Influences: EDEN
Irish musician reveals some of the sounds that fuel his debut album...EDEN never intended to find fame - he just wanted to make music.Something about the Irish musician's work, though, struck a chord;...
View ArticleCulture Over Everything: Rapsody Interviewed
GRAMMY nominated North Carolina MC, Rapsody, reflects on the power of musicians during troubling times…Despite the high, low, or just plain bizarre events that set the narrative of the past solar...
View ArticleKeep It Funky: Donae'O interviewed
London producer returns to an often overlooked sound...Donae’O never fails to deliver, whatever the genre of choice.For some years now, he’s been giving us banger after banger with his multitude of...
View ArticlePainted In Darkness: Clash Meets The Soft Moon
Luis Vasquez talks new LP, the importance of solitude and music as catharsis...When it comes to the dour world of gloomy darkwave and industrial post-punk, for the best part of a decade the artist...
View ArticleSheer Positivity: Clash Meets Craig David
"You’ve got to stay true to who you are..."Craig David is in a very vibrant mood and rightly so.He has every reason to feel positive considering at the time of our meet he’s set for the release of his...
View ArticleChanges: The Evolution Of Mala's Deep Medi Musik
Exploring bass saturation with the dubstep producer...Everything Mala touches seems to have this innate sense of peace, a certain depth that cannot be faked. The dubstep pioneer is one of the most...
View ArticleWhere To Start... Simple Minds
Catherine AD offers entrance points to the Scottish giants...Simple Minds have been through countless phases, an incredible array of creative regenerations.From their new wave origins to artful,...
View ArticleOn The Buttons: Saluting Grime's Top DJs
Showcasing some of the turntablists who inspire...Grime's ability to twist and turn on a near-daily basis informs the sound's white hot creativity.Beats can pop off within hours, MCs can add their own...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - ANNA
A clinical workout from the Barcelona based selector...ANNA literally travelled half-way round the world to pursue her passion.Born in Brazil and now based in Barcelona, she has been obsessed with the...
View ArticleHeart Of Sand: A Decade Of Laura Marling's 'Alas, I Cannot Swim'
The power of her pessimistic fatalism still rings true a decade on...Like most precocious talents, Laura Marling’s emergence was greeted with glee by the music industry. She was celebrated as the next...
View ArticleOpen For Business: Clash Meets Field Music
Peter Brewis on the subtle changes that guide their new album...Field Music’s time together is a tale of twists and turns, with the brothers Brewis – both Peter and David – releasing six albums of...
View ArticlePictish Trail's Guide To Belle & Sebastian
As he heads out on tour with the indie doyens...Belle & Sebastian are something of an institution.The band have grown from DIY origins to carve out an international reputation, constructing a...
View ArticleWriting The Gospel: Cyhi The Prynce Interviewed
G.O.O.D Music signing speaks on ‘No Dope On Sundays’, songwriting and longevity…For most of us, Stone Mountain rapper Cyhi The Prynce made his introduction with the declaration, “If God had an iPod,...
View ArticleA Bluffer's Guide To Shoegaze
Celebrating the scene that celebrates itself...Shoegaze is the ultimate form of revenge.The name itself was meant as an insult, with the media-assisted crushing of the scene representing one of the...
View ArticleThe Art Comes First: DJ Maseo And Bill Ray
De La Soul producer in conversation with the latest Bear Mountain signing...DJ Maseo and Bill Ray go back a long way – a really long way, if anyone is counting. The genial De La Soul figure first...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Fallow
Fallow sets the dance alight with this carnival-fuelled mix...Any avid followers of NY label Mixpak's manoeuvres will be aware of the name DJ Chalice, AKA Fallow. The Boxed and Chow Down affiliate has...
View ArticleJoin The Weekenders: Clash Meets Milk Disco
Getting under the skin of the London newcomers...2017 saw an upsurge of sonically inclined guitar heroes (Goat Girl and Shame to name a couple) paving the way for a new generation of awkward, eccentric...
View ArticleNew Disorder: Rat Boy's Triumphant Next Step
Jordan Cardy on touring, constant creation, and coping with the pressure...Rat Boy - the pseudonym for Jordan Cardy - has been cruising monumental hype over the past year.With his rebellious approach...
View ArticlePixelated People: Rina Sawayama Interviewed
“It took a while to realise that my feelings were valid...”There’s a song by Japanese-American singer 宇多田 ヒカル (Utada Hikaru) called ‘Automatic’. It’s a perfect slice of addictive, sugar-sweet pop,...
View ArticleMake A Difference: Architects' Sam Carter Speaks To Clash
About their Alexandra Palace show, politics, and what could come next...If Architects’ 2014 album ‘Lost Forever // Lost Together’ propelled them firmly into metal’s upper echelons, it’s follow-up ‘All...
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