“Trembling Earth” – a compilation for Morocco, plus a Maze DK premiere
Communities inside and outside Morocco are still reeling from the earthquake last month. Berlin-based art Artist Znzl, whose name literally...
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It’s always a Klubnacht online: FLASH_Lab’s techno marathon
The club can also come to you. FLASH_Lab from Berlin's Flash Recordings is extreme streaming, running marathon hours just like...
Premiere: Ireen Amnes delivers a brisk, growling cut for Keyi Magazine
Keyi Magazine has brought together over four hours of bleeding-edge Berlin productions in a compilation - and accompanying live event...
Moments fragile, brutal, and sublime, in three new releases from Iran’s Zabte Sote label
Zabte Sote is a wellspring of inspiration, not because of some fetishization of Iran or least of all its pain,...
“Words become plastic”: Stephen Mallinder, Cabaret Voltaire founder, polymath, interviewed
He's been a vocalist (as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire), a lyricist, a vocalist. But if you know the...
Brutal, creative sound worlds in 4-part compilation from Paula Temple’s Noise Manifesto
Distort sound, distort norms - that's the watchcry of Paula Temple's Noise Manifesto. But even though it's a celebration of...
Hard as queer: Brutal Gegen releases and videos capture a party that’s defiant as ever
Forget for a second industrial and techno and "queerness" as social media fashion and commodity. Don't even worry if you...
Meditation in a time of war: Ukrainian music innovator Kotra interview, premiere
Extreme-distorted metallic surfaces buzz on the surface, but there's deep meditation beneath. Ukraine's Kotra, aka Dmytro Fedorenko, returns to CDM...
Iranian Duo Temp-Illusion has assembled a perfect sampler of bleeding-edge production
The duo of Shahin Entezami and Behrang Najafi has produced a tape/digital release of reworks that buzzes and screams with...
Erica Synths LXR-02 drum machine playtest: brutal sounds, live jams, 1.2 firmware
I've been playing with the LXR-02, the new digital drum synth from Erica Synths and Sonic Potions. Verdict: it's versatile,...
