When asked to describe the circumstances that influenced her beautifully fraught new work, Berlin-based musician Annika Henderson—better known simply as Anika—quickly articulates a set of feelings and unpredictable circumstances that are familiar to anyone who tried to make art—or simply tried to live through—the recent global pandemic. “It’s a moment caught in time,” she says of Change, her much-anticipated new record. Given that it has been 11 years since the release of her last solo album, 2010 cult-favorite Anika, the artist suddenly found herself with a lot to say. “This album had been planned for a little while and the circumstances of its inception were quite different to what had been expected. This colored the album quite significantly. The lyrics were all written there on the spot. It’s a vomit of emotions, anxieties, empowerment, and of thoughts like—How can this go on? How can we go on?”

Having worked collaboratively in the past with the likes of BEAK> and Mexico City’s Exploded View, Change was ultimately the product of necessity. “After recording the initial ideas alone at Klangbild studios in Berlin, a few months later and by some stroke of luck, Mr. Martin Thulin of Exploded View, managed to make his way over from Mexico, to co-produce the album with me and play some live drums and bass,” recalls Anika. “Between Reality Baitz and Impression Recordings in Berlin, we managed to get the album together.

The intimacy of its creation and a palpable sense of global anxiety are seemingly baked into the DNA of Change. Spread across nine tracks, the central feeling of the record is one of heightened frustration buoyed by guarded optimism. The songs offer skittering, austere electronic backdrops reminiscent of classic Broadcast records or High Scores-era Boards of Canada, playing them against Anika’s remarkable voice—Nico-esque, beautifully plaintive, and—in regards to the record’s subject matter—totally resolute. Incantatory tracks like “Naysayer” and “Never Coming Back” are both, as Anika explains them, both a call to arms and a warning. “Never Coming Back” was written after reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring,” she explains. “I was living in the old East countryside outside of Berlin, where there seemed to be no shortage of birds. Apparently their numbers have dropped significantly, but it is one of these changes that we never really stop and notice. We take things for granted, until it’s too late. With all this other noise going on, care for the environment has quickly been moved to the back-burner. So long as we get what we want NOW and on demand, who cares about whether we are taking care of the future?”

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Jehst X Strange U 'Dolph Lundgren' (Prod. by Dr. Zygote)
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Betty Padgett “It Would Be A Shame”
The Sylvers “I’ll Never Be Ashamed”
Delroy Wilson “It’s A Shame”
Freddie Gibbs (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid) “Shame”
Gang Starr “No Shame In My Game”
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Kenny Wells “Isn’t It Just A Shame”
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Darkside - Once And Again (Vintage Love)

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﻿Ariel Romero, a.k.a Darkside was born on February 13, 1978 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At age 8 he began listening to house music, rap at 12 and 13 years old he mixed with vinyls, at age 16 and made his debut as a DJ in some clubs and had his own radio show.
He currently works as a producer and beatmaker. Among his works can be found collaborations with other artists such as Mr. Moods from Canada. Also produced some MC's like LHHO (Colombia) Gallant (UK) Uncharted (USA)
and contributed to The French Touch Connection. Currently working for the label Nuages Records and Dusted Wax Kingdom.

Ariel Romero, también conocido como Darkside nació el 13 de Febrero de 1978 en San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A los 8 años empezó a escuchar música house, luego Rap y a los 13 años ya mezclaba con vinilos, a los 16 años ya había debutado como DJ en algunos clubes y tenia su propio show de radio.
﻿Actualmente trabaja como productor y beatmaker . Entre sus trabajos se pueden encontrar colaboraciones con otros artistas de la talla de Mr. Moods. Tambien produjo algunos MC's como LHHO (Colombia) Gallant (UK) Uncharted (U.S.A)
y colaboró en The French Touch Connection (Francia). Actualmente trabajando para el sello Nuages Records (USA) y Dusted Wax Kingdom (Bulgaria).


Darkside - Once And Again (Vintage Love)

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