Shaped by the music his parents listened to in the 80s before continuing his musical journey and diving deep into HipHop, Aaaron then found his way into the electronic music scene.
TRACK PREMIERE & INTERVIEW Aaaron
PREMIERE Max Doblhoff ft. Idd Aziz ‘Saba Bo (Floyd Lavine Remix)’ [MoBlack Records]
With his highly acclaimed release 'Masala', which was out on RISE, Floyd Lavine rose standards for future productions. Fortunately the Berlin resident and South Africa born artist fulfills these demands with his latest remix for Max Doblhoff's track 'Saba Bo'
TRACK PREMIERE & INTERVIEW Iain Howie ‘Bully’ [Rhombus]
Torture the Artist not only spoke to Iain about his current release but also about Canadian traditions, a romantic piano night in Vancouver and much more. To set the tone for this poetic and romantic chat, we advise you to listen to Iain Howie's track 'Bully'.
TRACK PREMIERE & INTERVIEW ZK Bucket ‘Washing And Singing’ [Zaun Records]
Zaun Records label owner ZK Bucket returns with a three tracker, 'Washing And Singing', on his label. The Berlin based artist manages to walk the thin line between ambitious House music and demanding Techno again with this release.
ART:CAST & INTERVIEW Sooma
Berlin based producer and DJane Sooma is an allrounder when it comes to music. She composes melodies, writes song lyrics, sings and produces. Her release 'Drained', which is a collaborative work with David Mayer, will be out on Connected Frontline this Friday and is the second track, after 'Bold', the duo produced together.
IMPRESSIONS Dixon @ Electric Zoo presents Awakenings
The annual Electric Zoo festival, provides a 400+ acre playground for electronic music enthusiasts and their imaginations. Whether by boat or bridge, festival-goers flock the island to express themselves through wardrobe, manners, dance steps and choice(s) of tent.
ART:CAST #15 by Floyd Lavine
Rise co-label head Floyd Lavine is known for his tropical summer oriented and African influenced sets and productions that spread positivity all the way just like the artist himself.
INTERVIEW The/Das
Berlin based duo The/Das announced their sophomore album Exit Strategies last week, which will be out on Dj Tennis‘ label Life & Death. With their latest work The/Das follow a more club oriented path adding a more housy approach to their music since the duo considers their project 'happening mainly in clubs and electronic music festivals.'
ART:CAST #13 by David Mayer
DJ and producer David Mayer is the latest contributor for Torture the Artist‘s art:cast series. The Berlin resident has been a constant in the electronic music scene since 2009 when he released the very first of altogether six own releases on Keinemusik.
INTERVIEW & TRACK PREMIERE Kalyma ‘Howl’ [SOLIDE]
Growing up in Gran Canaria and now residing in Berlin, Kalyma‘s personal journey is as interesting as his musical one. As one of the founders, alongside MYNY and D.Y.A, of the label Solide the producer is responsible for several drum and rhythm oriented tracks.
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