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REVIEW: Outlook Orchestra 2017

For Outlook festival to chart their audacious decade of sound system partying, it was only fair to try to create something novel – bespoke in fact… How to blend a melting pot of dance genre, MC’S, musicians, and cultures and conceptualise it into a 100 min essential mix?  This means up-scaling, massively.  Sound-system controls joined, and […]

The Outlook Orchestra @ Southbank Centre

The outlook orchestra on Cone Magazine

Eponymous collective OUTLOOK will be entering new territory to mark their 10th year with an innovative live music project . In collaboration with SOUTHBANK centre, Leed’s based party organisers/originators will present a 100 minute live music mix live on stage in the prestigious Royal Festival Hall. The 20 piece ensemble of drummers, horns and rhythm […]

“Sight, Sound & Sensory Saturation” Berlin Atonal 2016 Festival Review

This year’s instalment of Berlin’s Atonal was suspended between boundary breaking, ineffable and dully repetitive. At times it was visually captivating with the live acts showcasing creativity of a kind of Digital expressionism. But a little too often  the audio-visual presentations lack in their ability to sustain a momentum; there was a tad too much emphasis on depressive darkness, […]

Cone introduces Brainchild Festival 2016

Among the hoard of recently emerging small festivals, stands Brainchild. A grassroots music/arts organisation that stitches together an immersive 3-day multi-arts festival. Coming from, and catering to millennial creatives. Entirely volunteer led and sponsor free Brainchild intends to project a DIY creative energy of the collective; an seamless coming together of art, music minds and ideas. This […]

The Yard Work Simulator hits the Dance Tunnel

Max Graef and Glenn Astro interview Money $ex on Cone Magazine

Thursday night (19th of may), the Berlin based dynamic duo, Max Graef and Glenn Astro descend into Dalston’s Dance Tunnel with their blast session of back to back infectious boogie tunes. Launching their album, The Yard Work Simulator  (May 27) on Ninja Tunes, many were here to see the two maverick dj’s present their signature […]

Oliver Coates Upsteps the language of the Cello

Oliver Coates interview with Cone Magazine, Upstepping LP prah recordings

London based Oliver Coates speaks to Cone following the release of his highly-anticipated release Upstepping (PRAH recordings). Upstepping LP, which hit the public consciousness on Friday 13th is the 2nd of Oliver Coates’ album releases, and is startlingly innovative. Avant-Garde electronica, phenomenally crafted from the solo cello. “Why music?” is a question five fathoms deep” Oliver Coates ruminates “There’s a book […]

There’s a medicine garden growing in the heart of Bethnal Green…

Its growing indigenous medicinal herbs, and is abundant in wildlife. Welcome to Bethnal Green’s ecological and cultural institute – Phytology. Botanists, artists and the local community of Bethnal green have got their shovels out, and hands dirty to cultivate a lush meadow, kitted out with organic medicinal herbs and food in the heart of the unrelenting city. And […]

Dekmantel Festival 2016 – Bubbling line up released

Another weekend gone, and another killer festival Lineup has been announced. Undoubtedly ready to make us choke and squeal with delight. The Dutch giants at Dekmantel return to transform the Amsterdamse Bos into their musical playground, for the 4th edition of the yearly festival. Dekmantel 2K16 looks to be “meticulously shaping up”. This year’s program is all about […]

Interview: Federico Albanese – The Piano Poet

Federico Alabanese interview on Cone Magazine

Who is Federico Albanese? The multi-faceted musician takes some time away from his piano keys, to talk us through twilight visions and his analog renaissance, following the release of his 2nd record – The Blue Hour. “When I was writing the album, I felt I was in a transitional state myself,  the pieces were shaping up this way, without a conclusion, […]

DOOMSTARKS is down for release

Mf Doom, Stones Throw on Cone Magazine

Ghostface Killah and MF DOOM’s rumoured collaborative project (penned DOOMSTARKS) should be set to drop as early as Spring this year… The hotly anticipated, “mythical” release, has been re-confirmed by Ghost in an interview for Let’s Link Radio. “I talked to DOOM, DOOM is ready now..”  “He’s like ya’ll I’m ready now I gotta do it, […]