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.
Swiss producers James Varghese and Ramon Ziegler return with another promising teaser of their forthcoming debut EP. And it's an interesting continuation of the duo's previous release.
