Easterndaze 2014 mixtape
2014 has been great for music. Many new musicians, albums, labels came to life, presenting adventurous and uncompromising music.
Published December, 2014
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Author: Easterndaze
Kokum/SZO – Splt (Farbwechsel, 2014)
Farbwechsel’s recent releases are becoming more different, offering a broader range of musical genres. This change is welcome since their lo-fi and dreamy house-driven sound slowly started to become a bit worn-out.
Published December, 2014
The aesthetics of We Will Fail
The deep, bassy echo chamber emits sound into uncanny and slightly disquieting stillness, cloaked in serene atmospherics, designed to lull its listener into a state of bromazepam trance. Aleksandra Grünholz is a Warsaw-based musician and graphic designer, whose project We Will Fail, has slowly carved its mark onto the post/dance scene of Poland and beyond.
Published December, 2014
Új Bála – 1023
Új Bála is side project of the singer of Der Tanz, a Hungarian noise-rock band. Whilst in his band, he transforms into a Ian Curtis-like crooner delivering his baritone with intensity and fervour, Új Bála is more introspective or introverted.
Published December, 2014
The music scene of Eastern Slovakia
Slovakia is not only a small, but also quite an isolated country. Due to its mountainous terrain, it takes a lot of time to travel inside the country, and the biggest towns (Košice, Bratislava) are located on periphery.
Published November, 2014
Daniel Kordík / Tobiáš Potočný – INDPORT (LOM, 2014)
LOM has started a new series called „Fields“ and right off the bat, its first release offers two Slovak musicians, both of them members of the Urbsounds collective, one of the first Slovak experimental labels with punk flavoured ethics. Daniel Kordík (also one half on rhytmic noise duo Jamka) has previously released field recording album covering sounds of Syria.
Published November, 2014
o /\/\ /\/\ – Omm (self-released, 2014)
Jozef Tušan has decided to remain musically active despite the fact that his main project BIOS is now put on hold. As he still operates from east Slovakia, Košice, it is quite difficult for him and his musical partner to keep the project steady, although they still have ocassional concerts as BIOS, the focus of both band members has shifted towards different projects, БРАДА in case of Boris and in Tušan’s case, O // //.
Published November, 2014
S000ND WYTH W000ND (PHYSYC00L SRS V0L1)
“I work with artists for freedom of work and creation, it is important. I value the spirit of collective creation, searching for joy of free energy.
Published November, 2014
Ratkiller – On Emotional Surface
We met under the town hall clock, the venerable Old Town of Tallinn, built between 13th and 16th centuries, a living museum of sorts. Neat, clean, pretty and quiet.
Published October, 2014
Future Nuggets: haunted by the past while forging new sounds for the future
Future Nuggets is a collective based in Bucharest, Romania. The sprawling capital, the last bastion of self-contained anarchy spiced up with oriental flavours and post-communist malaise.
Published October, 2014