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Loraine James
Loraine James (born 18 December 1995), also known as Whatever the Weather, is a British electronic music producer and musician. Early life Loraine James was raised in an Alma Estate tower block in Enfield, North London. Her interest in music began in childhood. She took piano lessons, and was allured by 2000s alternative bands like Paramore and Death Cab for Cutie, as well as the calypso and funk music her mother introduced her to. In her adolescence, James took an interest in electronic music and was inspired by IDM artists like Squarepusher and Telefon Tel Aviv. She majored in commercial music at the University of Westminster. Despite this, James planned on following in the footsteps of her mother and pursuing a career in education. James is queer. Career James continued to work on music during her spare time, producing a number of experimental electronic tracks. Starting 2015, she released many of these tracks on Bandcamp. In 2017, she released ''Detail'' through Fu Inle R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knockdown Center
Knockdown Center is a cultural space, performance venue, and art center, located in the Maspeth, Queens, Maspeth neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The Center includes many architecturally notable features: 20,000 square-foot main hall, a backyard nicknamed The Ruins, a large gallery, and several other adjacent halls of varying sizes. Since 2013, Knockdown Center has been the venue of many musical and visual art events. As of 2022, artists who have performed there include Wu-Tang Clan, LCD Soundsystem, Jeff Mills, Kim Gordon, Turnstile (band), Turnstile, Arca (musician), Arca, Frank Ocean, Kneecap (band), Kneecap Honey Dijon, Animal Collective, Juice Wrld, Juice World, James Blake (musician), James Blake, Fred Again, Sunn O))), Yung Lean, CNBLUE, and Chelsea Manning. Earlier in the same year, Pitchfork announced an all-new concert series called Pitchfork Presents, to be hosted at the Center. The venue has been called the "Queens' answer to The Kitchen," a reference to The Kitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quietus
''The Quietus'' is a British online music and pop culture magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics. Content ''The Quietus'' primarily features writings on music and films, as well as interviews with a wide range of notable artists and musicians. The magazine also occasionally includes pieces on literature, graphic novels, architecture, and TV series. The website is edited by John Doran, who claims that it caters for "the intelligent music fan between the age of 21 and, well, 73". Its staff list includes former writers for publications such as ''Melody Maker'', '' Select'', ''NME'' and '' Q'', including journalist David Stubbs, current BBC Radio 6 DJ Steve Lamacq, Professor Simon Frith and Simon Price among others. Among its best known columns is its "Baker's Dozen," in which artists select 13 personal favourite albums. Content from the site's interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Herlop
Marina Hernández López (born 1992), known professionally as Marina Herlop, is a Catalan pianist, singer, and experimental musician. She is known for her fusion of classical and avant-garde styles in her music. Herlop uses an invented language in her lyrics, mixing elements from existing languages and her own constructed vocabulary. History Herlop is a classically trained pianist. She released her debut album in 2016 titled ''Nanook''. Herlop released her second album in 2018 titled ''Babasha''. Herlop's third album, ''Pripyat'', was released in 2022 through PAN Records. The album received critical acclaim and an 8.0 out of 10 from ''Pitchfork A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin tines designed to efficiently move such materials. The term is also applie ...''. On 1 September 2023, Herlop announced her fourth album, ''Nekkuja'', which was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiyaa
Chakeiya Camille Richmond (born 28 July 1992), known professionally as Keiyaa (stylized as KeiyaA), is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a record producer. She independently released her debut album '' Forever, Ya Girl'' in 2020. Early life and education Chakeiya Camille Richmond was born and raised in Chicago on the city's south side. During childhood she sang in the Chicago Children's Choir until switching to the alto saxophone in seventh grade. She cited soul artists including Chaka Khan, Patrice Rushen, jazz musicians like John Coltrane and Miles Davis and R&B groups such as SWV as early musical influences. She also finds inspiration in goth and post-punk/alternative rock artists like Nirvana and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Richmond attended University of Illinois at Chicago and Columbia College to study jazz and play alto sax before leaving due to disillusionment with the program's hierarchical nature, as well difficulty balancing school with worki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentle Confrontation
''Gentle Confrontation'' is the fifth album by London-based electronic musician Loraine James, released on 22 September 2023 through Hyperdub. It was produced by James and received acclaim from critics. Background On 23 May 2023, Loraine James announced the release of her fifth studio album, along with the release of the first single "2003". Critical reception ''Gentle Confrontation'' received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". '' Uncut'' called the album "a varied, disjointed, entirely unpredictable yet utterly singular record", and ''Mojo'' felt that "it's the emotional, cathartic journey of the chief protagonist that captivates the most". ''Pitchfork''s Christine Kakaire wrote that James "uses chaotic arrangements and glitchy drums to express knotty, difficult-to-name emotions" on the album, which "sprawls, and each track settles into a distinct tonality". ''The Wire'' called the tracks "vig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Eastman
