In Iceland, Thomas Stankiewicz contemplates the constant flux of the elements. A composer & musician in his own right, he selectively weaves in between soundtracks, classical music, and evocative ambient sounds, symphonically unveiling untold stories from past and future…
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There's an old Brian Eno quote that is inevitably referenced when talking about the Velvet Underground - something along the lines of "They only sold 30,000 copies of their first album, but everyone who bought the album started a band". It's slightly inaccurate (they sold a lot more copies), but the message is clear: few bands have had such an outsized, potent, and wide reaching effect on the musicians that followed in their footsteps.
Their stubborn desire to continually approach songwriting from the left field, and continuous sonic reinvention reverberated for decades, influencing punk, post-punk, art rock, ambient music, even notably influencing real political revolution in Czechoslovakia.
Two hours of The Velvets' best, selected and mixed by Claire Rousay.
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Cherrystones - musician, international DJ, soundtrack composer, compiler and multi-genre music fiend - within his longstanding NTS shows Cherrystones showcases his inspirations, his passions and his listening habits as a sonic moodboard pooled from his revered archive encompassing the past, present and future sounds to soothe and challenge in equal measure.
Photography Credit: Meghan Desmond
Cherrystones - musician, international DJ, soundtrack composer, compiler and multi-genre music fiend - within his longstanding NTS shows Cherrystones showcases his inspirations, his passions and his listening habits as a sonic moodboard pooled from his revered archive encompassing the past, present and future sounds to soothe and challenge in equal measure.
Photography Credit: Meghan Desmond