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Continue reading →: Behind the Words: Storyteller by Awa LyFive and a feather, the third album of Awa Ly, opens with the track Storyteller: the starting point of the making of this opus. In 2016, she declared: “The sound was guiding me towards this liquid surface, languid under a blue moon”. And it is in this same world that…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Week: Bachelorette by BjörkAn untypical track covering a deep subject: An introduction to originality Bachelorette is based on a fairytale written by Björk herself: she initially wrote it for Stealing Beauty (a movie made by Bernardo Bertolucci), along with poet Sjón, and touches on a sensitive subject, one which we can find in…
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Continue reading →: ITW: The Myth of Practicing series, Lina Marie DäunertL.Park: Failures while being a part of the process, are often seen as a reflection of our value as artists. Why do you think we regard it as such? Lina Marie Däunert: I’m not even sure if I want to get into this… Instead I’d like to introduce an approach…
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Continue reading →: Song review: Genesis by RayeAn intermission: Raye challenging the rules After her groundbreaking first album 21st Century Blues (2023), Raye delivers a new project, one she refers as an “intermission”: a project serving as a transition between her two opuses and a true representation of what she is capable to bring to the table.…
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Continue reading →: Album review: Hit me hard and soft by Billie EilishA subtle shift promising more to come: Eilish’s most daring work Billie Eilish returns with her last album, Hit me hard and soft, a body of work full of heartbreak, retrospective and playful up-tempo songs produced by herself and her brother Finneas. The majority of the album has an emphasis…
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Continue reading →: ITW: The Myth of Practicing series, Cory BargerL.Park: Can you tell us your personal experience with intense practicing as a student and professional, and how it impacted you? Cory Barger: As a student, it pushed me beyond my physical capabilities and led directly to several serious injuries that I still deal with more than twenty years later.…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Week: Here We Go by Coco JonesThe R&B song of the moment: A promising single Coco Jones surprises us with a new single, Here We Go, a full R&B and Soul experience, fortifying her ground in the industry. With sounds reminiscent of Alicia Key‘s younger days (If I Ain’t Got You) in a flawless production (made…
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Continue reading →: ITW: The Myth of Practicing series, Lobke SprenkelingL.Park: When you heard the term “myth of practicing”, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Lobke Sprenkeling: There is a human limit to the quantity of practicing, both physical and mental. I would even advocate for no more than four hours a day. As for wind…
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Continue reading →: ITW: The Myth of Practicing series, Christopher StillL.Park: Can you tell us your personal experience with intense practicing as a student and professional, and how it impacted you? Christopher Still: Absolutely. I think about my time in the practice room when I was working long hours, intensely. Unfortunately, I was missing a critical element in these practice…
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Continue reading →: Song review: 16 Carriages and Texas Hold’Em by Beyoncé16 Carriages: A retrospective track full of sensitivity In this song, Beyoncé expresses her struggles as a young teenager pursuing her dreams: the road, her parents conflicts, the tough conditions she was working… Rapidly, she switches this perspective to today’s where she still deals with fear and a feeling of…
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