French classical pianist Vanessa Wagner initiated in 2016 a fascinating exploration of contemporary minimalist music alongside Mexican electronic musician Murcof with the wonderful Statea and three accompanying EPs. Pursuing a similar conversation between contemporary minimalist composers, solo piano and electronic music, ... [Continue Reading]
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Nadah El Shazly: Ahwar
Based in Cairo, Nadah El Shazly is a young multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and electronic musician who debuted her singing career fronting a punk rock cover band. She has since collaborated with Egyptian artist Mohamed Shafiq as the Shorba Duo and started making a name for herself on the Cairo’s underground and ... [Continue Reading]
Brigid Mae Power: Head Above The Water
Following a first self-release in 2014 and two magnificent solo studio albums to date for Tompkins Square, namely her self-titled début in 2016 and The Two Worlds (2018), Galway and now London-based Irish visual artist and singer songwriter Brigid Mae Power has been ploughing her own furrow as an individual voice on the ... [Continue Reading]
Paddy Mulcahy: How to Disappear
Paddy Mulcahy is a Limerick city-based pianist, composer, electronic musician and producer who debuted his career scoring for shorts, documentaries and adverts. Ever since the release of his 2015 EP Tape Sketches, the musician has been steadily delving into a more modern classical, minimalist and experimental study of acoustic ... [Continue Reading]
Inni-K: the hare & the line
Born in Kildare and based in Dublin, Inni-K is an indie folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who also performs as a traditional Irish fiddler and singer under her own name Eithne Ní Chatháin - she released her first solo album titled Eithne in 2006. She was also part of Irish music group Ré alongside Hothouse Flowers ... [Continue Reading]
Jóhann Jóhannsson: Englabörn & Variations
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson’s début Englabörn was originally recorded and released in 2001 as the soundtrack to a theatre play by Hávar Sigurjónsson. Written for a string quartet, keyboard, percussion and electronics, Englabörn is a quiet and soul stirring piece of work which launched the composer’s international career ... [Continue Reading]
