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Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider dead at 73
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Florian Schneider, whose contribution to electronic music and music as a whole cannot be understated, has passed away at 73 years old.
Beatrice Lewis: a side project to suit every mood
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It’s fair to say Beatrice Lewis has a lot on her plate. Finally, she believes she’s learning to manage it all while staying sane.
Buscabulla return home in 'Regresa', a mini-documentary to compliment their debut album
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The story behind Buscabulla's forthcoming album Regresa - not to mention the story of the band in its totality - is a stirring one. Raquel and Luis Alfredo first met in Brooklyn some years ago, having both moved to the Big Apple from their native Puerto Rico.
This video game does the same things to your brain as magic mushrooms
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"After just a 15-minute experience with Soundself, people were reporting a unitive experience of consciousness with the same regularity that you'd get with a psilocybin trip." That's Robin Arnott, the creator of a new video game named Soundself: A Technodelic.
The fine line between improvisation and consideration: a chat with Tom Misch
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Tom Misch is 24 years old, with an official discography that's fast approaching 100 tracks. His output has been impressive, both for its vastness and its consistency, but his latest work alongside jazz drummer Yussef Dayes has shifted things to an entirely new subspace of cool.
Alex Cameron on the songs he has yet to discover
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Whether he's the hero or the villain, a love-torn crooner or a spokesperson for the seedy, you can't doubt that Alex Cameron has many, many interesting things to say. Sleazy businessman, chatroom sex pest, step-dad, and head-over-heels lover. These are all parts Alex Cameron has played, using his music as a tool to explore microcosms of human behaviour.
Adventures in sound and psychedelia with Nick Littlemore
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As Pnau, Empire of the Sun, and now Vlossom, Nick Littlemore is responsible for some of Australia's most inventive dance music. But not even we expected his methods to be so bizarre and fantastical.
Photographer Tom Wilkinson: turning self-isolation into dark bursts of creativity
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Tom Wilkinson is a photographer based in Sydney who you've probably seen hanging just to the side of your favourite mosh. But recently he - alongside every other photographer in the music industry - has found himself forced into his home with nothing to shoot but himself.
A peek behind closed doors at a synth repair shop
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Peek into the workshop of Luke Aldred, the man behind LoFi Music, a drum machine, record player, and synth repair shop in Gosford.
Why we need the Mystery Jets more than ever
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Blaine Harrison stands front and centre of Mystery Jets , a band that rode the mid-naughties UK indie explosion and haven't backed down since. Though it's their latest record, A Billion Heartbeats, that he believes to be the most timely of their entire output.
5 artists defining New Zealand's left-of-centre pop scene
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Despite their relatively small size, New Zealand has always boasted a world-class music scene. Whether it's the country's monumental support for the arts or it's straight-up something in the water, there's a crazy amount of quality hiding amongst the ferns in Aotearoa.
Hell machines and heavy metal choirs: a chat with Mick Gordon
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Mick Gordon composes music for video games - in that scene, he's about as famous as an artist can get. You'll likely know his work from the recent DOOM or Wolfenstein reboots, but his career stretches much, much further back.
Nerding out with Harvey Sutherland
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We speak to Harvey Sutherland about the gear that's vital to his sound, Korg fanboyism, and what it's like to play live to Panorama Bar at 4am.
'DOOM Eternal' by id Software: Game Review
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Even if you abhor violence, hate heavy metal, and you've never operated a chainsaw in your lifetime, DOOM Eternal will have you seeing red and gleefully drinking the blood of your enemies from its first moments. DOOM Eternal is quite simply the most fun you'll have with a shooter this year.
Here are the 5 best YouTube to MP4 converters on the web
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Fancy free downloads? We have scraped together the 5 best YouTube to MP4 converters on the web for all your wildest downloading dreams.
A new era for Human Movement
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Eddy from Human Movement gives us an exclusive look into how he's dealing with the transition from a duo to a solo project - and coming out on top.
Ambient music's place in the age of overstimulation
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Ambient music is enjoying a small moment in the sun, but why? What has changed since the genre first came to fruition in the 1970s?
How to avoid tinnitus and hearing loss, according to a research Professor
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Hearing loss. In the music industry the term inspires one of two responses - you've either never lifted an eyebrow to it, or you're so damn terrified of the problem (looking at you, tinnitus) you won't leave the house without your trusty ear plugs.
Here are the 10 best covers of all time from here to eternity
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Only the bravest artists take on the monstrosity of an undertaking that is the 'cover'. The best covers must be the perfect amount of interpretation and tribute, but on the other hand, the worst can make for a catastrophic failure. Much like the movie remake, it's near impossible to top an original.
Here are the 5 best Youtube to MP3 converters on the web
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The act of plundering content has deviated from music into so many other creative realms, and the tools creators use to rip Youtube to MP3 has never been more relevant.
The second coming of psychedelics in pop culture
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The second coming of psychedelics in pop culture heralds a larger change; one that drifts beyond the world of entertainment and into wider society itself.