The rapper Enana and DJ/producer mx.pinky merged their creative energy to create the EP "Becoming." It is the debut release on exude records - a label and event series by and for trans artists. Ilo Toerkell met Enana and mx.pinky to chat about their collaboration, allowing joy regardless of the repressive climate that trans and other marginalized people face, and why we need more T4T spaces.
Salami Rose Joe Louis, aka Lindsay Olsen, is a genre traveler, multi-instrumentalist producer, and a signee to Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label. With a background in science, her work often explores themes like environmental crisis, emotional alienation, and cosmic consciousness. OFFKEY author Alice Vyvyan-Jones spoke to the artist about discussing her new album "Lorings".
After a public outcry and a petition signed by many influential people from the radio scene and beyond, RBB backtracked on their plans of taking COSMO completely off the airwaves. However, a new proposal could restrict the multilingual radio station in its broadcasting region of Berlin and Brandenburg. OFFKEY editor Felicia Ete Aghaye shares their take on the on-going developments.
Berlin-based singer-songwriter Luke Noa steps into the spotlight with "Début", his first full-length album. Honest, intimate, and effortlessly melodic, the eight-track release marks a defining moment in his young career. OFFKEY's editor Felicia Ete Aghaye took a closer listen to the record that quietly demands to be heard.
Hidaiyah "Yaya" Bey is a musician from Queens, New York, whose sound fuses elements of R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and dance into something entirely her own. OFFKEY author Alice Vyvyan-Jones had the honour of sitting down with Hidaiyah ahead of her debut Berlin show at Privatklub to speak about her upcoming album "do it afraid".
Londoner rap icon Little Simz is back with a new record. "Lotus" is her sixth album and takes a more unguarded and personal turn in comparison to the previous releases. OFFKEY's editor Felicia Ete Aghaye took a closer look at the record and what makes it so special.
The Egyptian-born and Montreal-based producer and singer Nadal El Shazly is back with her second solo record. "Laini Tani" combines electronic production style with influences from Arabic traditional singing and rhythms. Svenja Isabel Hudson spoke to Nadah El Shazly about the story behind it.
Hungarian-born, Berlin-based producer and musician Àbáse is part of a new wave redefining the city’s live music scene blending Afrobeat, Brazilian rhythms, and electronic textures into something entirely his own. Anna Grubauer caught up with him ahead of his XJAZZ! performance to talk collaboration, evolution, and the ever-shifting notion of jazz.
