On 12th May the Bulgarian label and booking collective Amek will celebrate its 10th anniversary, with big event at club Mixtape 5 and four new releases.

1st of March will give the start of numerous events, connected with the Bulgarian label Amek Collective's 10th anniversary.

This Saturday, 25th November, from 7PM Fabrika Avtonomia will host 'an industrial congress' under the moto 'We Live. You Sleep', featuring three artists from Sofia's underground scene. 

The main suspects or 'congressmen' are S.B.R., Adonai Atrophia and Cogwheel Crack. 

S.B.R.

Last week Sofia has been the goal of visitation for London's fabulous Ola's Kool Kitchen. It couldn't get better, when Ola asked me if she can do a DJ set here, so that's how the 'Ola's Kool Kitchen Sofia Invasion' night at the Atelieto bar happened. But let's introduce her first a little bit.

Our fourth Guest Playlist is a result of the collaboration between the art collective behind the 'A Decorated Room With Invaded Ideas' project and Pavel Naydenov - musician & artist, currently residing in Vienna, Austria.

In the last day of August (and maybe the Summer) Sofia's music lovers will be able to hear the British 

blues/ folk artist Tim Holehouse and the Bulgarian drone duo Leaver playing together live at Fabrika Avtonomia, supported by the lo-fi lullabies of  Maxim Mokdad.

Summer is going pretty well for the listeners of experimental/ noise music in Sofia - recently we watched the Japanese composer/ visual artist Tatsuru Arai, and now the favorite event Noisy Sunday is returning with its 7th edition on 30th July in Fabrika Avtonomia.

Summer won't be boring for the fans of avant-garde electronic music in Sofia with the next concert, organized by Alarma Punk Jazz Fest and Amek - on 12th July at the Czech Center they will be delighted to hear the Japanese musician and composer Tatsuru Arai, supported by the Bulgarian duo 'Trohi'.

This Friday, 9th June, get ready for a psychedelic experience in Mixtape 5, promised by the Finnish experimental-electronic band K-X-P and the Bulgarian psych-gazers Comasummer - thanks to the organizers from Indioteque.

Drone Day celebrates drone, experimental and ambient music annually in May. These celebrations are independently organized by volunteers all over the world, and for a second time Sofia will make no exception thanks to Amek and Abandonment labels.

The 6th edition of Noisy Sunday will welcome the master of noise Dave Phillips (CH) in Sofia, with support by |14| and a collaborative set by kràllàr and Mytrip.

Sofia will be under a noise attack this weekend - on Saturday we will be able to see the Greek post-hardcore/ sludge/ crust gang Autumn Acid, together with the local heroes Feedbacker and Razvrat i Pokvara.

'Dearest' is Smellycaт's first release (and hopefully not the last!) for Amek, a label from Sofia, Bulgaria, specifying in ambient, noise and drone genres. The double cassette features music, made in the past four years by the artist.

На 28ми април garage-rock триото The Black Needles ще свири за втори път на софийска сцена, по покана на арт колектива Blood Becomes Water.

On 1st of March (Wednesday) an intriguing event will happen - first screening for Bulgaria of the audio art documentary 'Reverberation/ Poglos' and live performance of the Lithuanian sound artist Arma Agharta - all this thanks to a collaboration between Amek Collective and Crooked Cinema.

Against The Odds' Best Of 2016 

2016 was one hell of a year. A lot of our idols died, and many of our enemies rose to power. Most of the time it was doom and gloom. But 2016 saw the release of many good albums. We heard some great ones too. But very few managed to stand out.

Jaq Gallier is a singer/ songwriter based in Nottingham, UK, who's music truly resides in-between the ethereal and the real. Her songwriting fully represents what many of us experience in the songs - life itself.

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2016 was a shitty year in many aspects. But in the same time it gave us some really good music. This post won't be enough to talk about all the awesome albums, EPs and songs I heard this year.

On 15th December Abandonment label are organizing the premiere screening for Bulgaria of 'City/Ruins: Art in the Face of Industrial Decay'.

Uniform are Ben Greenberg (ex-The Men, Hubble, and the producer/engineer responsible for much of the Sacred Bones catalog) and Michael Berdan (ex Drunkdriver, York Factory Complaint). The band formed in New York City in 2013.

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