Bernardo Palmeirim Finds Balance Through Education, Music, and Composition
Palmeirim confesses to us, “That having so many projects on my hands, inspires me to keep on going and putting my heart out into my music, sharing my work with the world.”
Classical Orchestration Founded Through Mid-Western Exploration
Ohio has given birth to a kind-hearted cellist, with whom one is about to get acquainted. His name is Ken Kubota, “a midwestern kind of guy,” as he says about himself, and one can find him in New York City.
A Journey to the Center of Ritchaz Cabral’s Mind
Besides his place in music, Cabral has been working on building his own musicality, by playing keyboard, bass guitar, and classical guitar, revisiting his influences – which he admits he had consumed, in Portugal, mainly Cape Verdean music.
Hazel English Casts Spells of Magic Across Summer Nights
For those who had the chance to immerse themselves in the sound of “Wake Up!,” something will hit you as different from that sober, clean, and fast-paced sound. Summer Nights is a portal to a dimension where nostalgia is a guide in a dreamy adventure. Leave everything behind. Nothing is needed but an open heart.
João Rodrigues: A Parting Gift from an Exiled Musician
Some last wise words have been left by João Rodrigues, from Portugal to the world: “If you have something interesting to say, an interesting perspective on the world, it is crucial you write songs. If I die, show those three songs— “Identidade,” “Tiro no Escuro,” and “Se Nunca Mais Nos Virmos” – and I won’t feel embarrassed.”
Reviewing Big Drink’s It Was Supposed To Be So Easy
Do you feel like joining Big Drink for a pint before banging the boredom out of your monotonous lives? It Was Supposed To Be So Easy can be your launching pad. Make sure to listen to every track as something new, and not like a string of the sameness you have had before.
Nelson Moreira: A Young Musician Writes His Metal Manifesto
One has its own definition of time, and for Nelson Moreira, making his way in music at the age of nineteen is rather late to start.
Moonraker’s The Forest: A Spiritual Journey Through the Valley of the Mind
Make sure to give Moonraker a go and let yourself be driven through a train of thought that is theirs and yours as well.
Slow Crush’s Hush: Reinventing The Dreamscape
Let Slow Crush lead your dreams through a highway of a beautifully built progression of sounds. With Hush as their single – an excellent choice for a single, indeed – they make their way to the spotlight in the genre.
Reflections on People of the Black Circle’s Deeply Compelling Debut Album
They call themselves People of the Black Circle, a doom metal band, but what are labels, anyway? Making use of themes and poems of Clark Ashton Smith, Howard Phillips, Lovecraft, and Ervin Howard, People of the Black Circle creates the perfect soundtrack to the themes these poets write on.
