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Interview with мʌvʌ – Sinusoidal

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 8:48 am Tagged With: Alternative, ambient, Europe, Experimental, Instrumental, Slovakia

In this interview spotlight, I chat with мʌvʌ about the latest music, technology, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Sinusoidal by мʌvʌ Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) I am […]

Interview with Naked Sweatshop – Episode 002: The I, Shinji Mixtape

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 24, 2019 8:02 am Tagged With: ambient, California, Electronic, Europe, Experimental, Germany, Los Angeles, United States

Naked Sweatshop is the musical collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Kyoko Jinjabrew and electronic composer/producer Klaas von Karlos. Episode 002: The I. Shinji Mixtape is the second release from this Los Angeles/Berlin-based experimental-electronic. Similar to their debut release, the group explores the limitations of single take jams and improvised free association techniques, but this time with emphasis […]

Interview with Forest Robots – Love Letters From Father to Daughter with a Focus on Nature

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 22, 2019 9:55 am Tagged With: Alternative, ambient, California, dance, Electronic, Los Angeles, shoegaze, singer, songwriter, United States

Los Angeles based, producer, composer and songwriter Francisco Dominguez arrives with his project, Forest Robots, which serves as a platform for delivering love letters to his daughter while encouraging her to maintain a healthy appreciation for nature and the natural world. The powerful new single and visual treatment for Inevitable is now available. While Forest […]

Interview with DamoNomaD – Wandering Sequence

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 12, 2019 9:35 am Tagged With: alternative rock, ambient, Asia, Electronic, electronica, folk rock, indie rock, Rock, South Korea

DamoNomaD is a Rock band based in Seoul, South Korea. Their Alternative Rock style challenges old notions of K-Pop Dance music associated with the South Korean music scene. With diverse backgrounds of musical influences, they pull their inspiration from artists like Radiohead, Coldplay, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Asgeir, Hans Zimmer, Max Richter, Shpongle, and Oasis. DamoNomaD […]

Interview with Hein Cooper – Hijack

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 11, 2019 4:54 pm Tagged With: alt-pop, ambient, Australia, indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter

Emerging Australian artist Hein Cooper has released his majestic new album Underneath It All via AntiFragile Music. Defying genre, the album combines electronic, indie-folk and pop sensibilities to create a sound that is completely Hein Cooper’s own. His honeyed vocals soar effortlessly over crisp electronic beats and intricate guitar strums that sound akin to the […]

Interview with Serenity Sounds – Music as Therapy and Healing

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 4, 2019 10:29 am Tagged With: ambient, composer, Georgia, Instrumental, producer, United States

Serenity Sounds is a solo project aimed at creating music intended as healing and therapy. Using ambient soundscapes, a host of MIDI instruments and VST plugins, and a passion for creating soundscapes that help others, Serenity Sounds has garnered quite a buzz and following among the YouTube community, the primary platform used for releasing these […]

Interview with Cloud Diameter

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 16, 2019 11:01 am Tagged With: ambient, Electronic, Experimental, lo-fi

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Cloud Diameter about the new project, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below CLOUD DIAMETER by CLOUD DIAMETER Where are you from and what style of music do you create? The North of England. A small town called Hebden Bridge. I fall under […]

Interview with RUNAH – Ground

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 19, 2019 12:51 pm Tagged With: ambient, Americana, Folk, indie, Ireland, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

Following on from the stirring EP Ghosts, Irish singer-songwriter RUNAH is delighted to announce the release of her debut album Strange, due for release on May 5, 2019 via Beardfire. From the garden in the beginning to the smoke of strife and war, the twisting sound of Strange stands naked but for sword and helmet, […]

Interview with Craig Aalders – Oceanography

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman January 28, 2019 1:49 pm Tagged With: ambient, Canada, Electronic, Experimental

Craig Aalders is a guitarist and composer based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. His ambient and experimental work explores sound as a medium of visceral resonance. Influenced by the Pacific Northwest, Aalders creates absorbing and evocative soundscapes that use abstraction to convey strong emotional and expressive ideas. Aalders’ process employs streams of layered sound. Intricate chains […]

Interview with willow|speak – hudson

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 27, 2018 9:26 am Tagged With: Acoustic, ambient, Austin, Folk, folk rock, Progressive, singer, songwriter, Texas, United States

Progressive-folk act, willow|speak, is an expanding musical project that stirs familiar emotive response, while stimulating a more adventurous creativity. Through the foundation of acoustic folk music, new perspective achieved by weaving in ambient music, and a less conventional style of songwriting. In this interview spotlight, I chat with willow|speak about his solo debut, challenges, motivations, […]