Ratkiller: Meta Music for the 21st Century

Norient Snap by Juliana Adhikary
Ratkiller: Meta Music for the 21st Century

The Estonian musician Ratkiller is a master of intertextuality. His recent album «Dreamhammer» is full of samples from different sources: from Death Metal to 1980s Funk or porn movies. A review comment.

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Design: Juliana Adhikary
Photo: Ratkiller
Sound: Miss Auto

Finding Unity Through Sound

Norient-Snap by Arlene
Finding Unity Through Sound

In their self-produced podcast the Finnish underground punk band Olimpia Splendid talk about existential loneliness, the economic depression, their own DIY approach, and their music video «Jukka-Pekka».

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Quote: Heta Bilaletdin
Design: Arlene
Sound: Junn

Sampling Stories Vol. 10: YATTA

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Sampling Stories Vol. 10: YATTA

It is the very discrete mixture of samples, jazz vocals, folk spirit, live instrumentation and experimental electronics that characterizes the weird and beautiful song sketches of interdisciplinary artist Yatta Zoker from Brooklyn, NY.

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Quote: YATTA
Sound: Aam Taateel

Reclaiming the Streets of Accra

Norient Snap by Ahmad Hammoud
Reclaiming the Streets of Accra

Seit sechs Jahren findet das Chale Wote Street Art Festival in Accra statt – und ist ein Ort der radikalen Inklusion. Das kostenlose Event in Ghanas Hauptstadt zeigt moderne Kunst auf der Strasse statt in schicken Galerien.

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Photo: Nii Kotei Nikoi

Dance Away Your Origin: Nídia

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Dance Away Your Origin: Nídia

There has always been a compulsive instinct to locate music geographically. But didn't it stand for a world without borders? The new album of the club music producer Nídia could decolonize music with hyperactive, hybrid and bass-heavy sounds.

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Sound: Aam Taateel

Sounds of Pakistan: The D/A Method

Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
Sounds of Pakistan: The D/A Method

The progressive rock band The D/A Method has been described as a unique addition to the Pakistani music landscape. With Gali Films and its director Kamal Khan, they recently published a video clip of the song «The Desert Journey». An interview.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Ali Sayah

Femua Festival: «Our Place Is Here!»

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Femua Festival: «Our Place Is Here!»

The FEMUA festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, boasts around 100,000 spectators. Today it's an important springboard for artists who are starting out, from hip hop to zouglou. A report from a gathering that strives for conduit of union and social cohesion.

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Quote: Tiken Jah Fakoly
Sound: Aam Taateel

Karima 2G: A Racist Antidote

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Karima 2G: A Racist Antidote

With her video «Orangutan» Italian artist and activist Karima 2G responded on racist comments of Italian politicians in the context of the election of Italy's first black government minister Cécile Kyenge in 2013.

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Quote: Karima 2G
Sound: Karima 2G
Remix: Aam Taateel

Loneliness in the Mix

Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
Loneliness in the Mix

Ukrainian electronic artist Zavoloka produced an experimental sound piece accompanied by selected speech fragments from Olimpia Splendid, Ali Gul Pir, Ethiopian Records, and others who expressed their thoughts on the subject of loneliness.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Ali Sayah

Directed by Forty-Five Directors

Norient Snap by Basma Bader
Directed by Forty-Five Directors

In 2013 Curitiba-based electropop band Bonde do Rolê released their music video «Picolé». A video celebrating the popsicle and directed by forty-five directors. Our author asks: How is this possible?

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Design: Basma Bader
Sound: Basma Bader

«Dick, Pussy, and Ass for Everyone»

Norient Snap by Natascha Orestes
«Dick, Pussy, and Ass for Everyone»

Dancing women at a pool party, mens with guns and barbecued sausages. An attempt of understanding the music video «Pau, Perereca e cu - PPC» by the Brazil musicians Harmonia do Sampler.

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