At the 69th annual International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice, performances by the Kamigaku Ensemble, Jasmine Morris and Sunn O))) leave Robert Barry pondering what we mean when we call music 'heavy'
At the 69th annual International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice, performances by the Kamigaku Ensemble, Jasmine Morris and Sunn O))) leave Robert Barry pondering what we mean when we call music 'heavy'
From the latest Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission to a small West London gallery, an experimental release on an independent label to Gwyneth Paltrow’s celebrity lifestyle brand, the aesthetics of our time are becoming increasingly olfactory. But, in an age of masks, who is really picking up the scent?
From the latest Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission to a small West London gallery, an experimental release on an independent label to Gwyneth Paltrow’s celebrity lifestyle brand, the aesthetics of our time are becoming increasingly olfactory. But, in an age of masks, who is really picking up the scent?
*Hush – Berlin Club Culture in a Time of Silence* captures the people and places behind the German capital's famous nightlife in an era when no-one is going out dancing. Robert Barry speaks to the writer and photographer behind the book. The interview is followed by an exclusive extract from the book
*Hush – Berlin Club Culture in a Time of Silence* captures the people and places behind the German capital's famous nightlife in an era when no-one is going out dancing. Robert Barry speaks to the writer and photographer behind the book. The interview is followed by an exclusive extract from the book
Michael Chapman's is a remarkable tale: a singer/guitarist veteran of the '60s who last decade connected with US artists such as Thurston Moore and Jack Rose and started making beautiful and exploratory, improvisational music. Ahead of his performance at Supernormal Festival, he tells Russ Slater about staring at woodpiles and why he hates being called 'folk'
Commissioned by Kevin Martin as part of our Bug Week, Rory Gibb meets Flowdan, one of the most distinctive voices in grime and beyond, to discuss Jamaican sound system culture's influence on UK music and the origins of The Bug's mighty anthem 'Skeng'