-
Interview with H. Takahashi [Kankyo Records]
Kankyo Records is a record store run by ambient music producer H Takahashi, opening in 2021 in a housing complex in the suburbs of Sangenjaya, Tokyo. With a focus on the modern society where people spend more and more time at home, Kankyo Records…
-
KEXP
Cheryl Waters, Jamie Alls and Kevin Suggs from the Seattle broadcaster speak candidly about recording The Polyphonic Spree in a closet, getting recognized in Mexico City and the power of saying “yes”. Pete Armitage caught a precious few minutes with the team as they took a breather from their busy…
-
Guitar tips from one of Latvia’s greatest: Robert Dinters
Boasting a set of ADAM Audio A5X nearfield monitors in his studio, multi-instrumentalist and composer Roberts Dinters has been collaborating with a wide-plethora of artists from his home nation of Latvia for the past two-decades. Known primarily for his work within the rock scene, Dinters’ career has…
-
The unlikely story of Migration Studios
We caught up with Migration Studios co-founder and composer (and post-modern Bob Geldof?) Richard Jahn to talk about the journey so far. That is, the literal journey of transporting 100+ life-sized elephant sculptures across England in articulated lorries, as well as the more figurative journey of staining…
-
Interview with MikkiM
Recording in Motion Within most human cultures, the role of music is closely related to the emotional impact on its audience. When traveling to remote locations, the echoes of these distant lands function as primary colors for the painting of your own sonic artworks. Nobody is more aware of this…
-
CJSW Radio
CJSW speak to us candidly about the day-to-day at Canada’s oldest and largest student radio station. The team currently consists of seven full-time members of staff and 300+ volunteers. Together they cater as a 24/7 sonic sanctuary not only for Calgary’s student population but the station’s international…
-
Christina Rotondo
Using Social Media to get the Heart of your music With the digitalization of music, comes the uncertainty of how modern artists can both release music with ease, while being able to stand out amongst the huge flock of other musicians. Talking to UK-based musician, session vocalist and influencer…
-
Understanding Speaker Distortion
In the last blog post on the subject of monitor specifications we looked at Frequency Response – what the term really means, and how to interpret frequency response specifications. For this post we’re going to dig a little deeper into monitor specifications and look at distortion. Distortion in a…
-
Interview with Hugo Venegas [Interactive Noise]
Mexican producer Hugo Venegas is one of the biggest names in the Psytrance scene. His journey as Interactive Noise has seen him perform all around the world for over a decade. As a pioneer of the Progressive Psytrance revolution, he has set trends within the genre by…
-
HÖR Berlin
The duo behind HÖR speak to us about being outsiders in Berlin, surviving COVID-19 and the importance of diversity in their music policy. Pete Armitage caught up with co-founders Charly and Ori to get the full scoop on the journey of Berlin’s favorite Youtube channel. The pair…