B L I N DººC O Y O T E

Drem Bruinsma (Blind Coyote) started out back in the mid-1970s experimenting with two ARP 2600 modular analog sythesizers, a modified Philips electronic organ and two Revox taperecorders. In 1983 he released with minimal means "Tribute to a Threadbared Bridge", which could be re-released this year by Minimal Wave, if all goes well. That same year 1983 he moved from the Netherlands to Brussels,…

Artist Spotlight: Esra Røise

Esra Røise is a freelance illustrator based in Oslo, Norway. After studying for two years at the Einar Granum School of Art, Røise went on to pursue a B.A. in Visual Communication at the Academy of the Arts in Oslo. Her work incorporates both graphite and watercolor, and her hyper-realistic images are rendered in a fresh, loose style that is both charming and aesthetically pleasing. Røise finds…

EL ULTIMO GRITO

FAULT: You describe you sound as Electronica / Flamenco / Indie How do you keep your sound so unique? JULIAN DEMORAGA (voice, lyrics) Our music, doubtless possible, is Flamenco electronic. Flamenco because our music is made, as the flamenco, by flesh and blood, and electronic by “necessity”, because the electronic is the perfect average contemporary to allow us, to forge ahead. Every member of…

BluesRiverMan

"TEMPTED"   Don't let his moniker fool you, Mat Toronto is a local musician (and a talented one at that). He can sing as well as play drums, bass, harmonica, sax, flute, bongos, piano, guitar and more. On top of being a multi-instrumentalist, he also crosses over into many genres of music. Under the name Blues River Man, he performs incredible, unique hard rock and blues; as Matthew…

Shirayas Dream

FAULT: You describe you sound as classical and electronica  How do you keep your sound so unique? Anna Aliena: I don’t wanna sound arrogant, but ShirayasDream would be one of a million musical projects without the quality of my classical voice. No matter if people like it or not! Of course the combination of my vocals with Oliver’s instrumental arrangements helps us keep the sound so unique.…

Deerhoof “The Merry Backs”

Deerhoof San Fransisco's Deerhoof whose members are Satomi Matsuzaki,John Dieterich,Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier have been making music together since 1994. The quartet have just released a new video for their track "The Merry Barracks". The short film was directed by Akiko McQuerrey and Jason Drakeford. The single is off the band's latest album Deerhoof vs. Evil, which was released earlier…

The Kills “DNA”

The Kills DNA The Kills have released a new single this weekend via their website called DNA. The band has also confirmed UK tour dates for May and June (no word yet of the support act). Their new album Blood Pressures will be out April 4th. The latest track is definitely worth a listen. The Kills a FAULT Favourite and ones to watch this year. The Kills - DNA May 27: Central Methodist Hall,…

rac_ka

FAULT: What's the story behind Rac_ka? Kanade: ( Firstly, I regret not being able to speak English better, sorry.) About "rac_ka" We met In 2003,  became members of the same band. Afterwards, we had the possibility of playing as a duo through the recordings for that band. Toru: The band started recording on 13th July 2005 , to trigger the formation of the rac_ka project.  At that…