“On March 26, we will share with you a new composition by Sam Sheperd […]”. Briefly introduced at the beginning of March 2021 by a short 4mn voiced-over presentation featuring black & white stills, namechecking the musicians and the recording locations, the “Promises” project quietly emerged on the contemporary music scene ... [Continue Reading]
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Matthew Halsall: Salute to the Sun
Drawing on the spiritual, ecstatic and eastern-influenced jazz of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Yusef Lateef, the music of Miles Davis of course, the Nu Jazz and electronica of The Cinematic Orchestra and a broad musical culture garnered as a regular DJ, Manchester-based trumpet player Matthew Halsall has been crafting an ... [Continue Reading]
A.G: Lonea
Agis Giannoulis aka A.G is a multimedia artist and modern classical pianist based in Paris and Athens. Since 2005, he has released three studio albums under the names of Anika and A.G as well as several experimental audio visual artworks including “Videos: 2003-2013” (2014), “Colours in Black and White” (2018) or more recently ... [Continue Reading]
Saffronkeira with Paolo Fresu: In Origine: The Field of Repentance
Eugenio Caria is an Italian electronic musician and producer based in Sardinia. Since launching his Saffronkeira project in 2008, he has released six LPs with German label Denovali Records. Blending IDM with ambient minimalism and experimental electronics, Saffronkeira’s music is often underpinned by a strong narrative and an ... [Continue Reading]
Lau Nau: Poseidon
Laura Naukkarinen - aka Lau Nau - is a Finnish singer songwriter and composer based in Kimito, Finland, 160km west of Helsinki. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, devoted sound designer and record collector, Lau Nau seamlessly blends elements of Finnish folk with modern classical, ambient and experimental music using both ... [Continue Reading]
Mary Lattimore: Silver Ladders
Originally from North Carolina, Mary Lattimore is a classically-trained harpist and composer now based in Los Angeles, California. Over the last decade, the musician has devised her own vocabulary to shape a novel and immersive ambient sound informed by experimental, modern classical music and post-rock. Equally striving as a ... [Continue Reading]
Azu Tiwaline: Draw Me A Silence/Magnetic Service
Growing up in the Ivory Coast but moving to France at the age of 14, Donia has established her presence on the French electronic scene as Loan for the best part of the last twenty years. Informed by hip hop, dubstep and bass music, the laptop artist and producer has also been gradually moving into video direction and short film ... [Continue Reading]