Music

Skanu Mezs 2019
Skanu Mezs 2019
The roughest edition so far

After 17 editions, the Latvian festival has bet on even rougher, more experimental concerts. Has the result paid off? We analyse it with its founders.

Harvey Causon
Harvey Causon
Understated electronic brilliance

Meet the new face in hybrid R&B. Down-to-earth Harvey opens up to us about influences, masculinity, Brexit and what to expect at Simple Things festival.

L.E.V Matadero
L.E.V Matadero
Apuesta por la electrónica visual

Después de su decimotercera edición en Gijón, el festival L.E.V llega a Madrid para acercar al público la creación sonora y audiovisual más experimental.

DJS Pareja
DJS Pareja
El arte de seducir pistas

Sin demasiadas reglas y con ganas de sorprenderse a sí mismos, el mítico dúo argentino impregna su personalidad en “The After”, su nuevo EP.

In-Edit 2019
In-Edit 2019
De ídolos y movimientos

La agitación cultural de los 70, la escena thrash, música en la periferia o la historia de artistas como Bowie protagonizan la nueva edición del festival.

Sónar Athens 2019
Sónar Athens 2019
A promising first edition

Head to the cradle of civilisation on October 11 and 12 and swap philosophers and temples in ruins for DJs like Acid Arab, Paul Kalkbrenner and La Fleur.

Bon Calso
Bon Calso
El aire fresco nunca viene mal

Une el romanticismo con el estilo de un buscavidas, aprendió a auto-tatuarse para no gastar, y será tu nueva obsesión musical. Si no lo crees, escúchalo.

Kasper Bjørke
Kasper Bjørke
Water

Watch the music video of “Water”, the first release of “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, the Danish singer’s upcoming double EP after his acclaimed ambient album.

Dano
Dano
Narrador y protagonista

Tras presentar el álbum y el corto documental “Istmo” a principios de año, el cantante y productor valora su carrera y nos cuenta qué le espera ahora.

Laskaar
Laskaar
Una canción de amor a uno mismo

En un mundo en el que nos enseñan a odiarnos, amarnos es un acto de rebelión e insumisión. Así surge “A ti”, el nuevo single y videoclip del cantante.

Club to Club 2019
Club to Club 2019
Light in the dark

With a line-up full of avant-garde artists like Holly Herndon and Sophie, the Turin-based festival celebrates its 19th edition starting October 30.

Richie Hawtin
Richie Hawtin
Closer than ever before

For more than thirty years, the DJ has pushed the boundaries of techno and electronic music forward. With his project “Close”, he’s going the extra mile.

Puwerty 2019
Puwerty 2019
Desmintiendo tópicos de la juventud

Talleres de creación artística, conciertos de bandas emergentes y performances reivindicarán en La Casa Encendida de Madrid el papel de los jóvenes creadores.

WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia 2019
WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia 2019
Exploración electrónica y vanguardia

Con un line-up que rivaliza con el LEV o el Mira, el recién galardonado festival presenta una sexta edición con electrónica vanguardista en un entorno íntimo.

Bambounou
Bambounou
To play in case of emergency

Prince of Parisian techno scene, Jéremy Guindo-Zegiestowski, better known as Bambounou, speaks to us about creating a sound that is very much his own.

Grimes & i_o
Grimes & i_o
Violence

Watch the new music video of “Violence”, the second single of the upcoming “Miss_Anthropocene” album, the artist’s fifth, an ethereal Greek-inspired fantasy.

Paranoid London
Paranoid London
Nothing to see here, move on

Subversive British production company and band Paranoid London once said that they’ve never given an interview and never will, and yet here we are.

A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky
Babushka Boi

After popularizing the Eastern European head scarf and making it a trend, the rapper presents the music video of “Babushka Boi” directed by Nadia Lee Cohen.

Berlin Atonal 2019
Berlin Atonal 2019
Expanding the realm of senses

Head to the German capital to discover some of the most cutting-edge, avant-garde and pioneer artists, ranging from sound art to clubbing and multimedia.

Oasis Festival 2019
Oasis Festival 2019
Music in paradise

Discover the festival bringing Moroccan culture to the forefront and putting a spotlight on the underground electronic music scene from September 13 to 15.

Iglooghost
Iglooghost
Loud baby music

We spoke to the energetic Seamus Malliagh, creator of the rapidly expanding ethereal Iglooghost empire of surreal visuals and extraterrestrial sound.

Olivia Nelson
Olivia Nelson
A sanger, not a singer

Enchanting up-and-coming singer/songwriter Olivia Nelson is due to drop her new EP “Back to You”, and with it plans to take the music industry by storm.

Vōx
Vōx
Finding sanctuary

Equal parts mesmerising and heartrending, vōx finds sanctuary with her new EP, “I Am Not A God”, inspired by her deeply religious upbringing.

Aging Young Rebel
Aging Young Rebel
Tell me all about your love

Beata Kanter directs the new music video of up-and-coming New York-based musician Atilla Ural, a sensual fantasy of heartbreak and self-liberation.

Luna
Luna
Balancing moon and sun energy

We interview pop artist Kristina Viktorovna Bardash aka Luna, who was dubbed by Vogue USA as the voice of the Ukrainian music revolution.

Dekmantel 2019
Dekmantel 2019
A modern musical fairytale

Somewhere deep inside the Amsterdam forest, a wide range of world-class artists came together to perform on one of the most anticipated festivals.

Actress
Actress
When music becomes more than just sound

By bringing sound and Artificial Intelligence together to make his music a visual experience, Darren is paving the way for the future of electronic music.

Björk
Björk
Light and dark

Directed by the “overwhelmingly talented Tobias Gremmler”, as the Icelandic artist says, the new video for “Losss” is a digital, organic, two-faced romance.

Pop-Kultur 2019
Pop-Kultur 2019
Meaningful and true inclusivity

Head to Berlin from August 21 to 23 and discover this year’s line-up, from concerts by Mykki Blanco and CocoRosie to talks about misogyny in hip-hop.

Lyzza
Lyzza
Immaterial girl

We talk to this promising young London-based DJ after her set at Sónar festival about anxiety, identity and whether these subjects should be seen as political.