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The Encyclopedia of Knxwledge
Knxwledge. Photo by Jake Michaels Finding a starting place for Knxwledge’s catalog is like stepping into the world’s biggest library when the librarian has the day off. Since the Philadelphia native,...
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Aidan Moffatt and Paul Fegan Make An “Anti-Music Documentary” Together
Still of Sheila Stewart and Aidan Moffatt in the essence of their relationship, from the documentary Where You’re Meant to Be Back in the summer of 2014, Scotland was in the throes of a referendum to...
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Lost Bayou Ramblers Release 1999 Live Recording to Benefit Flood Victims
Lost Bayou Ramblers. It’s for good reason that the music of the Lost Bayou Ramblers is synonymous with Louisiana. Founding brothers Louis and Andre Michot grew up there, and their family has roots in...
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FANSO Collective Discuss Their Grainy, Tripped-Out Spanish Hip-Hop
Cráneo and Lasser of FANSO Collective. “We want you to put on your headphones and feel like you’re in a kind of analog bubble.”—Made in M, FANSO Collective Ever since Spain’s first encounter with...
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Album of the Day: Horseback, “Dead Ringers”
As if Horseback’s discography wasn’t daunting enough—2013’s A Plague of Knowing compilation filled three fearless LPs with nothing but singles, splits, and rarities—the newly released Dead Ringers...
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New Global Sounds: August 2016
In our constant search for new musical discoveries across the globe, we’ve rounded up some of the most intriguing and exciting sounds to be released in recent weeks. Delve into the glowing, supple...
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Video Premiere: Yohuna’s “Golden Foil”
Some records seem borne of—and eternally exist in—a state of splendid isolation. Fragility is their strength, and sonic restraint wields as much authority as an orchestra. A spiritual descendant of...
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High Scores: How Laura Shigihara Created “Rakuen” and its Soundtrack
Two central characters from the video game Rakuen. High Scores is a monthly column in which Bandcamp profiles a video game soundtrack composer. In the first installment, Casey Jarman talks to Laura...
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Cheena are Messy, Glorious, and Real
Cheena. Photo by Edwina Hay for Bandcamp It’s the most sacrosanct of critical principles: a band is never a just a band. If you want a profile written about you, if you want to get that rent money,...
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Album of the Day: Various Artists, “Mambos Levis D’Outro Mundo”
For the past five years, Lisbon’s Principe label has been documenting the otherwise-neglected dance music being made in Portugal’s African immigrant communities. Primarily hailing from Angola, Cape...
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A Starter Guide to the Finnish Electro Scene
According to a recent Slate infographic, in Finland, there are 54 metal bands per 100,000 residents—so it’s no wonder that bands operating outside of that sphere can be overshadowed. That’s a shame;...
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Matt Christensen Finds Creative Freedom
Matt Christensen. “As soon as it sounded cohesive, I rendered it and didn’t second guess it. I often played the last note and posted [the release] minutes later.”—Matt Christensen It’s hard to say if...
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The Merch Table: August 2016
Every month, The Merch Table brings you the best and most bonkers merch you can find on Bandcamp. We commend bands and labels who get a little creative and think outside the tote bag. Whether it’s a...
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Album of the Day: M.O.T.H., “Westside Industrial”
M.O.T.H.’s Westside Industrial is experimental in style and concept; the album imagines a world where culture becomes a commodity, and art is suffering from a serious identity crisis. A tale old as...
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Red Pill’s “Instinctive Drowning” Takes a Visceral Look at Depression
Red Pill. Photo by Ron Jude “I want my friends to be happy, my generation to be happy.”—Red Pill Like comedian Louis C.K., who he samples in his 2015 song “Rum & Coke,” lyricist Red Pill is fond...
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Little Tybee’s Label-Free Approach to Creativity
Little Tybee. Photo by Amanda Wicks “We don’t want a record deal.” —Brock Scott of Little Tybee Little Tybee makes feel-good music that’s marvelously complex. Those two qualifiers may seem...
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A Walk Through Label 1080p’s Blissful Haze
“I wish I had a clear aesthetic in mind when I first started, but I think it was important to just get it going and see how it went from there.” —Richard McFarlane I grew up in the Midwest, in the...
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Album of the Day: Jaw Gems, “Heatweaver”
Producer James “J Dilla” Yancey helped revolutionize the way rap instrumentals are composed. You remember his drums—the way they snapped, and the way they seemed ill-timed, yet perfectly on rhythm....
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Black Girls Talking: Bandcamp Picks – August 2016
Illustrations by Paul Grelet Black Girls Talking: Bandcamp Picks is a monthly feature in which three hosts of the pop-culture podcast Black Girls Talking, Alesia, Fatima, and Ramou each pick a...
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The Greatest Hoax Tackles Climate Change on His Airy New Song
The Greatest Hoax. Photo by Kate Warren “My work can be best described as ‘furniture music.’ For me, music as the soundtrack to your life is something I can get behind.” —Taylor Jordan aka The...
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