audio paper28.06.2019
Only dogs walk as if they knew where they’re going
Retracing an audio walk to the empty city centre of Braunschweig, Germany.
Perspective
what we immerse ourselves in
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Sound collage28.06.2019
Vogelsang
A contemplation into an abandoned Soviet military base 60 kilometres north of Berlin that once housed nuclear weapons. -
interview03.06.2019
‘I really wanted to write a pop love song’
Polish composer Marta Śniady is set to finish her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Recently, her works have embraced video and pop music. -
interview03.04.2019
‘I need to believe it myself’
Ragnhild May works in a chameleon-like way. James Black takes her to yoga class in this final interview with young ‘composer/performers’.
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interview09.01.2019
‘It’s almost like I can feel the whole world’
James Black goes climbing with Marcela Lucatelli in this first of three interviews with young composer/performers. -
reportage27.12.2018
Deep in the Norwegian forest
Norwegian composer Knut Olaf Sunde radically challenged traditional concert practices with a 13-hour immersive performance. -
comment18.12.2018
Not so diverse after all
The Nordic Music Days in Helsinki failed to deliver on its promise of diversity, even if seen from a strictly stylistic point of view, writes participating composer Tine Surel Lange.
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review20.11.2018
Gold fever and infernal machines
Simon Løffler’s personality shines through while Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard’s conceptual gold piece rings hollow at Gong Tomorrow. -
reportage16.10.2018
Try competing with history, then
Warsaw Autumn is on its way to becoming a victim of its own success, James Black writes in his essay from the Polish capital. -
reportage14.09.2018
Maybe we fight, maybe we defend
Are commercial demands starting to influence contemporary music in the Nordic countries? James Black writes from the UNM Festival in Bergen, Norway.