The Formant

January 28, 2014 Mischa Mathys

Planningtorock – All Love’s Legal

I tried to approach Planningtorock’s, All Love’s Legal in a purely musical context, but it is impossible to expound on any objective experience without taking into account the strong content held within the concept of the album. Not since the punk era has western popular music carried so much socio-political

January 19, 2014 Mischa Mathys

Different Circles – A Conversation on Grime with Mumdance

Walk into east-London bar, Queen of Hoxton on the first Saturday night of every month and you are met with a profusion of contradictions. Guests, at various stages of inebriation, are trying to conduct serious conversations over a noisy sound system featuring a delectable selection of the latest house anthems.

January 16, 2014 Mischa Mathys

Femme En Fourrure – The Beach

Following on from my interview with the Finish duo, Femme En Fourrure, I’ve given their latest EP, The Beach a far more intricate listen. It is always difficult to be objective in a scenario where the artist has given specific information about a piece after it has manifested an opinion

January 14, 2014 Mischa Mathys

Post Provocation – Interview with Femme En Fourrure

During every trend there’s an artist or group that will approach their craft slightly differently within the zeitgeist of said era. One such artist to have popped up in my periphery constantly in the last year is Femme En Fourrure. The Finish duo has been around since 2008, and their

January 10, 2014 Mischa Mathys

How – Interview with Katie Gately

If you are a human being, it is likely that you’ve had some sort of emotive response to a piece of music. Katie Gately is such a human being and the LA native has recently had the opportunity to see the affect of this first hand. Her self-titled debut is

January 6, 2014 Mischa Mathys

Graze – Edges

Between the space of opening presents and working off the January hangover, not much happens in the world of music. The nightclubs however are still full and the DJ’s are continuously looking for new music to surprise their audience with, so it’s a wonder more artists don’t follow Graze and

December 7, 2013 Mischa Mathys

Finding a Voice – Interview with Visionist

Visionist (Louis Carnell) cuts a cool figure as he slumps towards me in a hotel lobby for our intended interview. It is not just the new addition of the beard or his impressive shirt that is responsible for this impression, but his whole demeanour. He is cool, calm and collected,

November 25, 2013 Mischa Mathys

Egyptrixx – A/B til infinity

I really enjoy this time of year for music. In Europe, it gets darker and colder. The mood is somewhat somber, but nothing quite as much as it is January. Combine this with the last opportunity to make an impact on your listening audience’s year, and you have a flair

November 16, 2013 Mischa Mathys

Logos – Cold Mission

According to the OED grime is: “A form of dance music influenced by UK garage, characterised by machine-like sounds.” “Machine-like sounds” seems a bit trite and could characterise anything from techno to drone music. No, Urban dictionary seems to have a better understanding of the genre: “It’s the inner city