Integrative multidisciplinary artist and resolute prolific polymath – Eleanor Hardwick aka Moonbow – talks us through the songs that influenced the new record 8, alongside how practicing Tarot and remixologist documentarian Adam Curtis, helped shape its concept. Released on Rye Wax’s West Friends (operated by FYI Chris and Tom Unlikely), BNND WDTH is the first…
When Shunaji finished her breakout single, ‘Nighthawks’, she didn’t want to release it. “I was really self-conscious,” she tells me in the café of London’s Horniman Museum, an echoey glasshouse in Forest Hill. Having worked for two years as an acclaimed producer, emcee, and songwriter, the 25-year old artist had never sung on any of…
Inspired by International Women’s Day, we thought we’d share this film made at our 2017 festival, interviewing some of the amazing female artists who performed at Brainchild, including Laura Misch, Alice Phoebe Lou, anu & Boko Boko, who talk about what they think needs to happen to make a more fair and balanced music industry. This short film was made…
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…
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…