rescuing musical virtue in distress.
It is safe to say that Erika Bach likes her own creative freedom. She has always played by her own rules, from her days as a member of Melbourne alternatives Hard Candy to recent musical musings as one of transatlantic electronic gothic duo m1nk, making the music that she wanted to make seems more important... Continue Reading →
I think as you grow older you fall into one of two (gross) generalisations. You can feel content with your record collection and your own musical equilibrium, and hermetically seal yourself in against encroaching fad and fashion with statements such as “music isn’t as good as it used to be,” and resign yourself to a... Continue Reading →
Want a quick review of m1nk’s debut album? Sultry! Oh, you want more, how about…really sultry. Okay, I’ll play nice, but as opening track Some Elusive floats from your speakers, no other word is sufficient to describe this dark and slightly dangerous vibe, this weave of the illicit and the exciting, this transient and intangible... Continue Reading →
Music is a battle between the technical and the emotional. One makes it happen, the other is why it happens, one its physicality, the other its personality. The Far Side is the perfect example of this. Think about it too deeply and you get into the realms of sonic academia, you can talk about its... Continue Reading →