John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
By Stef
Last week I went to Paradiso in Amsterdam to see John Maus for the first time. I had not listened to his music since the release of his album ‘We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves’ in …
read moreDon Ray - The Garden of Love
By Stef
This is my go-to record pick when I’m home alone cooking, cleaning or dancing. It’s just sitting there with its bright coloured square letters, shouting to be pulled out of the cabinet. You might know …
read moreNoami Sharon - Obsidian
By Stef
Last weekend on Down The Rabbit Hole, I was eating very tasty fish and chips from Zijpe Stijl in between the performances from RAYE and Eefje de Visser. Once home, I realised that on that very moment, …
read moreJohn Talabot - Fin
By Stef
Two weeks ago on Lentekabinet, I was somehow dissapointed to find out John Talabot had jumped on the trance train that has been riding for a bit too long. Along with DJ’s such as Job Jobse and …
read moreVarious Artists – Heisei No Oto (Japanese Left-Field Pop From The CD Age, 1989-1996)
By Stef
In a few days I’ll be in Japan, together with fellow Listenings-writer Mark. I’m very excited to walk through the largest city on Earth, climb the 100,000 years old Mount Fuji and be …
read moreThe Boney King of Nowhere – Everybody Knows (2024)
By Stef
When I ride my bicycle through the Utrechtsestraat in Amsterdam, I often make two stops. At the thrift shop in Kerkstraat, and at the second-hand house and techno bins of Concerto record store. There …
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