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Introducing: the mermaid café

Coinciding with the release of their debut single, Sidney Franklyn takes a peek into the delicate little world carved out by the experimental pop duo. Joanna Ward and Ruari Paterson-Achenbach performing at the 2019 Queens' Arts Festival. Photograph by Evelina Gumileva...

Definition Hardcore: Channelling Nineties Discourse

Following last month's German trance feature, Biodegradable Soundsystem's second edition sees Eleanor Bickers map the shifting tides of digital hardcore. Molly Macindoe, A New Year’s Eve, Mill Mead Road, Tottenham Hale, London (1997) Photograph © Molly Macindoe, 1997....

ALBUM REVIEW: Balm – Mauve (2020)

Sidney Franklyn gets to grips with the ambient duo’s sensory debut. Cover art by Roman Serra (@rserrarserra) Mauve, the debut album from Amsterdam-based ambient duo Balm, is an exercise in restraint. Every moving part faultlessly enacts its own appointed function;...

“It’s never going to stop until everything’s broken down and rebuilt again” – Voicing the Black Lives Matter Protesters

Over the weekend, many UK cities held anti-racism protests following the killing of George Floyd – a 46-year-old unarmed black man – whilst under arrest by members of the Minneapolis Police Department. Regrettably, the brutal nature of Floyd’s death at the hands of a...

Ralf Hildenbeutel: EYE Q, Earth Nation, and Frankfurt’s 90s Trance Scene

In the first edition of a series accompanying her show Biodegradable Soundsystem, Eleanor Bickers spoke to the enigmatic electronic producer Ralf Hildenbeutel All images given by the permission of the artist. Last month I spoke with Ralf Hildenbeutel, a musician from...

Introducing: MUNDI Festival

Federico Zonno is the artistic director of MUNDI, a music festival that takes place at the Norman Hohenstaufen Castle, in Southern Italy. Threads’ Alex H Honey caught up with Federico to talk building a utopia, multiculturalism in music, and the 'Global South'. Hi...

EP REVIEW: Rico Casazza – First Law (2020)

Alejandra Cabrera Abasolo delves into some new acid techno to soothe you in these uncertain times. Released last Friday, Rico Casazza’s new EP arrives just at the right time. First Law presents three tracks of mysterious and minimal techno with a strong acid attitude,...

EP REVIEW: Vellichor – Vellichor (2020)

Alex H Honey takes a dive into the London jazz quartet's enticing debut effort. Vellichor is a London-based quartet combining aspects of 90s hip-hop, 60s modal jazz and the contemporary London jazz sound. The project was started in 2019 by Alex Murphy (saxophone) and...

ALBUM REVIEW: Dusk + Blackdown – Rollagelive Vol. 1: Nightfall (2020)

Far more than just a victory lap, Eleanor Bickers explores the duo's latest offering... Established in 2005, Keysound Recordings embarked on a mission to simulate London’s urban surroundings and community into a bespoke aural collage, to evolve the existing staple...