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FF Mixtape #178: Marla Kether

Isabelle Moulding — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Jamming out on Guitar Hero kickstarted Marla Kether’s musicianship. The logical next step for her was to pick up an actual bass guitar. From her childhood bedroom in London Marla created her own stage, uploading bass covers to Youtube with the dream of becoming the next band member of HAIM. Suffice to say Marla Kether

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Musician Sudan Archives pushes past personal, creative, and sexual limits

Aimee Shirley — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:20:08 +0000

It’s half-past eleven in the morning and Brittney Parks asks me for a glass of wine to get her into the right frame of mind. Would she like anything to eat, I ask? “Currywurst!” she exclaims. “Isn’t that a thing here [in Berlin]?” The smell of incense permeates the room; behind us she has neatly

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Sick and tired of not being able to grasp anything real these days? American musician Weyes Blood is here to help.

Aimee Shirley — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:14:44 +0000

Los Angeles-based Natalie Mering is recording under the name Weyes Blood, and her last two releases, Front Row Seat to Earth and Cardamon Times, both released with label Mexican Summer, gained her much more than just a bit of momentum. Her songs flirt with ’70s-infused psych-folk while her engaging tone rings close to timeless vocal

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Musician MIKEY on the spirited voyage to define their personal voice

Aimee Shirley — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:43:41 +0000

Musician MIKEY on the spirited voyage to define their personal voice A conversation on the ambivalence of relocation In 2018, Woodbridge, aka Mikey, released an inaugural EP, Paths, which explores the pain and inner strength that comes from seeking sex and romantic relationships as a non-gender-conforming person. Mikey identifies as non-binary and goes by the

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Nabihah Iqbal shakes off expectations of what it means to be an Asian-British musician

root — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 11:30:27 +0000

One hand resting on the handle of her indestructible-looking record case, the local characters that make Gillett Square one of the last true bastions of old East London mill around her. You can just about hear the closing tracks from the Charlie Bones breakfast show that proceeds Iqbal’s, partially obscured by the laughter from the

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FvF Mixtape #119: Lucia Cadotsch

root — Sat, 06 May 2017 02:20:22 +0000

The Swiss-born, Berlin-based singer’s first album Speak Low pays homage to some of her favorite songs, and brings them into the present with fresh arrangements and a modern sensibility. With Otis Sandsjö on the tenor saxophone and Petter Eldh on the double bass, the trio were able to create complex and unique renditions of the

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On a high note in the studio of musician-turned-furniture-designer Jonah Takagi

root — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 02:35:20 +0000

Moments later, the free-form stories start flowing. He recalls, for instance, the exact moment he first thought about attending the Rhode Island School of Design. It was his cool Uncle Bob, who flew helicopters and worked on oil rigs who told him he had to go. Years later, after considering a career in architecture and

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Speaking with producer Simon Green aka Bonobo about his latest album, Migration

root — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:35:54 +0000

We spoke with Simon on the cusp of releasing his latest album, Migration and embarking on yet another world tour. In addition to producing and DJ’ing, Simon is known for adapting his beats for full live bands on tour to play his tracks. In conversation he’s got the frankness of a well-seated artist who doesn’t

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Chris Sharp and the Barbican’s antidote to sonic snobbery

root — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 04:34:43 +0000

When asked for a favorite example of disparate threads being pulled together to create something magical, Chris cites the 2014 performance LOOP>>60Hz: Transmissions from The Drone Orchestra. It was a collaboration between the legendary John Cale and Liam Young. John, explains Chris, “built drones that were both transmitting and receiving devices, with loudspeakers on them.

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FvF Concert: Rooftop Takeover

root — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:30:54 +0000

A who’s-who of more than 200 artists – including Florence and the Machine, Aloe Blacc and Incubus – have taken part since the concept was born in 2010, and this time, supergroup No Devotion and Germany’s own Cosby took their turn. The idea was the brainchild of Conrad Fritzsch, CEO and founder of tape.tv – a free to use, social

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