We were able to catch up with Douglas Tewksbury, a Buffalo music veteran based out of Hamilton, Ontario, about his beautiful new album Paths. The album was inspired by Tewksbury's travels to remote parts of our planet and his reflections on climate change. Check out our conversation below - and be sure to check out … Continue reading Douglas Tewksbury – Paths
Fendoap is a Japanese artist who combines programming and a love for calm places to masterfully create vast landscapes of gentle and glowing sounds. Their new record Passing Scenery was recently released through Buffer Zone, an independent label founded by Onokio. Can you tell us about your new album Passing Scenery and how you connected … Continue reading Finding a calm place with Fendoap
Zach Williams is an experimental storyteller who has spent the last six years recording and performing under the moniker Zooanzoo. His new album 'Entity Upload Entry' marks a new chapter for the artist with his first record as Onokio. ‘Entity Upload Entry’ will be your first release as Onokio. Before we get into the new … Continue reading The birth of Onokio
STCLVR (pronounced streetcleaver) is the harsh industrial pop act of non-binary visual and recording artist g. mor, an active force in the noise and industrial scene. We had the great pleasure of chatting with them about their recent release 'Lovers' an album that deals with grieving a significant loss of love in isolation, and rebuilding … Continue reading Through Darkness and Through Light with STCLVR
A hidden gem amongst the Buffalo, NY music scene, Maya LaMacchia is a truly refreshing voice, carrying forth songs that evoke the spirit of songwriters of past generations. If you've never heard of her before there's no better time then now. The 16-year-old singer-songwriter has written and recorded four records in her bedroom studio in … Continue reading A CONVERSATION WITH Maya LaMacchia
Like Krispy Cream and Pepsi Cola, Shadowgraphs formed just east of the Appalachian Mountains amongst the Longleaf Pines of North Carolina. Founded in 2014 by Wils Glade and Bryan Olsen, the two wrote, recorded, and released two full length albums by summer 2017. While listening to these first records, it became clear that the two … Continue reading From the South towards the Setting Sun, Shadowgraphs seamlessly transport their sonic signals in ‘Another Time’
IF: Can you start off by telling us a little about your background and how you first became interested in the world of VJing? MD: I studied 2D animation at the HKU (Utrecht University of the Arts), where we mostly worked on making short films. I liked it, but I kind of struggled with the … Continue reading Amsterdam Based Artist Mirjam Debets Walks Us Through Her Wild and Colorful Visual World
IF: Can you tell us a little about your relationship with Scott and how you came to work together musically? JW: Scott and I first knew of each other when I was about 16 years old down in Portsmouth. I was playing piano and singing for a mutual friend who also happened to be Scott's drummer. It's … Continue reading Dancing in the Dark with JESSICA WINTER of GLASS
IF: I first came across your music after seeing a post from Keith Rankin regarding the album artwork he did for OOBYDOOB. Can you tell me about how you originally connected with Keith as well as the ideas behind the artwork? SA: I was a fan of Keith's artwork, music as Giant Claw, and label Orange … Continue reading Driving fast through Indianapolis with Sedcairn Archives
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