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Soichi Terada

The first thing that many of us will want to do this summer is put on our dancing shoes and boogie the night away. And Soichi Terada is intent on providing the soundtrack.

  • Issue #145
  • 3 min read
Soichi Terada
Music

Sound effects

Italian pop star Mahmood's Arabic-infused hit "Soldi" became the country's most-streamed song ever, challenging far-right notions of Italianness while redefining contemporary Italian music for international audiences.

  • Issue #142
  • 5 min read
man smiling looking down from a balcony onto the city
Music

Life in motion

This spring's releases are self-reflective, from a surreal drama in Paris to transportive poems with dreamy soundscapes.

  • Issue #142
  • 6 min read
Life in motion
Architecture

Call the tune

Whether you have a song up your sleeve or ambitions to host a podcast, time in a recording studio is a sound investment.

  • Issue #140
  • 4 min read
Three people posing with vintage wooden speakers in a studio setting.
Music

Art’s on fire

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.

  • Issue #139
  • 28 min read
Person swimming joyfully in ocean water with handwritten text scattered above
Culture

Call of the weird

As this unusual summer turns to autumn it seems the most striking cultural offerings around reflect the times. From a spooky take on the civil rights-era to alien hunters, dystopian societies and Japanese electropop.

  • Issue #136
  • 6 min read
Call of  the weird
Culture

Summer hit wave

The mercury is rising and so is the standard of music. We take the temperature of the hottest new talent, from a Texan band to a Norwegian singer-songwriter, and whip through the tunes keeping…

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Summer hit wave
Culture

New waves

The sun on your back and the slower pace of life is often best accompanied by the strains of summer tunes. But how to find them? Radio can take us to atmospheric destinations and…

  • Issue #135
  • 9 min read
New waves
Film

New views

This month’s cultural recommendations will keep you in the know, from South Korean crime drama to the latest pop releases.

  • Issue #134
  • 13 min read
New views
Culture

Leader of the pack

Transcending the worlds of fashion and music, DJ Wolfram Eckert is bringing Austrian music back into the spotlight. He tells us about his globetrotting adventures.

  • Issue #131
  • 4 min read
Leader of the pack

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