Beirut and Berlin exchange artists, workshops, and music – listen to mixes and releases
For all the crises, Beirut's international connections continue to grow. Next up is an extensive residency-exchange project, starting in Berlin...
Music
Sounds from the Iranian Ultraverse compiles “underbelly” music, supports Afghan people
People are starving; now is the time when dismantling imperialism and supporting family is vital. So let's turn our ears...
Through Friday, Kyiv’s 20ft Radio will soothe you with music and sound, resisting occupiers
Grains of Peace may be the essential addiction of this week. Wars are designed not only to produce physical harm...
Mira Calix, ground-breaking composer, producer, multidisciplinary artist, has died
Now we’ve lost Mira Calix, an artist whose music imagination spanned every discipline and collaboration imaginable. Warp Records, the label...
Meditation in a time of war: Ukrainian music innovator Kotra interview, premiere
Extreme-distorted metallic surfaces buzz on the surface, but there's deep meditation beneath. Ukraine's Kotra, aka Dmytro Fedorenko, returns to CDM...
Cries and pleas, expressed in music, in expansive benefit compilations for and by Ukraine
Here's another essential batch of projects against war, in support of Ukraine, many of them centering Ukrainian artists' music and...
Go check out people making music and visuals by connecting synths to plants
Peope are finding new, organic inputs for synthesizers - the patterns of leaves, humidity and climate, and even electricity pulsing...
Final Fantasy come true: Square Enix posts 5500+ game music tracks to YouTube
Game music: it's a spiritual thing. A body thing. A Dawn of Souls thing. And instead of letting the pirates...
Over a decade, female festivals acts have tripled, says female:pressure; now what’s next
female:pressure have posted their latest FACTS report. A decade of data and advocacy now shows measurable progress - while also...
Listen today to unparalleled musical voices: Tania León, Amy Wadge, Germaine Franco
International Women's Day is as usual bringing attention to people who are perpetually deserving of more. This particular lineup I...
