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HEALTH Live in Sofia: A Triumphant Industrial Gig in an Unexpected Venue
When I first saw the announcement that LA industrial trio HEALTH would be playing in Sofia this summer, I wasn't sure if I was looking at the right thing. Living in Bulgaria, we're not…
Worrying Instead of Donating: Why Did Breaking The Silence Have to Step Down (Again)?
Radomir Konstantinović's capital work The Philosophy of Parochialism (first published in 1969 in Serbian as Filosofija palanke) cannot get out of my head.
What is the reason? Quite…
Diary of a Kraut Ritual with OOHS! & Föllakzoid
Eighteen forty seven hours (Preamble): Loading our gear into the station wagon and taking off. It's a fifteen minute drive to the venue. Nevertheless, Margg puts on a minimal electronic mix…
Шишкин лес & Miroed Live in Sofia
Ever since that rainy October evening of 2017 when Ypres first came to Bulgaria we've been regularly visited by an array of Russian bands from the same circle of friends.
On the second…
Celebrating 20 years of Amenra in Paradiso Amsterdam
After years of discipline, effort and relentless dedication to their craft and despite their personal struggles and battles Amenra have established themselves as the hardest-working European…
Gig Report: Pre-Fluff Hardcore Matinee 2019
Here we go again. As tradition dictates, the last week of July is reserved for traveling to Czechia, where the annual Fluff Fest brings together a diverse crowd of passionate souls from all…