“It’s facile to compare Mathlouthi to some of the great singer-songwriters she counts as her heroes…[but] she is no wannabe…Mathlouthi is a singular voice.” –NPR MUSIC “epic, gorgeously ornamented” –PITCHFORK ‘RISING’ “a national treasure singing songs for the oppressed” –THE GUARDIAN Tunisian protest artist, Emel Mathlouthi, creates expansive electronic music paired with traditional Tunisian instruments […]
French musician Superpoze just released his second album titled “For We The Living.” The 8-track LP is a remarkable combination of divine music and visuals, which narrate a two-part act. The first four tracks broach an impending disaster, with a soundtrack that describes its development and climax, while the following four tracks symbolize an emotional […]
Kungs, the young electro sensation who is one of the biggest new French music artists to make waves around the world in the past year, has just announced a selection of new US tour dates. The DJ, who will perform in April at the prestigious Coachella festival in Indio, CA, will also perform several dates […]
Yann Tiersen is pleased to announce his first U.S. tour dates since 2014. He will play Washington DC’s Lincoln Theatre on December 5 and Los Angeles’s Theatre at Ace Hotel on December 8. Tickets are now available. Here are some recent quotes about Tiersen’s remarkable music: “Eschewing layers and dramatics, Tiersen simply plays—his light touch […]
When Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal released their first collaborative album, Chamber Music, they caught the music world by surprise. Everything about this duo was unexpected: the Malian master of the kora; the French cellist with the unlikely background in trip-hop; and the elegant, soulful music they made together. Sissoko and Ségal have created their own […]
Paris-based Club cheval is a collective/supergroup comprised of four producers already established in their own right: Canblaster, Myd, Sam Tiba and Panteros666. Originally surfacing via releases on Top Billin’ and Bromance Records, the ubiquitous Frenchmen effortlessly fuse R&B, house and Underground Resistance-style electronics to create their trademark high energy sound that’s informed as much by the […]
Carpenter Brut draws its influences from 80s TV shows and B-movies loaded with synthesizers. The mysterious and discreet man behind the pentagon – or the Brutagram as his fans would call it – evokes an encounter between Justice beats and the universe of John Carpenter. They will be performing a major North American tour in […]
“Piers Faccini’s music is rooted in English folk, American blues, traditional West African music and taranta from southern Italy. Perhaps, though, “rooted” is the wrong word, since his whisper of a voice floats above his guitar and gentle polyrhythmic percussion to create an environment that’s captivating, quietly insistent and delicate but not fragile.” – Jim […]
