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Interview: Tim Biskup

The musician and artist talks about Brainsled by Big Butter, a current Kickstarter to reissue the band's 1989 cassette as a double vinyl LP

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Known for his visually intense work and populist aesthetic, visual artist Tim Biskup grew up in Southern California and, adding music to his creative talents, started the band Big Butter with his brother, Mike. Together they explored their favorite music genres, experimented with sound and put on live stage shows. Now with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign the Biskup brothers are transforming their original …

Piramida

Sampled sounds from an Arctic ghost town comprise the unlikely music on Efterklang's new album

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Perpetually in search of new possibilities in the realm of music, the trio behind the Danish band Efterklang set out on a sound-seeking mission last August to the remote island of Spitsbergen to create their fourth album, Piramida. Over the course of their nine-day expedition on the Arctic isle—one that required a year’s time to obtain permission to visit the territory and its abandoned structures—musicians …