The Minimalistic Music Blog

  • 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…

  • Boostedkids

    Boostedkids on Spotify Boostedkids Tomorrowland (2016)Boostedkids- Facebook Interview & Review          During their Tomorrowland days (2014-2016), Dany and Francesco seemed to have a thing with bagpipes (just listen to Escocia [2014] and Loknez [2016]). “We really like folk instruments and they inspire us a lot, as you can hear in our track…

  • Magic Giant

    Magic Giant on Spotify Magic Giant Austin Bisnow tuning his acoustic guitar, Brian Zang (in the blue shirt), and Zambricki Li (playing the violin)Brighton Music Hall (February 17th, 2018) (short) Interview & Review        I have a theory when it comes to listening to Magic Giant’s music, I refer to the proposition as…

  • Simon Irvine [unedited]

    Simon Irvine on Spotify Simon Irvine Interview & Review                   When I first started listening to Simon on #MonsterThread, I couldn’t figure out his genre. “It’s interesting, when I started doing this seriously, I was writing traditional pop songs – with lyrics and all. However, I have…

  • 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…

  • Miles Prower [unedited]

    Miles Prower on Soundcloud Miles Prower Interview & Review             I will be honest, I didn’t take Miles seriously when I saw “DJ Mustard Stain” as his DJ name……. I thought it was a joke at first. “When I was just starting out, I used to make songs with no…

  • Hodera

    Hodera on Spotify Hodera Interview & Review    When it comes to reviewing these passionate musicians, I continue to find more and more songs I can relate to. But at the end of the day, I believe a lot of people can find some of their songs relatable. Hodera certainly does have a powerful impact on…

  • 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…