Retrofuturista: In-depth interviews with today’s leading artists. Hear their stories, their influences, and their unique perspectives on the creative world.
Conversations with artists, musicians, and thinkers from post-punk, krautrock, psychedelic folklore, and more. These dialogues cover their work in fields like psychology, ecology, comics, horror, and science fiction. Each interview presents an unfiltered view of their creative paths and the ideas driving their projects.
Alphabetical Index of Interviews on Retrofuturista
Transmission n.217: Interview with DVTR
The uncompromising duo Demi Lune and Jean Divorce discuss their recent release and stage performances. DVTR is a Montreal-based duo ...
Paulina Guilmoth Captures Ethereal Rituals in Rural Maine
Spider silk and film grain in Paulina Guilmoth’s photographs Transmission 215: Interview with Paulina Guilmoth Paulina Guilmoth is a visual ...
Interview with Lower Slaughter on their New Album Deep Living
Lower Slaughter returns with Deep Living on Human Worth Transmission 214: Interview with Lower Slaughter Lower Slaughter is a British ...
Interview with Pop Will Eat Itself: Deploy, Pause, Restart
The band recounts their early transformations and creative pivots Transmission 213: Interview with Pop Will Eat Itself Pop Will Eat ...
Hampus Lindwall Discusses Brace for Impact and Digital Organ Work
Transmission 212: Interview with Hampus Lindwall Hampus Lindwall is a Swedish organist and composer based in Paris. His work incorporates ...
Interview with CARTHAGE on Duskdawn
Duskdawn by CARTHAGE emerges from late-night recordings and isolation Transmission 211: Interview with CARTHAGE CARTHAGE is the solo project of ...
Interview with Frédéric Forest: Exploring the Art of Simplicity
Frédéric Forest traces the essence of form through minimal lines Transmission 210: Interview with Frédéric Forest Frédéric Forest is a ...
Dragon Welding Interview on The Naughty Step
Andrew Golding discusses The Naughty Step and future plans Transmission 209: Interview with Dragon Welding Dragon Welding is the moniker ...
Interview with Sarcoma on KAAMOS
KAAMOS follows SARCOMA’s earlier digital release TRANSgressive HNW Experiments Transmission 208: Interview with Sarcoma SARCOMA is the solo project of ...
Interview with Pure Hell on Lost Sessions and Noise Addiction
Pure Hell discuss Noise Addiction and the 1970s punk scene Transmission 207: Interview with Pure Hell Pure Hell formed in ...
Marie Bergeron: Translating Cinematic Influence Into Single Illustrations
Finding Artistic Voice: Creating Cinematographic Moments in Unique Frames Transmission 206: Interview with Marie Bergeron Freelance illustrator, visual artist, and ...
KMFDM Interview on Electronic Insubordination and Hau Ruck 2025
Interview with KMFDM founder Sascha Konietzko ahead of Hau Ruck 2025 Transmission 205: Interview with KMFDM KMFDM is a multinational ...
Greg Bromley Opens a Quantum Portal through Cosmic Wormhole
Greg Bromley’s "Cosmic Wormhole," a work that explores hidden realities and personal experiences Transmission 204: Interview with Greg Bromley Glasgow-based ...
Annie-Claude Deschênes Talks Solo Direction and Main de Fer
Annie-Claude Deschênes discusses minimalism, structure and her latest release Main de Fer Transmission 203: Interview with Annie-Claude Deschênes Annie-Claude Deschênes ...
Rebecca and Aliayta Foon-Dancoes on Reverie and collaboration
Rebecca and Aliayta Foon-Dancoes discuss their first collaborative album Reverie, recorded in rural Québec and released by Constellation Records in ...
Interview with David J Haskins on The Mother Tree and Rhapsody Threnody and Prayer
Interview with David J Haskins about grief memory and poetry across decades Transmission 202: Interview with David J David J ...
A Lifetime Behind the Lens with Chris Cuffaro’s Photographic Archive
Capturing musicians, actors, and athletes across fifty years of visual documentation Transmission 201: Interview with Chris Cuffaro Chris Cuffaro is ...
