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E.M.M. TO HOST ANNE CLARK DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

Feb 23, 2020
1 min

E.M.M. TO HOST ANNE CLARK DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

Electronic Music Malta (E.M.M.) in collaboration with the University of Malta (M.A. in Film Studies) and Fondazzjoni Kreattivita’ will be presenting a screening of the documentary ‘Anne Clark – I’ll Walk Out Until Tomorrow’. The screening will be preceded by a vinyl dj set by DJ Irene and an introduction and, following the screening, a Q&A session by the documentary director and author Claus Withopf who lectures at the University of Art and Design in Offenbach am Main (German

NEW SINGLE FROM TOBY FEATURES MATTHEW JAMES ON VOCALS

May 25, 2019
1 min

NEW SINGLE FROM TOBY FEATURES MATTHEW JAMES ON VOCALS

Don’t Let The Sun Go Down is the latest single from award-winning DJ and producer Toby. The song, which was written, composed and produced by Toby, was released yesterday and features top local artist Matthew James on vocals. The song started out as a rough demo by Toby, who then sent it to Matthew James, who immediately accepted to come on aboard and sing the song. song was arranged, mixed and mastered by Toby at Tobymusic Production Studios, with final mastering left in the

MORE SUPPORT FOR TENISHIA FROM ARMIN VAN BUUREN

May 19, 2019
1 min

MORE SUPPORT FOR TENISHIA FROM ARMIN VAN BUUREN

Five-time world #1 DJ Armin van Buuren has been a pillar of support for Tenishia for many years, and the Dutch DJ continues to push the international Maltese act onwards and upwards. Ahead of his upcoming visit to Malta in July to perform at Unite with Tomorrowland, Van Buuren has featured two new tracks from Tenishia. The all-new track Stella was handpicked by Armin himself and kept exclusively for his 2019 A State of Trance CD compilation which was released at the beginnin

DEBUT RELEASE FROM LIAN VEX

Mar 4, 2019
1 min

DEBUT RELEASE FROM LIAN VEX

Paradox is the debut single from Maltese electronic artist Lian Vex. With his roots somewhere in between Electronic Body Music (EBM) with an Industrial attitude, and a pronounced inspiration from the Darkwave / Post Punk era of the 80’s, the track flaunts a derivative vein at its core. Lian Vex is currently recording his debut full length album which should be released on False Positive Records by the end of the year. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/LIANV3X. #ele

SICKFEST IS BACK!

Aug 4, 2018
2 min

SICKFEST IS BACK!

It may sound dodgy by name but there's nothing to put down about Sickfest. One of the leading alternative music festivals on the island, the event is back with another incredible blend of indie, metal and electronic acts that will involve 6 live bands and 28 DJs. It will all be taking place on Saturday, September 1 at Tigullio in Spinola Bay, St Julians. The festival will have 5 areas, details as follows: LIVE STAGE hosted by Sick of Ants - Golden Apes (🇩🇪) - Align The Ti

E.M.M. PRESENTS MUSIC WORKSHOP

Jul 22, 2018
1 min

E.M.M. PRESENTS MUSIC WORKSHOP

Electronic Music Malta is back with yet another event and this time it's all about music production. The island's leading electronic music organisation has hosted several events in the few years it has been in existence, and this latest one will surely appeal to the growing number of budding producers on the island. The Summer Music Production Workshop, which will be held on Saturday, August 4 2018 at 1.30pm at Black Box Pro in Balzan, will be led by none other than the inter

FUZZBOX INTERVIEW: DF TRAM

May 1, 2018
1 min

FUZZBOX INTERVIEW: DF TRAM

Stellar by Starlight is a collaboration between US ambient producer and DJ DF Tram and visual artist Video Dub Poobah. The result of this collaboration is a feature length audiovisual journey which brings together movie clips, vintage commercials and video art as a meandering path that goes from scares to satire, politics to psychedelics with a splash of humor along the way, all of it soundtracked by music from DF Tram's latest album, Serenitay Infinitay to offer a truly uni

E.M.M. TALKS #2: A MEANS TO AN END

Feb 11, 2018
1 min

E.M.M. TALKS #2: A MEANS TO AN END

Joy Division trainspotters will immediately relate to A Means to an End as one of the sublime tracks on the iconic band's Closer album, but not in this case. Here, a means to an end encapsulates what the second instalment of Electronic Music Malta's series of industry talks aims to address. The event proposes to go deep into questions that seek to explore what sparks off a new idea and how that idea can be developed into something bigger. Or how an artist can translate his o

NIL BY MOUTH RETURNS

Sep 13, 2017
1 min

NIL BY MOUTH RETURNS

The Wedding Present made themselves known from the get-go with a debut album named after the notorious Northern Irish football legend George Best. In truth however, The Wedding Present could have called their album anything, as their star was firmly in the ascendant at the time thanks to their self-styled jangly pop tunes from up North. Their sound has evolved since the heady days of 1987, and despite a seven-year break in 1997, the Leeds band has lost none of its verve or ed

CRUX RELEASE VIDEO FOR NSKY

May 4, 2017
1 min

CRUX RELEASE VIDEO FOR NSKY

NSKY is the latest single to be released off Crux's 2016 debut album. The song, released on April 21, is available on all music platforms. The new single is in fact the opening track on the album, capturing perfectly the blend of electronic and synthesized sounds one finds on Ego Vs Ego. The release is accompanied by an animated video by Malcolm Ricci & Sarah Falzon. "With the song heavily inspired by 80s synthwave, it was only natural that when creating the storyboard, Sar

E.M.M. PRESENTS: IT'S ALL IN THE MIX!

Apr 28, 2017
1 min

E.M.M. PRESENTS: IT'S ALL IN THE MIX!

It's All in the Mix is the fourth event in a series of educational talks being organized by Electronic Music Malta in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Kreattivita' on various aspects of music production. This one in particular focuses on Effective Mixing and Remix Stem Preparation and will be hosted by Justin Meli, a self-taught Maltese artist primarily known for his output under the Sonitus Eco alter ego. The talk will address a very critical stage in the music production proc

CIRCUITS: THE FIRST-EVER ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONVENTION IN MALTA

Mar 25, 2017
2 min

CIRCUITS: THE FIRST-EVER ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONVENTION IN MALTA

For the second consecutive year, Electronic Music Malta in collaboration with the Fondazzjoni Kreattivita’ will be organizing ‘Circuits’ - its yearly electronic music conference. This year, this event will be held on April 1, 2017 at St James Cavalier, Valletta. It will feature a series of sessions, talks, workshops, demonstrations, an installation, an exposition and performances spanning from the early afternoon till late in the evening. This conference is being supported by

E.M.M. TO HOST CIRCUITS 2017 CONFERENCE

Mar 8, 2017
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E.M.M. TO HOST CIRCUITS 2017 CONFERENCE

For the second consecutive year, Electronic Music Malta, in collaboration with the Fondazzjoni Kreattivita’ and the U.S. Embassy, will be organizing Circuits, its yearly electronic music conference. This year the event, offering eight hours packed with electronica-related activity thanks to no fewer than 12 confirmed guest participants, will be held on Saturday, April 1 at St James Cavalier in Valletta. The conference will feature a series of public talks, workshops, 'Agains

A FAREWELL TO RHYS

Feb 27, 2017
1 min

A FAREWELL TO RHYS

In just over two weeks' time, he would have been performing at the New Codes event in Berlin as part of the CPU Records showcase. Sadly, 24-year-old Rhys Celeste, better known as Microlith in the electronic music sphere, will not be present, following a tragic traffic accident that took his life yesterday. Despite his young age, Rhys was impressively prolific, a talented artist with a good number of acclaimed releases to his name, the most recent being last January's 1234. A

E.M.M. BACK WITH THIRD TALK

Feb 20, 2017
1 min

E.M.M. BACK WITH THIRD TALK

This Saturday, February 25th, Electronic Music Malta will be presenting the third in a series of talks for the 2016/17 season. The upcoming event, once again to be held St. James Cavalier, will focus on the subject of Hardware vs Software. The talk will be given by Luc Houtkamp, who will be sharing his experiences in customizing game controllers and using them in innovative musical performances in conjunction with software he has developed using Max (Cycling '76). Luc Houtkam

TENISHIA FOR TOMORROWLAND

Feb 16, 2017
1 min

TENISHIA FOR TOMORROWLAND

Tenishia will be performing at this year's edition of Tomorrowland, the world’s biggest electronic dance festival. Tenishia is in fact no newcomer to this prestigious gathering, this being the fourth time that Maltese DJ Joven Grech, the man behind Tenishia will be part of the festival's line-up. The annual event is held in Belgium during the second half of July. The fable-themed festival completely sold out its 360,000 internationally available tickets in just 4 hours, which

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CREATIVES

Nov 4, 2016
1 min

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CREATIVES

Maltese electrorock act CRUX has collaborated with two local creatives to produce a music video for Smiling Man, the fourth single from the album Ego Vs Ego, which was released in early 2016. Smiling Man is a dark atmospheric composition accompanied with an even darker narration, voiced by Jeff Clement, that reaches a climax in various parts of the plot. The idea to create an obscure music video came when CRUX met Steven Levi Vella, a film director known for his sinister styl

MALTA TAKES LONDON'S 4TH EDITION COMING UP

Oct 19, 2016
2 min

MALTA TAKES LONDON'S 4TH EDITION COMING UP

It was a chilly November night, Friday the 15th to be exact, in 2013 that The Water Rats in London's King's Cross opened its doors to what effectively would become the first edition of Malta Takes London (MTL). Born out of the idea of a two-band London gig that grew into a six-band line-up, MTL has not only continued to grow even further, but also become a regular showcase for Maltese talent; an annual fixture that brings Maltese bands - locally or elsewhere-based - together

RUTH LEE: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS HALLOWE'EN SPECIAL

Oct 18, 2016
2 min

RUTH LEE: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS HALLOWE'EN SPECIAL

By tradition, Hallowe'en is a time of celebration and superstition. Dating back to Celtic times, it was meant to keep ghosts away, or something like that anyway. Dia de los Muertos (that's Spanish for Day of the Dead but you probably sussed that out already) is similarly inclined; a Mexican holiday tied to the Hallowe'en tradition but adapted to Hispanic customs, and this Hallowe'en (a couple of nights earlier, actually), the Funky Monkey will see the two traditions come toge

ROBERT FARRUGIA: SURROUNDED BY SOUNDSCAPES

Jul 11, 2016
4 min

ROBERT FARRUGIA: SURROUNDED BY SOUNDSCAPES

He may not be quite a household name, possibly because the music he makes is far from the mainstream but, barely in his twenties, this young composer has already released 6 albums and 3 EPs, all home-recorded and most of them picked up and distributed by international labels. His latest album Tines, released last May, is an engulfing soundscape that is deeply atmospheric, contemplative yet brittle at the same time. Michael Bugeja speaks to Robert Farrugia ahead of his live pe