With the current shutdown of the live music industry the majority of artists are facing one giant existential crisis throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly, there’s an urgency to talk about the value of art and music again and about what part the current streaming scene plays in this. NBHAP head Norman Fleischer took a moment to reflect on the current crisis and a possible way out of it.
The Japanese artist is back with a really strong new album, a work of sweeping, intricate sound-art, so we spoke to her about it and the visions of the city that fuelled it.