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When rock’n’roll destroyers This Heat released their debut album, barely anyone paid attention. But in hindsight, it stood out amongst the now-classic post-punk albums in 1979 as the most radical record of its time.
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Music, cigarettes and tequila: Nia Archives is a self-styled Emotional Junglist. For her, raving isn’t about escaping your own shit, but diving right into it.
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1966 – a golden year in the United Kingdom. The men’s football team wins its first and only World Cup title – and just a few days later, one of the defining works by the legendary Beatles appears.
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Confronted with the unholy alliance of authoritarianism and tech-capital art must facilitate calmness in the eye of the storm. This was the topic of our talk with a cornerstone of contemporary music: Kahil El’Zabar.
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Sound art, droning ambient sounds, but also excursions into hauntology folk or techno. The Mexico City-based, internationally respected label Umor Rex looks back on 20 years of lively curating of experimental sound worlds.
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Testament and blueprint: with her final album, the singer Aaliyah, who died at a very young age, made R&B ready for the first decade of the 21st century.
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