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Turning Jewels Into Water European Tour Dates
Catch Turning Jewels Into Water on their European tour this month and next... Thu, Apr 19, Turning Jewels Into Water @ ZEZ Festival, Zagreb, Croatia Fri, Apr 20, Turning Jewels Into Water @ Caffe Tunel Rijeka, Croatia Sat, Apr 21, Turning Jewels...
FPE Welcomes Turning Jewels Into Water
FPE is thrilled to announce the addition of Turning Jewels Into Water to its expanding artist roster! Turning Jewels into Water, a beat-and-ritual-based project from percussionist Ravish Momin (founder of Tarana) in collaboration with Haitian experimental electronic...
Zigtebra Tour Dates and EP
Zigtebra is going on tour! They booked it DIY-style and it's got the feel of adventure and discovery. They'll be on the road for May, June, July, AND August. What! They just put the finishing touches on their tour EP, Sparkle Tip. That's the excellent fruity cover art...
Defiant of Genres and Wildly Dynamic: Rave Reviews for Nicole Mitchell’s Mandorla Awakening
Released May 5, Nicole Mitchell's brilliant Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds has earned widespread praise. Peep a sample of the raves below, and when you're done don't forget to purchase your very own from here. Available on CD or double vinyl in gatefold cover....
Zigtebra Announce Busy 2017
Chicago's favorite animal art-pop duo Zigtebra have announced plans to ramp up their game in 2017. Siblings Emily (Zebra) and Joseph (Tiger) will release a new song and accompanying video, via Soundcloud and Youtube, every month in 2017. They will compile these songs...
Syna So Pro Interview
FPE asked Syna So Pro's ego, Syrhea Conaway, a few questions about her upcoming album VOX. Why did you choose to make an a cappella album? Not really sure. It's some of the first pieces of music I created as a pre-teen into a teenager and upon revisiting them, I was...
Ere Gobez earns 8.1 Review in Pitchfork
Pitchfork knows what’s up! “The struggle to pronounce some of the more difficult Amharic consonants and constructions—difficult for English speakers—will often meet with an encouraging exclamation of “gobez”! Translations for the word range from smart to brave to...
FPE 2016 Sampler
FPE Records Sampler 2016: Records Are Fun! Shout it out loud! 2016 is a huge year for FPE and to celebrate, here’s this amazing mixtape cloud thingy that you can consume and share. It’s got unreleased and/or under-heard tracks by FPE artists new and old, and includes...