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Published: 09 April 2025

• Interview
• Starsign
• Oliver Teßmer

Interview with

Oliver Teßmer (vocals, music) from Starsign

With roots grounded in the golden era of Synth Pop and an unmistakable gaze fixed on the sonic frontier, STARSIGN has steadily shaped their own radiant and emotionally charged universe. The German duo blends sleek, modern production with a melodic sensibility that feels both personal and cinematic, conjuring atmospheres that shimmer with memory and pulse with intention.

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Published: 26 March 2025

• Interview
• Denise Kylla
• Rabengott
• Dennis J. Sennekamp

Interview with

Denise Kylla (bass guitar) & Dennis J. Sennekamp (vocals, guitar) from Rabengott

After the successful debut ‘Love And Order’, RABENGOTT will release their second album ‘Sleepwalker’ on 11 April. A lot has happened in the meantime: A reshuffle in the band, lots of festival appearances and a new record label. I met Denise and Dennis over a pizza in Düsseldorf and they have a lot of news to share.

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Published: 13 March 2025

• Interview
• Torul

Interview with

Torul

Some bands follow trends, and then there are bands like TORUL, who exist in a realm entirely their own, sculpting soundscapes that defy convention while resonating with deep emotional complexity. With their latest album, ‘Superposition’, the Slovenian trio once again pushes the boundaries of Darkwave, Synthpop, and alternative electronic music, crafting an experience that is both introspective and electrifying. Much like the quantum principle of superposition, the album explores the idea of existing in multiple states at once - emotionally, musically, and thematically. It is an album of paradoxes: sleek yet raw, melancholic yet uplifting, precise yet organic.

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Published: 27 February 2025

• Interview
• Pornographie Exclusive
• Antibody Label

Interview with

Séverine Cayron & Jérôme Vandewattyne from Pornographie Exclusive & Yannick Franck from Antibody Label

PORNOGRAPHIE EXCLUSIVE is a Belgian duo, a couple both on stage and in life, composed of Séverine Cayron and Jérôme Vandewattyne. Their music shatters the boundaries between musical genres, concocting an alchemical blend of Cold-Wave, Goth-Rock, Psychedelic, Darkwave, Shoegaze, Krautrock, Techno, Industrial influences, all sublimated by a cinematographic dimension. Both artists are also active in the seventh art: Séverine as an actress and Jérôme as a film director. And, the cherry on the cake, Séverine plays the cello wonderfully, giving their concerts a decidedly epic breath. They play so-called cine-concerts, in which they play their songs live while there is a screening, behind them, of their movie ‘One-Way Ticket To The Other Side’. They do it in movie theatres but it's also possible in “normal” music venues.

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Published: 23 January 2025

• Interview
• Papillon De Nuit
• Stephen Kennedy

Interview with

Stephen Kennedy (music, lyrics) from Papillon de Nuit

Some creative journeys are born from a sense of urgency, others from years of meticulous work behind the scenes. For Stephen, the mind behind PAPILLON DE NUIT, it’s a blend of both. After two decades of working with bands as a manager, promoter, and tour manager, he finally turned the spotlight on his own creativity, crafting music that blends Gothic, Classical, Opera, and poetry into something both delicate and profound. Driven by an awareness of time’s fleeting nature, Stephen channels his life experiences, poetic sensibilities, and love of sound into a project that is as much about the present as it is about permanence. PAPILLON DE NUIT - “born in the night, released into the day” - is more than a musical project; it’s an evocative exploration of art, emotion, and the inevitable passage of time. Now, as he prepares to release a song every month and dreams of bringing his music to life in atmospheric settings, we dive into the inspirations, challenges, and creative philosophy behind PAPILLON DE NUIT.

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