Black Techno Matters Liber8: open call, new music, mixes, and events
Black Techno Matters is making its calls for liberation louder than ever. Their multi-city Juneteenth event now also includes an...
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With a music center in Gaza destroyed, artists’ shelter is now the priority
Delia Arts Center in Gaza was a core of the musical community there - until it was destroyed and looted...
With Gaza on the precipice, musicians unite for Palestinian cause and aid
Two compilations from Berlin reveal artistic communities consistent and united in their advocacy. In any small way, they're working to...
Sudan, with millions at risk: music and listening after one year of war
After an unimaginable year of violence and chaos, with tens of thousands killed and millions displaced and in danger of...
FACTS report: women, nonbinary artists still face inequality at festivals
In the latest volunteer-run FACTS study, women and nonbinary artists are making steady, if slow, progress in representation across festivals....
Listen: Falyakon, between Berlin and Ramallah, with an urgent music mix
Palestinian multi-instrumentalist and experimental DJ Falyakon has long been an inspiration to anyone who's met her - for her energy,...
Premiere: “Lips Seeking the Forbidden” video as Tehran’s Sote joins SVBCVLT
With insistent phasing tones ringing in your ears in phasing, tense microtonal tunings, sawing timbres in the background, Sote's Ministry...
An hour of poignant experimental music from Palestinian producers and friends
As so many friends and colleagues face ongoing warfare and violence, I hope we resist reducing them to victims -...
“Trembling Earth” – a compilation for Morocco, plus a Maze DK premiere
Communities inside and outside Morocco are still reeling from the earthquake last month. Berlin-based art Artist Znzl, whose name literally...
Bandcamp union describes workers locked out of systems, layoff threats
Bandcamp United, the staff union recently organized and Bandcamp, is sending out a petition to see that the union is...
