Leaving Records Leads & Learns by Example

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Leaving Records Leads & Learns by Example Inside Leaving Records' effort to fight the LA wildfires with music, its leaders' philosophies on boycotts and growing in public, the mycelial music continuum, and lots more. interview 25 6800 mutual aid

door.link Is the Music Internet's Purest Place An interview with Romina Malta, the ambient archiver and Argentinian artist behind one of our favorite online spaces to listen to hand-picked mixes interview 25 3200 internet radio

Rain from Heaven, Paradise On Fire The gifted artist-producer speaks on the creation of, and context surrounding, her immaculate debut album 'petra-coeur,' a half-decade effort that's spellbinding at every turn. interview 25 3600 ethereal

denis biblioni: in tune with the infinite "I'm at the spot right now. I have a spare engine and some wrenches." Ani Bharadwaj, fka weird inside, pka denis biblioni, is trekking the mystical woods of an underrated American state. (New Jersey.) (Yes, you read that right.) (No, I'm not from there.) The self-taught artist and digital wizard also has a knack for car mechanics. An extra Audi AAN five-cylinder, perched like a boombox on his shoulder, doubles as an impromptu photoshoot prop amidst the beech and oak trees. (Ani later tells us, interview 25 2200 folk

6 Qs With Sandy Chamoun A mini-interview with the Beirut legend about making art that archives history. "The music scene in Lebanon after the [2020 blast] is a great example of how a community in survival mode can support each other... I'm addicted to it. I'm so attached to this land." interview 25 1300 thawra

(j)ula Wants to Kill the Shuffle Button A lighthearted interview with the artist behind Soundwavesoffwax about collective grief, collagist field recordings, electronic music, never buying new clothes, her debut album, and what it means to Listen Responsibly. interview 25 2800 found sounds

Archive, Alive: Ben Shirken's 'H.D. Reliquary' Inside the secular irl worship zone and levitational new album of Ben Shirken (ex wiish), the 29 Speedway founder’s latest multichannel, multimedia conjuring at INTERCOMM in Ridgewood. interview 25 3400 29 speedway

Labels on Labels: b4 & Young Two longtime friends, music lifers, and indie label A&Rs unite to discuss slinging ice against police at London raves, running away from home to chase creative dreams, working with Nicolas Jaar in Palestine, and more. interview 25 2900 record labels

Miti, The Granulator Miti talks microsounds, DJ prophecies, and hunting for swords in London in her first-ever interview. interview 25 4100 Electronic

The Hymn of Tobias Beloved music maker Tobias talks comet trails, Tascam magic, D'Angelo, recording in cars in Texas, and crafting classics from grief. interview 25 4000 alternative

Future Reference: Emi Takahashi & Nik Arthur An interview with close friends and collaborators Emi Takahashi and Nik Arthur, who work with nature and music to conjure new art forms and stories. interview 25 5400 Organima

Ribbons of Life: John Glacier If the wind could rap as it swept over mountains, as the calm Trelawny breeze gathered strength and greyed the Jamaican sky, I’m convinced it’d sound like John Glacier, the self-made fashion girl from Hackney who’d still crash your house party. story 25 600 maroon

Little Miracles: Chanel Beads A mini-interview with the gifted trickster Shane Lavers for Pigeons & Planes. interview 25 700 cracked vsts

Forever-Ever (Pt. II): Music Futures and Power Semantics The second of two Liner Notes stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards. Essays 24 3200 Record Deals

Forever-Ever (Pt. I): It's Time to Put Perpetuity Deals to Rest The first of two stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards. Essays 24 3500 Record Deals

Samara Cyn Ft. Samara Cyn Samara Cyn is airborne. She’s about to board a jet, too. When her voice beams through the phone for our second interview in two months, the military baby turned rap&b hybridizer grins in transit. TSA and Delta attendants freckle the background. After a New York performance, it’s Berlin’s turn to absorb the oil-slick, infectious, punch-lined lowrider “music 4 ya aunty” that Samara’s made her bread and butter. More life for a pseudo-free city. “Wake Up,” a backpacker-pleaser released last year, w interview 24 800 chladni plate

Lyrical Miracle: Mick Jenkins Hits Eject The hip-hop heavyweight speaks candidly with us about label deceptions, A&R stereotypes, the different schools of rap writing, lyricism as an art form, Frank Ocean, Smino, Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, basketball metaphors, and a whole lot more. interview 23 8700 drink more water

Maral Vs The Music Rat Race The beloved sound architect, Ninja Tune A&R, and dublab DJ resident Maral speaks on our responsibility as artists to look after the release zones we share, Bandcamp's future, revolution, and more. interview 23 5800 setar rock

Teenage Engineering's Building Like a Band Teenage Engineering's co-founder discusses lessons that artists are teams can learn from the design firm’s enduring success, plus stories about the OP-1, TP-7, and Pocket Operator. interview 23 4100 founders

Anti-Scale: Music Discovery for the 10% An essay exploring design pitfalls failing "music discovery," potential DSP improvements, defining "discovery" itself, and alliances for the future. Essays 23 3900 Music Industry

Frank Ocean, ChatGPT, & the Non-Effort Curse A philosophical back-and-forth with about the recession of passion, TikTok kids signing to majors, Frankchella, and using ChatGPT in creative processes 💽 interview 23 3600 Cultural Production

Santangelo’s Brave New AdWorld Multidisciplinary artist Santangelo has built 'AdWorld,' an album and online experience that's like nothing else. This is how he did it, and what's next. interview 22 3600 Freelancer

Dijon Pieces Himself Together Song by Song From 2019: Dijon's debut solo EP 'Sci Fi 1' is a powerfully raw and earnest project. Get familiar with an underground favorite poised to reach new heights. interview 19 2200 Mochi

Zack Villere's Kind of Cool From 2017: The Louisiana artist, producer, and illustration chats amidst the breakout rise of "Cool," an endearing lo-fi R&B song cosigned by Tyler, the Creator. interview 17 700 rodney the bear

Boston's Fresh Prince: Cousin Stizz From the archives: a 2016 profile of the ascendent Massachusetts star Cousin Stizz. interview 16 2100 suffolk county

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