The Minimalistic Music Blog

  • Taxi Joe [unedited]

    Taxi Joe [unedited]

    Taxi Joe on Spotify Taxi Joe Taxi JoeBand photos Interview & Review           “Quality band, need more exposure (they’ve already got the anthems and the talent). (They) always put on a great live show, (and I definitely) recommend people (to) see them if you get the chance” says Dan Truss from London,…

  • Junction25 [unedited]

    Junction25 [unedited]

    Junction25 on Spotify Junction25 Junction25Facebook- Photos Interview & Review What inspired you to start making music? From listening to our favourite bands it inspired us to write and create music. What influences your songs? From things that happen in everyday life, to creating stories to be created by songs. What is your fanbase like? The…

  • SKIES [unedited]

    SKIES on Spotify SKIES SKIES Interview & Review          SKIES band members Alie and Jericho have single-handily created what is now their sound. Through a small period of what sounds like an awkward experimental stage with songs like Hold On (2016), Feel Like It (2015), Leave Me (2015), and Lines (2015). That…

  • The Ego Ritual [unedited]

    The Ego Ritual on Youtube The Ego Ritual The Ego RitualFacebook- Photos Interview & Review What inspired you to start making music? Jim: I guess it was a natural progression from listening to it. I remember listening to my parent’s record collection and realizing very early on that I had to be involved with music…

  • XY&O

    XY&O on Spotify XY&O XY&O (2018)Facebook- Photos Interview & Review      “Yeah, I remember I was at a wedding… I was at a friend’s wedding…. and I got a text. A friend texted me, and (Nick sent me a picture message and he said to me ‘hey man, check this out… this is cool’).…

  • Marsicans [unedited]

    Marsicans on Spotify Marsicans Marsicans(2018) Interview & Review            Marsicans, whose name when Googled shows Wikipedia articles of “Marsican Brown Bears” who are critically endangered and are protected animals in Italian national parks. However, I doubt an Italian brown bear was the inspiration behind the band’s name. James was more inspired…

  • IMAN

    Iman on Spotify Iman ImanPicture taken by Aidan Brooks (UK) Interview & Review To be honest, I really didn’t know how to begin talking about this talented artist from the UK. However, I read the following quote and instantly realized just how much making music meant to her… I thought it was so inspiring that…

  • Only Shadows [unedited]

    Only Shadows on Spotify Only Shadows Interview & Review 1. What member are you? “I’m Nick, the singer/guitarist for Only Shadows.” 2. Are you the songwriter? “Yeah, I dominantly write the songs. I work with Alex, the bassist, and he comes in on that. And then after he looks at it we sit down with…

  • Youth Killed It [unedited]

    Youth Killed It on Spotify Youth Killed It Interview & Review “From a young age, I was kind of very into sports, such as soccer. And from that stemmed into playing video games like Fifa. And once I played Fifa, I got really into the bands that used to be on the game for the…

  • Kohilo [unedited]

    Kohilo on Spotify Kohilo Interview & Review         Christian tells me, “‘Waiting For You’, which was the first single, I was working a lot on the text and the lyrics. And that was really meaningful to me, it’s a special time in life turning thirty, everything in place, work and all the…