The founders of Herrensauna, Berlin’s wild techno haven, find freedom in a nightlife pause
While many are mourning the club's closure, DJs Cem Dukkha and Nicolas Endlicher have channeled their energy into fulfilling another lifelong dream: starting their own...
From Raymond Pettibon to ‘Ray Gun’: Nina Ljeti’s syllabus for punks-in-training
“Whenever I’m feeling stuck creatively I always ask myself ‘what would the Beastie Boys do?’”
AMI’s Alexandre Mattiussi and musician Woodkid are the only authors of their creative destinies
The two friends reunite in Paris to reflect on a decade of defying convention
Solange and Rafael Rios examine intimacy in transition through portraiture
Solange believes in the power of documenting transitional moments in life through art. Photographer Rafael Rios captures her during a period of passage.
Sasha Grey and Isabella Lovestory are the future of post-digital desire
The porn legend and reggaeton pop princess on sexuality, art in the attention economy, and making their catholic guilt work for them
Freddie Gibbs and Moxie Marlinspike decrypt the modern American Dream
The rapper and founder of Signal on the luxury of privacy, the future of community, and their radical visions of the future
French musician Oklou embodies many states of mind on ‘Galore’
The singer-songwriter talks to Tati Cotliar about finding answers amidst the noise and expressing different personas on her debut mixtape
Björk reflects on mistakes and miracles with Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, the conductor who taught Iceland to sing
On 'Come and Be Joyful,' Björk collaborates with Ingólfsdóttir's acclaimed Hamrahlíð Choir on a series of folk songs
In a world without nightlife, Arca builds a galaxy of infinite new realities
For Document Fall/Winter 2020, the experimental musician embraces the galvanizing force of constant self-reinvention
Portland rapper Aminé reignites his hometown’s indie-rock roots
With his sophomore album ‘Limbo,’ the genre-blending rap visionary is already leaving a legacy
Honey Dijon, Juliana Huxtable, and Nomi Ruiz affirm the sacred, shamanistic pleasures of sex and sound
For Document Fall/Winter 2020, the musicians subvert established narratives by presenting their own—in all their urgent complexities
Meet Sama’ Abdulhadi, the DJ championing the Arab world’s music underground
Two years after her viral Boiler Room set, Palestine's 'queen of techno' is further amplifying the singular sounds of her homeland, even with nightlife on...
Caroline Polachek crafts pop magic from the multiverse
The musician discusses her visionary album ‘Pang,’ primal screaming in the park, and embracing total chaos as a coping mechanism
Greentea Peng’s psychedelic R&B explores spirituality in the social media age
‘Throw away these phones, get a bit more holy’: The London-based artist’s forthcoming album is a call to raise your vibration
Drew McDowall’s new-age noise music quests for a sense of ‘sacred atheism’
The electronic musician, best known for his work with Coil and Psychic TV, collaborates with composer Caterina Barbieri on ‘Agalma’
slowthai, punk prophet of Britain’s austerity generation, is on a strange trip to enlightenment
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the ‘Brexit Bandit’ explains why he’s now looking inward for answers
Meet 9 London musicians reminding us that art is essential work
Photographer Toby Coulson and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike spotlight the DJs, rappers, and broadcasters reimagining their practice amid pandemic
Chicago’s Knox Fortune has arrived with his genre-bending new album, Stock Child Wonder
The Grammy Award-wining musician on the creative process and being untraditional
From digital to analog, producer Carlota’s playlist explores the infinite grammar of the synth
“The act of listening becomes an art itself, allowing us to decipher the codes of life.”
Ellia Coggins’ ode to shared memory, “Small”, asks you to reflect on personal perception
The model and musician explores shared memory, relationships, and a love of old films in her debut video
Love Mansuy’s lyrical ballads are a vision for vulnerable masculinity
In his latest EP, the singer-songwriter channels gospel serenity with waves of sonic experimentation
The Gospel of Chris Korda: a techno-punk preacher for civilization on the brink of collapse
Nearly 30 years after founding the Church of Euthanasia, Korda remains environmentalism's most controversial figure. But she’s only trying to save humanity from itself.
