Editorial
VICE
WE TALKED TO GREAT DANISH BANDS ABOUT HAVING TO WORK PART-TIME JOBS
“Just because a band reaches a certain notoriety, doesn't mean their problems will dissipate, or that they're automatically guaranteed a bright future with a steady income. In light of this, I sought out members of some of Denmark's most established bands to see if they've actually been able to live off their music. You would think bands playing to thousands at Roskilde wouldn't have money issues, right?”
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beat
ROUTE
BEACH HOUSE INTERVIEW
“There’s a profound feeling that washes over you when listen to Beach House, a kind of nostalgia that you can’t place. It is euphoric, tinged with the inescapable feeling that you’re longing for something that perhaps wasn’t ever present in the first place. Their synth-laden melodies glisten and cascade, their songs become aerial as slow vocals breathe them into ascension. It’s almost painful at times, but consistently and overwhelmingly gorgeous, a curiously bittersweet listen.”
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A.SIDE
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER REVIEW
“The music of Daniel Lopatin (a.k.a. Oneohtrix Point Never) has always struck me as overwhelmingly intelligent and Garden of Delete is surely no exception. Melodies punctuated with glitches; simulated instruments and distorted voices; G.o.D is best described as an inundation.
At times simply horrifying and at times encroaching on the brink of hilarity, Lopatin lets us know that we are in an age of anxiety. But even at its harshest, most sundered moments, the fragments that make up its narrative are sutured with dexterity. 0PN is asking how we situate ourselves in this hyperreality and Garden of Delete feels simultaneous in that its alienation is a wholly consuming one.”
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