harding – Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding’s self-titled debut may be fashionably minimalist, but within it we discover compositions curiously bittersweet and diverse. Drawing on country and folk elements, this New Zealand based songwriter has released a 45-minute LP that showcases a variety of introspective numbers – from the softer, stripped-back ballads to more epic and ethereal compositions. They are […]
Review: Troyfest, Hay-on-Wye, Wales (May 1st-4th 2015)
Troyfest is a festival of miniscule proportions when compared to some of its comrades, but its ability to deliver a high-energy long weekend of music is second to none. The story starts in the most romantic of ways. A festival, born through an ambitious attempt by Troy (the festival’s namesake and all-round manager) to throw […]
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The more I listen to – and discover – great new musicians, the more I realise that there will never be an end to the journey. It’s the common finger-trap dilemma – the further in you go, the harder it is to get out. Everyday we are turned onto something fresh and exciting – even […]
Review: Jessica Pratt at St John’s church, London.
A couple of the guys from Cone were lucky enough to head over to London this week to catch an intimate gig from US folk songstress Jessica Pratt. As if in an act of fate (or perhaps just a strategic booking decision) the show took place in Bethnal Green’s St John’s church – the 19th […]
Cone Presents Jessica Pratt /\ 002
For our next instalment of the mix series, ‘Cone Presents’ Jessica Pratt; guitarist, vocalist and humble human being. Drag City Records Jessica Pratt has been producing sweet and poetic melodies for some time now. Though being picked up by Pitchfork magazine and appearing on their TV channel for live sessions, she still manages to retain the integrity and organic approach […]
Cone Presents Jessica Pratt /\ 002
For our next instalment of the mix series, ‘Cone Presents’ Jessica Pratt; guitarist, vocalist and humble human being. Drag City Records Jessica Pratt has been producing sweet and poetic melodies for some time now. Though being picked up by Pitchfork magazine and appearing on their TV channel for live sessions, she still manages to retain the integrity and organic approach […]
Interview: Jessica Pratt
As the singer-songwriter music modal continues to grow exponentially, it is with a spark of irony that we find ourselves at a loss with discovering something different. Jessica Pratt, however, is the clear exception. Pratt emerged modestly with her 2012 debut, an eclectic collection of acoustic folk numbers that boasted a slightly off-kilter mood. Fitted […]