UNVEILING
THE LAYERS OF MUSIC
Discover the intricate layers of music, culture, and stories from around the world.
Hot Takes & Cold Tunes
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Years When We All Broke: Quiet Resistance of 2000s
The 2000s didn’t feel like the beginning of a new era. If anything, they felt like something quietly falling apart. The millennium came and went, the internet exploded, CDs disappeared, and suddenly music was everywhere and worth almost nothing. For a lot of artists, the future stopped looking like a…
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2025 Is a Wrap, We Can Disperse Now
Believe it or not, 2025 is history. We admit, we neglected this place a bit this year and weren’t exactly the most productive writers. But hey, life was tough. Fortunately, our drive to write hasn’t been crushed. In fact, we witnessed and experienced a ton of things this year that…
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A Righteous Expression: shame
After sharing the stage with Black Midi in 2022, shame is set to return to Istanbul on October 26, 2025. I don’t want to get too sentimental, but isn’t shame one of those bands you love to listen to while walking fast in the rain — even taking the longer…
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Naxatras’ New Album V: A Psychedelic Journey
Formed in Thessaloniki in 2012, Naxatras is a unique band that blends psychedelia with progressive rock, funk, jazz, and Eastern melodies. They made a powerful entrance into the music world by recording their debut album entirely with analog equipment, live in just one day. This self-titled 2015 release secured them…
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Recorded, Not Produced: Albini of Doom & Sludge
Steve Albini is famous for his work with punk and noise rock bands, which is deserved. Albums like In Utero, Surfer Rosa, and Goat transformed loud music. However, his influence is also present in the slower, heavier, darker side of music. Stoner, doom, sludge — he worked with them just…
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A Night of Guaranteed Strangeness with Geordie Greep
Remember when we saw Black Midi perform with Shame in Istanbul back in 2022? Now, it’s time for the one and only Geordie Greep to take the stage! Catch him on Wednesday, March 19, at Blind. Greep’s musical journey began at the age of 11, playing gospel music in churches—despite…
