FAULT FAVOURITES

DAYBED FAULT: What inspires you to make the music? Carla: I enjoy the possibility and freedom in working on a song. You can infuse mood into it, describe a setting, do a bit of storytelling. You can even treat it like the Surrealist Exquisite Corpse, like a game in subconscious creativity where the end product is a bit of a surprise. A quite pleasurable process! Tim: Music-making is one…

New Concept part 2

FAULT: Does your music reflect your personality? . There are of course songs which reflect our frame of mind or our thoughts. That's a great trick for a musician of course: to send out hidden messages to the world. Our songs mainly just give us the chance to take on different roles and be something different than in real life or to just be. FAULT: What do you think the future holds…

NEW CONCEPT part 1

FAULT FEATURED The fusion of a classic piano, keyboard, drums and guitar set-up with two equally fine vocalists with exceptionally soulful “womanizer” voices is New Concept’s trademark. The result is electronic pop that’s going somewhere. FAULT: What's the story behind new concept? . We're actually glad you put the question like that: We're often asked why we're called "new…

Time To Crossover: Future Art Emerges At Hackney Wicked

Words and photography MATTHEW MILES On the ‘wrong side’ of the Olympic Park blue fence, and hemmed in by a canal and a dual carriageway, the industrial warehouses of Hackney Wick were easy to ignore. Then its creative festival began making some noise – and new trends in art too. With a combination of permanent galleries, pop-up group shows, street performance, music, theatre, stalls and…

Michaël Brun on the art of global collaboration: exclusive cover shoot and interview

Michaël Brun X FAULT Magazine Michaël Brun wears a Beige maxi coat with print: VestiumBrown velvet turtleneck, brown trousers: WàngdaCamel and black Chelsea boots: Que Shebley Photography: Udo SpreitzenbarthStyling: Ty-Ron MayesGrooming: Ty-Ron MayesWords: Fabio MagnocavalloSpecial Thanks: Twelfth House Publicity Michaël Brun has long stood at the crossroads of global music,…

The Soundtrack of Sports Fandom: Tracks That Define Sporting Culture Today

Photo: Tembela Bohle Music has become an inseparable part of modern sports fandom, turning mere games into full-bodied sensory experiences. From thunderous anthems to grassroots chants, soundtracks shape the emotional contours of matches, tournaments, and moments of glory. The tracks used at stadiums or through broadcasts not only energize fans but also define the cultural memory of sports…

Summer Playlist 2025: Fresh, Fierce, and Unstoppable

Summer Playlist 2025: Part I Summer Playlist 2025 (images courtesy of respective artists) Get your playlist ready for Summer with these breakthrough artists we've curated just for you. With fresh releases made with an eye on festival season, they're working on winning hearts across continents. Check out our Summer Playlist 2025 and let us know if any of them won yours! AJII…

FORWARDS Festival 2025 Adds Pa Salieu, Nilufer Yanya and Jamz Supernova to Lineup

FORWARDS Festival 2025 As summer festivals go, FORWARDS has quickly carved out a name for itself on the UK circuit, known for bold line-ups and an emphasis on local talent. Now, with its final wave of 2025 acts revealed, the Bristol-based festival looks set to end the season on a strong and distinctly FAULTLess note. Taking over Clifton Downs on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August, FORWARDS…