Written by Jenna Dreisenstock As is obvious, the life of a musician in the public eye can rise to levels of fame unimaginable; to the point in which often the musicians themselves can barely cope. Finding oneself in the spotlight may be a blessing, a curse or a combination of
By Jenna Dreisenstock There are many ways to portray narratives; whether they be through novels, auditory journeys, television and film. Music videos are such incredibly powerful tools – a visual journey in perpetual motion with sound, the images conjured within as we listen to each track and are suddenly able
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Interview by Maya-Rose Torrão Swedish synthwave master Robert Parker has been making music for over 20 years, fusing electronic genres such as synthpop, chiptune and disco together to create his own retro synth-saturated sound. Robert Parker trained classically in piano when he was growing up but then began to experiment
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Hype; the sweetest blessing or the most insidious of poison. I’ve spoken before regarding the ways in which hype can ultimately create immense amount of pressure on musicians; how without really being sure what we want to hear, we tend to hurt our own enjoyment of
By Jenna Dreisenstock A lost-wanderer within the Synthwave world; the neon bright aesthetic, retro-nostalgia at every turn and a rabbit hole of synthesiser effects one wouldn’t believe are even possible. Synthwave is a genre that often flies under the radar despite it’s compelling and creative nature; an underbelly of pixel
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt “For me, music still matters above all else.” Anja Schneider, the acclaimed radio broadcaster, producer, DJ and label boss will be releasing her highly anticipated EP Run The City this coming Friday (19 October) via her own label Sous Music. Run The City will
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Image: Time Consuming Tick Tock Interview by Arnold van der Walt South African producer, Kyle Watson, has been one of the biggest rising stars of the electronic music scene in recent years. He recently released his ‘Into The Morning’ album, containing tracks that sees the dynamic producer flex his muscles
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão A couple days ago, seminal French music label Ed Banger Records announced via an Instagram post that the super-collaboration, Handbraekes, made up Boys Noize (Alex Ridha) and Mr. Oizo (Quentin Dupieux) will be returning with a brand new release. Ed Banger Records shared a picture of
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Last week Moby announced that he will be selling over 200 items from his extensive analog drum machine collection via reputable online gear and record marketplace, Reverb, and all proceeds will go to The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (read about it here). In anticipation of
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Music is known as a universal language; a means to communicate that any earthling can understand, regardless of individual responses – whether we like the actual music or not, we know that someone is trying to say something to us, and that determines our response. For
