Iskandr Video print screen for Oh Der Valken released in 2023
Media tags
. . .

01 November 24

music

Made by Phil Elverum, this is the official video for 'Huge Fire', from the new album Night Palace, just released. Huge Fires are invariably omnipresent in Portugal where we have a love-hate relationship with fire. "And by now I've lived long enough to know - That nothing's stronger than the blow - The whipping wind - the way it tears."

Mount Eerie ‘Huge Fire’ (Official Music Video – 2024)

22 September 24

music

London based Paul Cousins uses vintage reel-to-reel tape machines and effects to loop and reshape his electronic productions. "I like using sequential stages to create music, and I’m interested in how technological limitations can change the creative process...".

Atomised Listening by Paul Cousins – 2024

12 September 24

music, places

Audiophiles have a new pilgrimage spot as the world’s first dedicated audio museum has opened in Seoul. Audeum was established by Michael Chung, founder of Korean audio specialist Silbatone Acoustics, and designed by the acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

Designing Audeum Seoul – 2024

02 September 24

fashion

Kevin Parker’s bold, maximalist creative vision meets A.P.C.’s minimalist design language.Referencing his own personal, playful style and Tame Impala’s unique brand of psychedelia, the collection draws inspiration from the post-hippie communes and intentional-living communities of 70’s Australia, as well as Kevin’s meditation practice.

A.P.C. X Tame Impala – 2024

11 August 24

music

In OPN, aka Daniel Lopatin’s words the new album 'Again' released on Warp is in part “a speculative autobiography,” a transmission, a spellbound backwash of digital languages and sonic paranoias, what’s remembered and what’s forgotten, all presented in OPN’s trademark melodic touch.

Oneothrix Point Never ‘On an Axis’ (Official Music Video – 2024)

08 July 24

documentary, music

'Eno' is the new documentary about visionary musician and artist Brian Eno, created and directed by filmmaker Gary Hustwit, the film which premiered at Sundance in January, makes use of a program to select footage and edit the film so that a different version is shown each time it is screened.

Eno (A visionary documentary about Brian Eno – 2024)

29 June 24

music

Drawing inspiration from Noh, a traditional Japanese musical drama dating back to the 14th century, Alva Noto's newest HYbr:ID III reflects the genre's distinctive rhythmic movements and its nuanced expression of emotions through subtle gestures.

Alva Noto – HYbr:ID Sync Inter (Official Video 2024)

18 June 24

gear

Solar 42 'Ambient Machine' is a unique experimental electro-music instrument, an analogue microtonal ambient drone machine, built by Riga based ELTA music.

Solar 42: Cool Drone Synthesizer – 2024

02 June 24

concert, music

Primavera Sound Porto - 10th edition, takes place in Porto's Parque da Cidade from 6-8 June.

Primavera Sound Porto (6-8 June 2024)

26 May 24

movies

The latest film from Portuguese director Miguel Gomes competed with Coppola, Lanthimos, Sorrentino and Cronenberg to win the Palme D'Or for Best Director at Cannes 2024.

Grand Tour – Trailer (Dir. Miguel Gomes – 2024)

21 May 24

industry

Rishiri island is a unique place on earth. An extinct volcanic peak rising over the ocean, where the four primary elements meet on just over 1 km².

Conceria Opera – Rishiri

17 May 24

music

“Funiculaire” is the first single off Thisquietarmy’s upcoming cassette “Les estampes”. The film was shot in Viana do Castelo (Portugal) in 2018 during a EU tour, edited as a video in 2024.

Thisquietarmy – Funiculaire (Official Music Video – 2024)

08 May 24

interviews

Steve Albini RIP (1962-2024). Excerpt from 'Show Us Your Junk! Ep. 23' (EarthQuaker Devices - 2019). This post is also available from my Substack.

Steve Albini RIP

29 April 24

music

Patrick Higgins 'Versus' (Official Music Video - 2024)

Patrick Higgins – Versus (Official Music Video – 2024)

24 April 24

movies

The latest by Portuguese director Daniel Soares is competing at the Cannes Short Films category. A team-building event goes wrong and brings the owner of an architect studio face-to-face with the lower-class neighbourhood that his company is gentrifying.

Bad for a Moment – Trailer (Dir. Daniel Soares – 2024)

20 April 24

music

Making-of 'Twin Color', first presented during the 'Électro-Odyssée' concert by electronic musician Murcof and Simon Geilfus on the 1st December 2023, at the stunning and ambitious sound spatialisation system 'Projection Space' at Ircam, Paris.

Murcof and Simon Geilfus – Making-of ‘Twin Color’ – 2024

14 March 24

films

Ryuichi Sakamoto final performance: a concert film, featuring just him and his piano directed by his son Neo Sora in late 2022, with all the energy he could muster, already in his last year leading to his lost battle against cancer. official site

Ryuichi Sakamoto “Opus” (Official Trailer – 2024)

11 March 24

documentary, music

I revisit this documentary made by Lance Bangs on the day it was released 10 years ago, on the American band Slint with a focus on their seminal final album, Spiderland.

Breadcrumb Trail (Documentary – 2014)

31 January 24

music

  .meth - SHAME (Official Music Video - 2024)  

.meth – SHAME (Official Music Video – 2024)

08 December 23

fashion

Noah x The Cure FW 23 collection with artist Perla Haney-Jardine.

Noah x The Cure FW ’23