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Violinist, composer, and a long-time member of Arcade Fire, and founding member of Bell Orchestre, Sarah Neufeld, confronts anguish with beauty, turmoil with grace, gliding through the present as a dancer mid-motion, reaching through space ’til she’s caught. CVLTartes: First of all, how did you start making music? Tell us […]
Self-described as a “music project based in Stockholm”, ViVii consists of Emil and Caroline Jonsson alongside Anders Eckeborn, their skillful producer and third member. Late 80s vinyl records, indie-pop gems, old VHS cassettes, and even classical music are just some of the trio’s influences, all swirled into dreamy, luscious soundscapes. […]
Simon Goff is a violinist, composer, and Grammy award-winning sound engineer. His work seeks to find space between genres, exploring how the violin can be manipulated and processed to create a unique sound that defies traditional definitions. From his appreciation of process, acoustics, and technology he conjures dynamic sonic landscapes where […]
French heavy rock outfit DÄTCHA MANDALA and world multi-instrumentalist WAAGAL are merging powerful and mystic rock with traditional beats in one live video entitled ‘Ajna’. Offbeat trio DÄTCHA MANDALA’s music blends stirring heavy blues, high voltage riffs, political and philosophical themes, and Robert Plant-esque vocals. They recorded the video ‘Ajna’ with stunning world-fusion artist […]
Born in the northern capital of Russia, talented Russian photographer Vladimir Fedotko lives and works in St. Petersburg. According to Fedotko, he has been mastering the profession of the painter, photographer at different periods of his life. The romantic creator began his artistic career in 2005 and became more engaged […]
Sergey Bogatkov is a Russia-based photographer who specializes in portrait and nude-art photography. The light and compositions of Sergey’s photographs help to portray the thoughts of his subjects, drawing out their souls to be projected through the portraits. The models posing in front of Sergey seem to make the whole […]
“The Darkness That You Fear” is the brand new single of the English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, which was just released today, Friday, April 23rd! The new track marks their first single since the album “No Geography” was released in 2019. It’s a work built on “a dizzy psychedelic whirlpool”, as […]
French heavy rockers Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel have just revealed a music video for a new song off the band’s critically acclaimed fourth album “Polaris”, released early this month via Klonosphere and Ripple Music. Titled ‘Alpha Ursæ Minoris’, this new video was directed by Ben Auer, who commented: With its blend of chunky riffs, psychedelic atmospherics, magnetic hooks, and aching melody, […]
Ilya Rashap is one of the most successful and cited Russian photographers, a talented teacher, and a journalist — a rare combination of qualities in one person. Ilya’s creative works are sold in galleries in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Beijing, Tokyo, etc., and are exhibited in Russia and Europe. […]
Led by composer/pianist, JooWan Kim, Hip Hop Orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with MC/lyricist Sandman, a lyric soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, drums, and bass, the music is rigorous, nuanced, accessible, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert […]