The Danish pianist Eik Octobre, born Emil Skovsgaard Christensen, has been navigating the precipice of his sentimentality for several years now, and it is intimately linked to his creations. His pieces are steeped in melancholia but their mellow piano melodies often get them demoted to background music. Anna Stich spoke to the artist about his relationship to emotions and his musical genre.
The grey misty Berlin winters might not inspire everyone out there. Following last year's 'How Will Our Hero Get Out of This One?' musician Andi Fins found time deliver yet another really sweet new single which we're debuting today.