Music Stories

Magpies and hope: a journey into Anastasia Kristensen’s Bestiarium

Far from the cold, hard edges and cookie-cutter music, Anastasia Kristensen is exploring anthropomorphic sound — and digging up “weird, small nests” of music. It’s just the kind of hopeful conversation we need right now. Enter this year’s Bestarium Sombre — and, if you’re lucky, catch Anastasia live. She talks to CDM about the work and that vision.

Featured mix: listen to MNJM’s A Homsi and DJ Saliva play layered rhythms

Bored with linear mixing, bland cookie-cutter rhythms, and blunt TikTok-friendly hooks? Let’s tune into Loone Berlin instead, as A Homsi from the bleeding-edge MNJM label joins with DJ Saliva.

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2026

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30+ labels join to raise funds for Lebanon; music to support

Over 30 labels are uniting to raise funds for the 1.5 million people now forcibly displaced in Lebanon. With Bandcamp Friday today, now’s your chance to maximize album purchases for that effort. Here are the details — and a few music selections to consider.