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Interview by Parisa Eshrati  Photo by E. Altankhuyag In their debut album The Gereg, Mongolian band The Hu have created their own unique style of rock by combining ancient Tengri musical traditions with heavy metal riffs. By incorporating the musical styles of their ancestors with Mongolian throat singing and instruments like the tovshuur, The Hu call in the atmosphere of their homeland and connect it to an international audience. We caught up with the band on their headlining U.S. Black Thunder Tour to discuss the art of throat singing, the cultural significance of Mongolian instruments, and awakening our inner warrior through sound.
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Interview by Parisa Eshrati  A Burkinabe urban griot (vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse) meets a Brussels noise punk duo (drummer Benjamin Chaval and guitarist Nico Gitto) - the result is a tour de force project called Avalanche Kaito. On their debut EP, Dabalomuni, the trio lives up to their name by creating a whirlwind of genre-defying sounds that deconstruct both traditional and futurist knowledge. We spoke with Avalanche Kaito to discuss their new release, weaving ancient history into their sound, and following the road of their ancestors.
Interview by Parisa Eshrati  Photo credit: Daymon Gardner Following three years of constant touring and lineup changes, New Orleans sludge metal pioneers Eyehategod are showcasing their evolution as a band. Their newest album, A History of Nomadic Behavior, re-introduces the group as a four-piece with a distinct variation in their sound: cleaner vocals and production, but still true to EHG's aggressive and misanthropic core. We spoke with frontman Mike IX Williams during their US tour with GWAR and Napalm Death to discuss the maturation of their sound, creative nihilism, and channeling pain into motivation.
Interview by Noé Loyola  Music Futures is a series that centers individuals, projects, and communities focused on uprooting capitalism and colonialism from music by working to improve the material conditions of workers of the industry and fans. By learning from projects created by people of the global majority (BIPOC), women, queer and disability communities, we can conceive of better futures that are genuinely diverse and inclusive.
The Beauty of Emptiness: Korean Experimental duo dal:um discuss debut LP 'Similar & Different'10/23/2021 Interview by Parisa Eshrati Translations by Kim Oru from yellowbomb  Photo credit: Kim Shin Joong dal:um is a Seoul-based musical duo who challenges the sonic possibilities of Korea’s most well-known traditional string instruments: the gayageum and geomungo. In their debut LP, Similar & Different, dal:um create a dialogue between traditional and experimental practices for an etheral and otherworldly release. We caught up with the duo to discuss abstraction, experimentation, and the beauty of silence.
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