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Growing up in a family that fled civil war in Sierra Leone in the late nineties, Lamin Fofana's captivating, ambitious and experimental ambient music responds to the disruption he and his people have been subjected to. His music is a kind of resistance to all that violence and brutality.
Amid discussion across the nightlife industry regarding a lack of ticket sales, interest and the actual attendance of ticket buyers post-Covid, the party spirit is very healthy at The Crave Festival. Taking place in The Hague’s leafy Zuiderpark for the first time since 2019, a smorgasbord of the finest electronic music is served up across five stages. However, we have to get to the festival first.
When Keven Wolfsohn and Paul Bogumil Goller met studying at Point Blank Music School in 2017, they could've never foreseen that just four years later they'd be responsible for almost half the beats on rapper AJ Tracey's latest album, 'Flu Game'.
If there’s anything 2021 has taught us, it’s that music is as vital as ever. Among the uncertainty, turmoil and upheaval, artists and creators have continued to make inspiring, vital and much needed work that has given all of us hope. As an extension of the True Music playlist, we’ve travelled around the globe and got the top music recommendations for 2021 from our most trusted contributors and confidantes.
How do you approach scoring a documentary that details a horrific event, and especially one that was close to home? This was the challenge that faced music producer and composer Robert Kiruta-Kigozi when he was asked to score the Channel 4 documentary, Damilola: The Boy Next Door.
In terms of the broader jazz scene, Ashley is optimistic for the future of what is a really healthy scene right now. "Jazz doesn't need to be this secret club you can't get into, it can be inclusive. People that aren't clued up on jazz, they can get into it and really understand and vibe with it."
Mr. Mitch is in a good place with his music right now. A few days before Composer chatted with him, he tweeted: "…I've just clocked I've reached the stage where I can put out music in any genre and you guys will be open to listening to it. Do you know how long that took? I am grateful AF!"
How busy are you? Were you so busy today that you forgot to eat lunch? If you're not running around like a headless chicken, do you feel bad about it?
The last time Aphex Twin played in London was at Field Day in 2017, and the last time he played a London club set was in 2009 at Matter – a venue that no longer exists. It’s no wonder then that his show at Printworks, which serves as part of Red Bull Music Festival’s first London edition, is sold out.
Augmented reality band Miro Shot's Roman Rappak discusses collaborating with the 65-piece Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra.