The collaborative record "Through the Cycle" by the Berliner Duo Modha engages in vulnerable and open conversations about mental health. With the aim to destigmatize the conversations around the topic, Modha share their emotions with the collaborators to create an atmosphere of trust. Among their collaborators are poet and writer Candice Nembhard, and the singers Noah Slee and Jermaine Peterson. We spoke to Modha and their contributors about the experience, vulnerability, and hopes for the album.
The so-called 'Second Summer Of Love' started in 1988 and New Order's fifth studio album happened right in the middle of it. It's a perfect blueprint for the fusion between indie music and dance culture and here's why you should show this pop period a bit more love.