Following a tour of festivals around the globe and ahead of a second album launch, Afro/Cuban music collective Ariwo will be landing at Brainchild Festival this summer! Writer Olivia Atkins went to find out more about their experimental and improvised sets.
London-based band Sorority are constantly surprising. Their music is a blend of rich vocals, poetic, humorous lyrics and organic, percussive melodies which are both nostalgic and beautifully fresh. The band of three – brothers Elliot and Max plus friend Joe – are close friends and housemates.Their surreal perspective on life and their love of each…
Written by Haseeb Iqbal, a poet from London. 📸 Jerome Toole “Still earning respect but it don’t pay off your bills or your debts bruv.” – Debtford, Bunker Club/Khole Comprised of punk poet / rapper Cecil B, and producer K3MP, Debtford possess a powerful sound built on a combination of “spoken-word and drawn-out…
Following their take on Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works at The Jazz Cafe, four of our favourite musicians in the world, Ben Hayes, Maxwell Owin, Jake Long and Jack Stephenson-Oliver are starting a brand new project together: Asoma. With one foot in techno, the other in the jazz that they’re all so involved in creating…
Interview by Jenna Mahale, a writer from London. Photos by Abigail Holsborough, a photographer from London. On an overcast Sunday morning, radio host, DJ and producer Zakia Sewell begins her latest NTS Radio show with a sentiment of comfort. “If you’re feeling a bit shady”, she says softly, “I hope by one o’clock you’ll be…
It’s not always easy for Australian bands to gain a cult following in Europe, but Melbourne-based collective 30/70 are starting to do just that. Their languid, vibrant brand of neo-soul mixed with jazz and hip-hop elements has won fans in Gilles Peterson and Jamie Cullum, as well as Bradley Zero, who released their lush LP…
We’re overjoyed to have producer, DJ and label boss Shanti Celeste headlining our festival’s woodland dancefloor utopia – The Shack. Expect a sharp, luscious set rippling with melodic textures and uplifting energy sourced from all corners of electronic music. On top of what promises to be an absolute treat of a set, Shanti will also…
We’ve teamed up with Suma Sound and Tangy Events to bring you a new space for this year called The Lemon Lounge!
We are so so happy to announce our brightest and boldest commission yet – an interactive installation by artist Kristi Minchin and mechanical engineer Oscar Murray, assisted by Natalie Seo and made possible with the support of Arts Council England 🎉 Kristi’s gone from making the Forum sign for Brainchild Festival 2015 to taking over…
We’re teaming up with our favourite kings Pecs to give you a five week course in drag
