Naked Sweatshop is the musical collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Kyoko Jinjabrew and electronic composer/producer Klaas von Karlos. Episode 002: The I. Shinji Mixtape is the second release from this Los Angeles/Berlin-based experimental-electronic. Similar to their debut release, the group explores the limitations of single take jams and improvised free association techniques, but this time with emphasis […]
Interview with RIPL – Mai’s Song
After being the first German musician to record at the infamous Abbey Road studios, RIPL moved to Scotland to expand his musical vision. Since then RIPL has dominated the UK’s open mic scene and has worked alongside Brit Award-winning producers such as Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, The Libertines), Adrian Hall (Black Eyed Peas, Robbie Williams) […]
Interview with Varley – Lonely Were The Days
Following the success of debut single Roamer earlier this year, international Berlin-based trio Varley are back with another captivating release. Lonely Were The Days is out now via Seahorse Music. Reflecting on the ever-growing demands of today’s society from the effects of social media and the pressure this puts on a whole generation to “be […]
Interview with Sami Simon – Carry You With Me
Berlin-based singer-songwriter Sami Simon returns with another heartfelt new single, Carry You With Me. The single is a delicately weaved blend of soulful songwriting, textured indie-folk and subtle electronics. Opening intimately with Sami’s warm vocals and his acoustic guitar, Carry You With Me then grows into a cinematic soundscape of stunning musicality. Fans of the […]
Interview with Nausica – Black & White
Eccentric quartet Nausica prepare to release their cinematic single Black & White out now via Knight Rider Records. Black & White symbolically describes two different mindsets in the form of an ongoing flashback. The band elaborates, “conscious choices are made with clear memories, in contradiction to the typical grey area, where everything you feel and […]
Interview with RIPL – EMA
German multi-instrumentalist RIPL returns to our ears with his second single, EMA, out now. Oozing RIPL’s soaring, impassioned vocals and delicate strummed guitar melodies, EMA is a truly infectious slice of rich folk-pop. Reflecting on those times in life when you try desperately to make yourself heard, it’s an emotion-strewn creation, with a sound akin […]
Interview with Present Paradox – A Cave In The Inside
‘A Cave In The Inside‘ is the fifth album of Present Paradox, Dortmund-based songwriter and producer David Kleinekottmann. It continues an distinctly adventurous catalogue from the sample-splicing debut Institutions (2013) over the very personal Acute (2015) through to the art-rock influenced expressions of his last album, Space for Wishes (2016). “To me, the new album […]
German Hard Rockers ROBOPlants Deliver Self-Produced Music Video and Bad Ass Single with Pump Is Trump
Germany based hard rockers ROBOplants have deliverd their impressively self-produced music video for their bad ass single pump is trump. Starting off a little slower and little more mellow, pump is trump continues to build into a sonic assault unleashed by a talented group of musicians who know how to rock hard while maintaining an […]
Interview with Astral Taurus – Monolith
Monolith marks the official inception of Astral Taurus. Dealing with feelings of non-belonging, mistrust and thoughts of afterlife, the self-produced debut EP is a darker meditation on human consciousness. Monolith is accompained by cover artwork that was painted in four sessions, each mirroring the subject matter of one song. In this interview feature, we chat […]
Interview with NINA – Counting Stars
German synthwave artist NINA has built a strong reputation from her recent singles, having reached #6 on UK Shazam advert charts with ‘My Mistake’, while she also received a heap of support on Hype Machine from her last single ‘We Are The Wild Ones’. In this interview spotlight, we chat with NINA about the latest […]
