Switched On: Autechre with Actress + E. Fishpool: City Recital Hall Sydney – 27th of August 2023
It was the mixed bag you’d expect in attendance at Sunday’s Autechre show in Sydney,…
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Jóhann Jóhannsson – Gold Dust (Redbird Music)
Jóhann Jóhannsson was an Icelandic composer who scored numerous films including Sicario, The Theory of…
Sweeney – Human, Insignificant (Sound In Silence)
Human, Insignificant, the latest release by Adelaide artist Sweeney, begins at once with a haunting…
Justice Yeldham – Fresh Books (Feedingtube Records)
When I first moved to Sydney 10 years ago, I somehow became immediately ensconced in…
Ptwiggs : “I found it really hard to enjoy life because I felt like it wasn’t real.” Interview by David Sullivan
The majority of electronic music is created by a single program these days. Anything can…
Jon Hassell – Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (Ndeya Records)
Jazz innovator Jon Hassell’s latest release, Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One), his first in…
Martina Lussi: “I felt that art wasn’t something that helped anybody.” Interview by David Sullivan
Martina Lussi is, at the moment, primarily a sound artist from Lucerne, Switzerland; a small…
Oval: “I always considered what I do to be pop.” Interview by David Sullivan
Markus Popp is an electronic musician and innovator who is perhaps most well known for…
Holy Balm: “It’s well worth interrogating feelings of cultural affinity to place.” Interview by David Sullivan
Holy Balm are a Sydney-based band which usually get filed under “house music”, typically with…
Kyoka: “Everything I like since I was very little is coming together now.” Interview by David Sullivan
I was introduced to Kyoka’s music through a mail-out from the good people at the…
Tim Hecker: “There’s never been one record I’ve been happy with.” Interview by David Sullivan
Tim Hecker is a Canadian artist who has been releasing music under his own name…
Jlin: “I can see sounds”. Interview by David Sullivan
Jlin is coming on strong in the footwork scene. Her music treads the line of…
Paula Temple: “We’ve got to understand what balance means.” Interview by David Sullivan
Place and time are two consistent influences on art. Our physical environment has a massive…
Ensemble Economique: “It’s more of an abstract “you”. Interview by David Sullivan
Listening to Ensemble Economique is like experiencing a scene from a movie; to embark on…
Lucas Abela: “Australia needs to get more critical.” Interview by David Sullivan
Lucas Abela’s report card from 1977 reads thus: “Lucas is an intelligent little boy, and…