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Beast Nest is Sharmi Basu‘s performance alias while guiding people through trauma. Basu has worked for many years in mutual aid spaces as an organizer and certified mediator to bring resources to the Bay Area’s queer and trans-BIPOC community. On January 28, 2022, Beast Nest released “Sicko,” an experimental/electronic eclectic […]
There is no surprise that Asia is one of the most innovative continents related to, well, everything. Their culture and way of perception have become present in the extreme metal genre, too. From shoegaze, post-black, and blackgaze to symphonic elements or D’n’B, they all have been inserted by Asian artists […]
There is no doubt that in the past years, electronic musicians have invested a great deal of energy into exploring lesser-known sub-genres and put them once on the table in contemporary ways. ULTRA SUNN is amazingly doing so. The coldwave/EBM duo was formed in 2019 in Brussels by Sam Huge […]
Zeno Gill is a longtime contributor and friend of CVLTARTES. He mostly shoots portraiture, street, or travel photography. He has shot for Elite Models, Disney, Brylcreem, Raw Beauty Talks, and several boutique model agencies in NYC. We talked to Zeno about his biggest passion, the photography, about nature, and, of course, inspiration […]
If you have been wondering what to listen to lately or perused social media looking for a band that would restore faith in post-punk, looks no further than Silent Runners. Silent Runners (Amsterdam, NL) will release their new album “Statues & Ornaments” on June 3rd via Cold Transmission Music. The […]
Electric Valley Records presents desert riders Electric Mountain’s new record, “Valley Giant”, due out digitally and on vinyl (four variants) on 27 May 2022. Emerged from Mexico City in 2013, Electric Mountain teems with the ‘70s haze and the ‘90s desert/stoner hardness. The power trio exults in fuzzy guitars, thunderous drums, and thick dirty bass […]
Black Lion Records presents IATT’s anticipated 3rd full-length, “Magnum Opus”, which comes May 27 on CD and Digital formats. Upon their formation in 2008, IATT (pronounced “eye at”; formerly known as I Am The Trireme) quickly began to heave their mass out of the dark abyss and shape themselves into a great leviathan […]
There’s always something mysterious within noise and drone music. It is either soft and comforting as a bird’s chirp or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer. However, Lunt‘s newest album, “Between crystal and smoke,” feels like the sibling of ambiance instead. While some use drone music to express anger, […]
Inviting fans deeper into the orbit of her unique sound, Romanian electronic music artist Alira Mun is now premiering on CVLTARTES the official music video for ‘Eclipsa.‘ Staying true to her signature and the cosmic sounds that we know and love, Alira Mun brings a cinematic and profound perspective to […]
The Different Class has always written with startling candor on feelings and identity – topics which are now taken to greater heights on their new album. And on this road to their upcoming record, the band has felt even more comfortable diving into the indie-electronica sound. We talked to Julia Kocis […]