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Formed 2015 in Saarbrücken, THE SPIRIT have emerged from the depth of the German extreme metal void to breathe new life into the black/death metal genre. I’ve personally found out about The Spirit once they released “The Cosmic Terror” album and there is such a smooth, perfect execution you’re starting […]
I can’t remember the last time I have listened to a Romanian song with such an enthusiasm. Timisoara-based project Kings are Overrated first caught my attention when my Cultartes colleague Baldo wrote a review for “The Same” song. Kings are Overrated is a synth, indie pop, new wave project, and […]
Australian instrumental post-rockers sleepmakeswaves have announced new music for 2020, three years since their 2017 release Made of Breath Only. The new project, titled These Are Not Your Dreams will be released on 15 May 2020 on Bird’s Robe Records of Australia. Rather than following a conventional release pattern, new songs will be released as a series […]
From 17th to 22nd January, Camden Image Gallery in London presented an exhibition of works on Polaroid, analog photography and digital prints by Andreea Andrei. The central feature of “Scattered Dreams” is a previously unseen display of photographs taken by the artist. The exhibition highlighted Andreea’s unwavering pursuit of Polaroid photography -her continuous […]
Natalia Drepina is no stranger to writing and photographing about melancholic, dark topics, but with every song and image, Natalia shines a light into the deepest recesses of our fears: about loneliness and death. If you’ve been following us here at Cultartes, you may have seen her ethereal work before. […]
Today we’re extremely pleased to be premiering the music video for “Shift‘ by Pilestra, mixed and mastered by Attila Lukinich (DSpro studio). Contemporary, visuals, sci-fi, spirituality, electronic. Put all this in the pot and you have Pilestra. Manuela Marchis is a visual artist and performer based in Timisoara, vocalist of […]
Take a deep breath and enjoy the work of Bucharest-based photographer Eliza Lupu who finally returns on Cultartes with a new fabulous photo series. Predominated by mainly editorial, fashion and experimental photography, the young artist does a good job at capturing the female anatomy and the underground lifestyle. She always […]
The Romanian traditional costume finds its roots in the part of Dacian ancestors and resembles with that of the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula, with differences consisting of decorative and colorful details. Nowadays the clothing is reserved for special occasions, holidays or traditional dances and music and, the style is […]
Started in 2012 as an obscure side project of Kamille Sharapodinov (guitarist of established Russian heavy psych proggers The Grand Astoria), The Legendary Flower Punk quickly became a beast of its own. The band mixes psychedelia, space rock, funky fusion and electronics in a joyful manner like no one else in the scene. Krautrock, Japanoise, […]
Antonia Constantinescu is a young Romanian photographer based in Bucharest. Her first impact with photography was when she first bought a mobile phone, photographing flowers, sunsets, buildings and about four years ago she discovered the beauty of human body. Antonia simply loves to capture the eyes, hands, lips and the […]