Magic Island is the moniker of the producer and artist Emma Czerny. The Canadian made Berlin her hometown ten years ago but the confinement of the pandemic made her rediscover her neighborhood. Working off the theme of questioning what you think you already know, her new album "So Wrong" is a collection of songs influenced by her life in Neukölln. NBHAP author Liv Toerkell went for a walk with Emma in the city streets that she calls home.
Noise music has experienced a small revival in the last couple of month with several bands and artists releasing records with similar characteristics in their soundscape. We talked to METZ lead singer Alex Edkins about these phenomenon, his personal affection to noise music and what it can do for oneself and for the audience.