Interviews

“In 1978 I released the first record which described itself as Ambient Music, a name I invented to describe an emerging musical style”, one of the fathers of ambient music, Brian Eno, writes in “Brian Eno’s Ambient 1: Music For Airports”, named after his seminal album that same year. The album was the introduction to a new music genre and …

Americana revolves around early folk and gospel musicians shaping the ground for country and folk music, but the panorama of these roots is wide, taking in country and western, Appalachian, gospel, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B and blues. Put simply, the whole genre builds on American history and stories about the lives of people throughout the Americanization of the continent. However, …

Growing up with one parent being completely consumed by the music of Brian Eno in 1970s, it wasn’t long before ambient music started to become a major part of my own life. While the so-called Berlin School and bands as Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Steve Roach were my music role models in my ambient childhood years, the direction that …

In my former role as a music researcher, I very often came across subjects as low self-esteem, creative blocks and mental health struggles in interviews with musicians although it was never a topic of any study I did, but there was a need to express the struggles musicians face while being creative. I remember one artist using music to find …

You can tell a lot about a band or artist from their records, but there’s no better education than seeing the real thing live. Finding that new band or singer to obsess over requires time and effort, the music doesn’t simply fall into your lap. I still put that time and effort into it because of the ethos of the …

As always, the Gothenburg music scene enjoyed another vibrant year last year with many new acts coming to the fore. One band of note to emerge and quickly gain a local fan base, and playing support slots in Europe for the first time, were four-piece Beverly Kills consisting of Alma, Viggo, John, and Hampus. Three single releases in 2018 became …