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Sanoli Chowdhury says Femme Music has partnered with AWAL (Artistes Without A Label) for global distribution. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It might just be a great time to be a female indie artist in India. A new record label, said to be the only one in the country, is dedicated entirely to developing female indie…
There’s something irresistible about music that sounds as if it’s coming apart at the seams. The Black Dresses are masters of barely contained chaos. All of their records feel as if they’re in danger of collapsing into pure noise at any moment. But never have they so expertly woven the various threads of their sound…
If you’re an indie rock fan of a certain age, the name Stereogum will probably conjure strong feelings. The site was launched “January 1st, 2002, on a whim,” founder Scott Lapatine told The Verge. Originally, this early staple of the music blog era was focused almost entirely on music discovery and posting MP3s. “It was…
Quick: tell me how old you are by telling me which app you used to download free music. Was it Napster? Kazaa? Usenet? Gnutella? WinMX? Morpheus? The Pirate Bay? Were you, I don’t know, sending your friends songs on AIM or BBM? The possibilities are endless. For a decade or so, if you were online,…
While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves to us, and how, the real problem with music discovery in the age of algorithmic recommendations is that listening has become a passive activity. It’s too easy to press play and let a pile of code take the wheel. Whether…
Ambient music artistes Atomic Phantom and Sacred Seeds at a collaborative event | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A bunch of ambient music artistes from different parts of the world will gather in Kozhikode today for the debut edition of Listening State, an ambient music festival showcasing a new acoustic experience in Kerala. Founded by electronic…
It also showed that most listeners want clear labelling on AI-generated music, music streaming platform Deezer said [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A staggering 97% of listeners cannot distinguish between artificial intelligence-generated and human-composed songs, a Deezer–Ipsos survey showed on Wednesday, underscoring growing concerns that AI could upend how music is created, consumed and monetised….
Halgi Culture Band’s performance at Indian Heritage Academy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Protest and celebration, and pain and power intermingled in Halgi Culture Band’s ‘Thousand River Blues,’ performed recently at Bengaluru’s Indian Heritage Academy. The Band questioned systemic oppression without disclaiming the fullness of their voices or lives. The sharing was intense and moving,…
Much of La Ola Interior (Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990) sounds shockingly contemporary for a collection of tracks recorded in the mid to late ‘80s. Ambient as a genre was already relatively well established by the time many of the artists on this compilation recorded their songs. But as we neared the end of…
Arturia’s KeyStep is one of the most popular MIDI controllers ever made, especially with modular synth users and the DAWless crowd. It’s small, cheap, has an easy-to-use sequencer, and offers decent connectivity. But it was also released way back in January of 2016. The world of music gear moves more slowly than, say, smartphones, but…
