“… I try not to force myself or become afraid of not finding what I need. Very often things just need a bit of time and a fresh mind…”
Interviews
Interview with Stephan Moccio
“There has always been a certain melancholy and nostalgia to my music; however, Lionheart possesses a feeling of rebirth and an audibly more hopeful tone when compared to my past work.”
XXIM Records
In this episode, Matt Emery chats with Alex Buhr about the vision behind his new label, XXIM Records, his musical background, setting up Mercury KX.
In the studio with Heliochrysum
“… we are always trying to tell a story or create a cinematic adventure or experience in our work, and sound design is a huge part of how we create mood and atmosphere…”
Sophie Hutchings
On Isolation
A visual piece by Sophie Hutchings on the relationship between beauty and isolation
In the studio with Gaspar Claus
“… sometimes I hear something […] and I get inspired by its energy and try to find a way to approach it with my instrument…”
In the studio with Midori Hirano
“… it gives me joy in making some analog sounds… it’s always a great moment for me to be away from a computer, which I already heavily rely on…”
In the studio with Murcof
“… it’s just a question of patience and a love for sound until you feel that the track is complete…”
In the studio with Luton
“… the sonic sculpture is created within the composition and sound, smoothing and subtracting the superabundant and multiplying the necessary…”
Robot Koch
In this episode, Matt Emery chats with Robot Koch, who has recently released a new album, The Next Billion Years
Interview with Jason van Wyk
“… sound design played a big part, but I also revisited methods I used in producing club music […] it was more a process of looking back than forward…”