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On an album conceived as a score for a nonexistent coming-of-age film, Swedish musician Gustaf Dicksson communicates teenage longing and uncertainty in breezy, 1970s-indebted soft rock
https://t.co/q8DlieRg4u
Drain Gang rapper Thaiboy Digital has relocated from Stockholm to Bangkok, but the sounds of Sweden haven't left him. Read more about his forthcoming album Paradise, a dark, trancey EDM-inspired record which pushes further into the history of Swedish dance music: https://t.co/1t7mxjVmGF
📷 by Five Kompakorn
Drain Gang correspondent @tgharrry interviewed Thaiboy Digital in Bangkok and Five Kompakorn took photos. He has an EDM album otw called Paradise that rules. Read about it: https://t.co/k2VsqPLBb9
The Ancient Trance Mariner: @DannylHarle Interviewed
The London producer on becoming a front-facing artist, and fashioning a mythical ode to the perennial rave with debut LP 'Cerulean' -
https://t.co/uEPtizKipd
Why Compromise: @riconasty Interviewed
How did Jigsaw, a profound moment in the mirror and one particular rap album from last year influence rage-pioneer Rico Nasty? Read the cover feature by @tgharrry to find out...
https://t.co/w6zS3teenZ
Rather than bucolic depictions of the countryside, the London-based Avice Caro (Maria Dearest) makes folk music that draws on fairytales and the strange folklore of the British Isles.
The character of Pink Man was created as a critique of the rabid consumerism taking hold of Thailand in the 90s and was used by Manit for a range of public installations and photography series between 1998-2018. He is played by poet Sompong Thawee.
Beautiful and obviously sincere commendation for @theartsdesk - many thanks indeed, @StephenFry. Please consider making a donation to our fundraiser, so the important work can continue: https://t.co/kvxE8PBUlx
at the beginning of the year, I went to Bladee's apartment in Stockholm to try & understand the meaning behind his music — it's also our first p4k cover story of the year. 💫 https://t.co/SFnmlssJZ8