Thurston Moore on his new album, the old New York, and always resisting the mainstream
From London, Moore joins Document to discuss the future of music amidst clutter and uncertainty
Ólafur Arnalds, sampling healing rituals and spoken word, reminds us we’re all connected
On 'Some Kind of Peace,' the Icelandic multi-instrumentalist embraces birth, death, and new beginnings
Grand River plays with limitations and freedom in her expansive ambient sound
On her latest album, ‘Blink A Few Times To Clear Your Eyes’, Aimée Portioli fuses electronic and acoustic instruments perfectly suited for Fall
Yo La Tengo’s new dual releases reflect on a sonically expansive past
30 years on, the celebrated indie band is able to take itself apart and put itself back together, as indie rock, bluegrass, drone, or whatever...
Lil Keed is rap’s hungriest superstar
“Music gets you through everything, bro.” The Atlanta-based rapper tells Document why he's a product of pain, ambition, and the Cleveland Avenue streets.
Dorian Electra is executing their queer agenda—and reclaiming fedoras in the process
With their new project ‘My Agenda’, the genre-subverting artist is turning toxic masculinity on its head.
Eddie Van Halen, the guitar god who boosted hard rock into a neon future
The late rock legend is best remembered for his searing guitar solos—but Eddie Van Halen's most genius creative moment was one that horrified fans, rock...
‘Electric Jesus’ will take you on a metal-fueled journey towards enlightenment
Discovering the meaning of joy in a fictional, half-parodic tribute to ’80s Christian rock music
From his family home in Texas, Caleb Landry Jones takes us on a trip into another dimension
The actor discusses his debut album 'The Mother Stone,' writing a song for Jim Jarmusch, and his love of extremes
Charlotte Day Wilson finds a rhythm in the unfamiliar
The singer-songwriter faced the industry’s brutal realities, now she’s making her best work ever—with a little help from basketball and Carole King
From Beirut to Berghain, Nur Jaber discovers true freedom through techno
"One world, one race, one love, one rave:” The Lebanese DJ discusses the importance of prioritizing mental health, fundraising for migrant workers, and staying positive...
Paul Kalkbrenner shares a buoyant techno mix from the summer that never happened
The boundary-pushing Berlin producer tells Document about finding hopeful moments in a very surreal summer
As clubs remain closed, only radical solidarity will save the queer rave scene
Berghain may be too big to fail—but COVID-19 is threatening the survival of experimental nightlife spaces like WHOLE United Queer Festival.
Eddie Chacon’s soulful new album is a testament to the creative power of patience
“I never thought I would sing again, other than in the shower." 30 years after a fleeting brush with superstardom, Chacon breaks the curse of...
Wallow in your big city sadness with B.Miles’s new video
In the moody visual for "Wasting Time (New York)," B.Miles reminisces on the fear and loneliness of first moving to NYC
Musician (Brooklyn) Steele asks himself deep questions about love, longing, and elderly poodles
The artist's new single 'Save Room' explores the existential melancholia of being single in NYC
Sie7etr3’s ‘Latin trap’ is the most intoxicating sound of summer
Blending Dominican rap with the rugged sounds of Brooklyn drill, Chucky73 and Fetti031 are breaking the boundaries placed on Latin hip hop
Executioner’s Mask makes post punk a religious experience
Frontman Jay Gambit tells Document how the band makes eternal despair sound catchy
Meet Buddy, the Pharrell-approved rapper bringing Janky vibes to hip hop
The artist on how his single 'Black 2' came to be adopted as an unofficial Black Lives Matter anthem
Nathan Fake’s playlist is a heady trip through two decades of dance music
From Autechre to Actress, the electronic artist and Cambria Instruments co-founder expounds on his 20 favorite dance tracks
Can’t find your favorite song on Spotify? Check the podcast section
Disguising bootleg audio as podcasts, ingenious Spotify users reimagine the collective spirit of file-sharing for the streaming age
Multigenerational rock duo The Great Sadness exorcise their demons
On 'Thievin,' Cathy Cooper and Stephen McNeely turn everyday melodrama into filthy rock anthems
Ellen Allien is techno’s spiritual healer
The Berlin producer on her transcendent new album ‘AurAA’ and the post-COVID future of raving
Kim Jones and Orville Peck talk art with a capital A
The Dior Men designer joins fashion's favorite masked cowboy to discuss ego, David Bowie, and finding queerness in country music
HAIM’s latest album delivers the intimate, self-reflective anthems of 2020
The three sisters from the Valley confront depression and isolation, channeling chaos into candor
In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible
The rising R&B star on the power of mass protests, the performativity of social media, and finding strength in making music.
Phoebe Bridgers reminds us that there’s no more ‘normal’
The artist speaks to Document about the pleasures of screaming and the politics of songwriting
