Spirit of Eden
What happened to global warming ?! With this never-ending winter, I suddenly felt the need to bring out old soul favorites for once and re-ash the fabulous times of Wigan Casino and all the Northern Soul clubs that have never ...Read More
Who's this young electro-goth goddess ? Tamara Sky may be from Los Angeles but her influences are clearly from the late 70's/early 80's EBM, synth and industrial scenes with some cool references like Fad Gadget or early Ministry as she ...Read More
Last week (thursday 6 dec / sunday 9 dec), I attended my 27th edition of the biggest French Festival for new music that celebrated its 34th Anniversary this year. Transmusicales has always been the ideal showcase of the new music ...Read More
Here is a selection of 18 tracks mixed together that Spirit Of Eden consider as some of the best new music in the last weeks, featuring Tame Impala, John Talabot, Matthew Dear, Villanova, Mykki Blanco & The Mutant Angels, Bruxa, ...Read More
Let's face it, our Western world is not only facing a social, economical and financial crisis these days but also a serious lack of inspiration and personality in its new music talents, despite the plethora of new artists coming out ...Read More
Something very exciting is happening in Chicago. On one side, the striking and unexpected association of a 16 year-old rapper, Haleek Maul - born in NYC but living back in the Barbados where he originally comes from - with the ...Read More
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Life in Sheffield - the ex-Steel City in the North of England - has never been too easy nor glamour. With its decayed industrial past, it never has been the most attractive city in the UK and it's far from ...Read More
Back in 2004, I was regularly spinning Whitey's 'Non Stop' 12" white label and when the debut album 'The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is A Train' was released a few months later by the ultra-hip London label ...Read More
Is it an Utopy ? Spirit Of Eden Festival is still a dream to be fulfilled... here are the Mixcloud and Soundcloud links to a late night summer mix featuring several of the acts that could have been scheduled for ...Read More
Montreal's electro genius and Grimes' recent partner D'Eon comes back with a new album, 'LP' to be released on June 5 on the ultra-cool Hippos In Tanks. The man is a free mind and a sort of modern freak. A ...Read More
Out of the 400 or so 'new' artists booked at this year's edition of the UK mega-music convention The Great Escape in Brighton, there were only something like 30 altogether that I was truly keen to check and half of ...Read More
Viva Riva is the first Congolese film in years and the very first of Kinshasa-based director Djo Munga Wa Tunda. A kind of African Pulp Fiction, the film treats with a lot of humor and flamboyance all the violence and ...Read More
Over the last few years, Manchester has certainly been the most exciting city in Europe for new music. Here is another brand new trio, Prophets Of Sinnerman, coming up with a rather intimidating but well chosen name considering the worrying ...Read More
So OK, Athletic Bilbao have recently beat Manchester United twice in the Europa League and that was a true performance for sure, but what can we say about its home talents We Are Standard who have managed for several years ...Read More