Julius Eastman (October 27, 1940 – May 28, 1990) was an American composer. He was among the first composers to combine the processes of some minimalist music with other methods of extending and modifying his music as in some experimental music. He thus created what he called "organic music". In compositions like ''Stay On It'' (1973), his melodic motifs were not unlike the catchy refrains of then pop music. He studied performance and composition in New York and contributed to new music scenes in New York, Buffalo, and Chicago, touring and recording as a performer and enjoying many performances of his own music. As a conductor, musician, and vocalist, he had a close artistic relationship with Arthur Russell and worked briefly with Meredith Monk and Pierre Boulez. His voice is that of Peter Maxwell Davies' '' Mad King'' on Nonesuch Records. He worked in a variety of musical styles, including classical, jazz, and crossover. During the 1970s (and perhaps shortly thereafter), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Building Something Beautiful For Me
''Building Something Beautiful for Me'' is the fourth album by London-based electronic musician Loraine James, released on 7 October 2022 through Phantom Limb. It was conceived as an homage to the works of composer Julius Eastman and received acclaim from critics. Background The album is both an homage and response to the work of composer Julius Eastman, with the parenthetical subtitles of the songs referencing various works by Eastman, namely "Stay on It", "Crazy Nigger", "Femenine" and "The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc". Critical reception ''Building Something Beautiful for Me'' received a score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on seven critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. ''Mojo'' wrote that "James's reputation as one of electronic music's most daring, inquisitive artists grows record by record", and ''The Wire'' opined that it is "unmistakeably a Loraine James record – the synths are capacious and the beats are intricately count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fader
''The Fader'' is a magazine established in 1999 as an outlet for Cornerstone Agency, a marketing and public relations firm established by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. History and work It is owned by The Fader Media group, which also includes its website, thefader.com, as well as Fader films, Fader Label and Fader TV. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s .... The Fader Fort The magazine hosted The Fader Fort, an annual invitation-only event at Austin, Texas's South by Southwest (SXSW). Since its founding in 2001, the four-day party features live performances. Fader Fort NYC is a party produced during the annual CMJ Music Marathon. The festival has featured over 900 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. ''Pitchfork'' is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age. In the 2000s, ''Pitchfork'' distinguished itself from print media through its unusual editorial style, frequent updates and coverage of emerging acts. It was praised as passionate, authentic and unique, but criticized as pretentious, mean-spirited and elitist, playing into stereotypes of the cynical hipster. It is credited with popularizing acts such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. ''Pitchfork'' relocated to Chicago in 1999 and Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It expanded with projects including the annual Pitchfork Music Festival (launched in Chicago in 2006), the video site ''Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever The Weather (album)
''Whatever the Weather'' is a studio album by English music producer Loraine James under the pseudonym Whatever the Weather. It was released on 8 April 2022 through Ghostly International. It peaked at number 90 on the UK Album Downloads Chart, as well as number 19 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart. It received universal acclaim from critics. Background Most tracks on ''Whatever the Weather'' are instrumental, while a few tracks feature Loraine James' own vocals. During the making of the album, she was influenced by the bands Deftones and American Football. A music video for "17°C" was directed by Michael Reisinger. Critical reception Paul Simpson of AllMusic stated, "It's not quite accurate to pigeonhole this as 'Loraine James goes ambient,' as she's still experimenting with complex beat structures on several of these tracks, but there's a far greater presence of rippling, weightless synths and placid piano melodies here." Will Ainsley of ''The Quietus'' called t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reflection (Loraine James Album)
''Reflection'' is the second album by London-based electronic musician Loraine James, released through Hyperdub in June 2021, which has been met with critical acclaim. It follows James' 2020 ''Nothing'' EP. Composition While ''Reflection'' is mostly an exploration of "heartfelt" electronica, it also quotes elements from drill music, R&B, techno, and more. Critical reception ''Reflection'' has received positive reviews. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on nine reviews. Tom Morgan for ''PopMatters'' lauded the record as "a work of seductive, heartfelt brilliance", noting that James is "at the absolute peak of her powers." He gave the album a 10 out of 10 rating. Stephen Worthy of '' Mojo'' described the album's tracks as James' "genre-bending confessionals that balance truth with hope." He added that as an "endlessly inventive album," ''Reflections'' "sets a noteworthy template for modern British electronic music", notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
