Im Rhythmus Bleiben - Music stories by 2XMika Podcast

“Chasing the Far Away: Sharon Shy on Music, Inspiration & the Unknown” “What drives an artist to keep creating? Sharon reveals why the thrill of chasing something elusive shapes every beat of her music.” In this episode of Im Rhythmus Bleiben , Mika Tienhaara talks with Sharon from R.Missing to explore the concept behind her music: “Far Away.” Sharon shares how her creative process begins with fee...

The dystopian mood future is here - a fun and engaging talk with Dean, about his dreams becoming songs and much more. And here we have a chance to listen to a new song “ICE Raid”, giving us some hints on what is to come from his basement “factory”… A big thanks to Dean for the talk!! / 2XM .IKA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

Oh, this summer has been so inspirational, and busy, yet very relaxing. Over the course of some weeks, touring Europe, but especially spending “salty” days in my haven at Orust, I have been working on a bunch of songs of which I have chosen 11 (+ an intro) as part of the ELECTROLYTE demo album. Since my early days, I have been mesmerized by electronic music, myself being part of/co-founding bands,...

Well, first of all, the summer has been extremely inspiring so far! It even lead to me creating a bunch of new songs, while around in Europe… Here is a short teaser with excerpts from three of the 11 songs, giving a bit of a flavor of the tunes. The full demo album, with the 11 songs is coming soon! /2XM.IKA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

…well, I just decided to call this the ‘Robert’s hand” * episode… A great chat, someway reminding of the many talks in private between Robert and myself, whether before/during/after concerts in various places in Sweden, but now we decided to record one episode about EBM and electronic music - both on our own influences from the early days with Depeche Mode and the likes, to our own bands (and Robe...

French nouvelle vague movies took a grip on me ages ago, and I still return to both re-watch movies and to discover new pearls. Here is an hommage to Claude Chabrol’s “Les Cousins”, and the monologue scene in the apartment is a true gem, here my humble interpretation (that also can be found on my EP A Better/Lesser Man). /2XM.ika This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with oth...

Music Television in the 80s…those were the times (for some)… Well, here is a rough and minimalistic demo version of my new song “Hard Sell”. I was just working on the idea, and it became a music video - no AI video, hardcore old style :) So, here we go with Mika Television, to introduce “Hard Sell” by 2XM.ika. /2XM.ika NOTE: Thomas - this whole idea came from our discussion about 80s electronic mu...

I had the urge to maek some new sparks with my industry newsletter, the Joules of the Week, so I came up with this jingle… /2XM.ika This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 2xmika.substack.com

If you want to enjoy the audio part of the the interview with Acey from KY, also we listen to the singles Grey Room, Demons and Off My Meds. / 2XM ika This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 2xmika.substack.com

This is the premier!!! - for exclusive episodes featuring artists of synth music. Thank you for reading Im Rhythmus Bleiben - Music stories by 2XMika. This post is public so feel free to share it. Most recently, together with a couple of friends, we made our EBM pilgrimage to Berlin, and getting mesmerized by the voice and music of KY on their live premier, I had the opportunity to follow with Ace...