Fran O'Hanlon acquired the name AJIMAL in the aftermath of being caught up in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. Whilst working at a field hospital during his medical studies, he found himself in the presence of an infamous former voodoo priest, from whom he would...
Is anybody nowadays still capable of seriously reasoning towards the truth? The Great Hans Unstern Swindle knows: every movement, every speech melody, every character, yes, every body is a pose, is rehearsed, is entertainment. Here, someone has widened his repertoire....
Actually, it isn’t important how long this band’s been existing, what tons of things they’ve already done and which meaning they have won in the German musical landscape. Not that it ain’t interesting: a band, having recorded their first album in 1985 at the legendary...
For years, Bear in Heaven existed as a nights-and-weekends band, the sort of project that was more of a casual hobby than a career path for a few Southern natives who'd been living in the city for years. As such, they associated more with New Yorks experimental...
In 2012, A Hawk and A Hacksaw scored a new soundtrack to the legendary 1964 film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Sergey Paradjanov. They took the soundtrack on tour, accompanying the film live, and performed in cinemas and theatres. This record is the product of...
Originally formed at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the group operate as an expanding, contracting and ever-changing collective. A no-holds-barred approach centred on a howling drummer-vocalist and menacing saxophones takes them to...
The Canadian singer, violinist and composer Owen Pallett, formerly known by the name Final Fantasy, became well-known for his live performances as a loop musician. He would produce a dense set of orchestral flourishes, something approaching a one-man orchestra playing...
It is said that great art has the power to take us outside of ourselves and bring us closer to ourselves simultaneously. Few bands have accomplished this rare feat on a more profound and consistent basis than Neurosis. For nearly three decades, their music has touched...
For those who think they know Jaga Jazzist, the story of this Norwegian supergroup and Starfire – its fifth full-length studio album, hot on the heels of the acclaimed 20th anniversary vinyl box, ’94–'14 – begins with a pop quiz: Jaga Jazzist is: (a) A jazz band; (b)...
Omara “Bombino” Moctar, whose given name is Goumar Almoctar, was born on January 1st, 1980 in Tidene, Niger, an encampment of nomadic Tuaregs located about 80 kilometers to the northeast of Agadez.
There is no documentation as to how Morten Gass, Thorsten Benning, Robin Rodenberg (and also Reiner in the beginning) left Mülheim an der Ruhr, why they buried their own past as the legendary hardcore act 7 Inch Boots, and began to explore the unparalleled boundaries...
Hidden Orchestra is the solo studio project of multi-instrumentalist composer/producer Joe Acheson. Classical/Electronic styles of music made with acoustic instruments, drums, field recordings and natural sounds. Beat-driven soundtrack soundscapes with layers of...