Lael Neale on Altogether Stranger and Mirrored Characters
Lael Neale discusses Altogether Stranger and songwriting Transmission 200: Interview with Lael Neale Lael Neale is an American musician and ...
Interview with Mark Molnar on Composing EXO
EXO will be released on 6 June 2025 by Constellation Records Transmission 199: Interview with Mark Molnar Mark Molnar is ...
Interview with Black Market Karma on Mellowmaker and the Search for Lost Places
Stanley Belton discusses self-recording, hiraeth, and the emotional traces behind analog textures Transmission 198: Interview with Black Market Karma Black ...
Martyn Ware on ‘It’s Always Ourselves We Find In The Sea’ an Ambient Work Shaped by Water and Ritual
Martyn Ware, Charles Stooke, and Gabriel Ware present a spatial audio work on water and sound Transmission 197: Interview with ...
Interview with Bill Leeb on Model Kollapse and his Evolution in Electronic Music
From Front Line Assembly to solo creation, Bill Leeb discusses his artistic evolution Transmission 196: Interview with Bill Leeb Bill ...
Stef.in on their new album Icterus II
Toronto ensemble stef.in returns with experimental release Icterus II in 2025 Transmission 195: Interview with Stef.in Stef.in is the Toronto-based ...
British Subcultures and Human Stories Seen through Derek Ridgers’ Lens
Derek Ridgers chronicles youth culture through raw portraits beyond stereotypes Transmission 194: Interview with Derek Ridgers Derek Ridgers is a ...
Interview with Knox Chandler on The Sound
The Sound merges music, field recordings, and a visual book created in isolation Transmission 193: Interview with Knox Chandler Knox ...
Perezfecto Maps Social Tensions through Retro Aesthetics and Irony
Perezfecto adapts pulp-era tones to contemporary satire Transmission 192: Interview with Perezfecto Marcelo Pérez Dalannays, known professionally as Perezfecto, is ...
mclusky’s Andrew Falkous on the New Album The World Is Still Here and So Are We
The World Is Still Here and So Are We marks mclusky’s return in Falkous’s words Transmission 191: Interview with mclusky ...
Interview with Alison Braun on Shooting in the Dark from Inside the Punk Scene
Alison Braun, renowned photographer celebrated for her vivid and raw documentation of punk, hardcore, and grunge music. Transmission 190: Interview ...
Interview with Floral Image on their Debut Album Gone Down Meadowland
The Norwich-based group shares insights into the making of their debut album out 25 April 2025 Transmission 189: Interview with ...
Interview with Windhand on Eternal Return and What Comes Next
Windhand share thoughts on recording Eternal Return and working with Jack Endino Transmission 188: Interview with Windhand Windhand formed in ...
Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson Discusses Billboard Heart
Jessica Dobson talks about the new album and Deep Sea Diver’s evolution Transmission 187: Interview with Deep Sea Diver Deep ...
Interview with Turtle Skull on the making of Being Here
The Australian band recounts jam trips, lineup changes, and the shift to a more direct sound on Being Here Transmission ...
Interview with Charming Disaster about their new album The Double
Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris speak about narrative songwriting, occult aesthetics, and how their duo evolved into a conceptual archive ...
Interview with L.A. Witch on DOGGOD
L.A. Witch speak about DOGGOD, their third album recorded in Paris and released April 4, 2025 via Suicide Squeeze Transmission ...
Jarboe Interview on Disburden Disciple and the Tensions Within
In this interview, Jarboe recounts the atmosphere of early Swans, the writing of Disburden Disciple, and the path to its ...
Interview with Bag People on their Early No-wave Years and Lost Tapes
Drag City's 2025 release brings back the voice and sound of Bag People's fragmented history Transmission 182: Interview with Bag ...
Interview with Anja Huwe on Xmal Deutschland and Her Return to Music
Art, performance and sound in the words of Anja Huwe Transmission 181: Interview with Anja Huwe Anja Huwe is the ...
Brian D. Garrity Photographs Alternative Music’s Raw Essence
Brian D. Garrity under his lens documented a fertile time in both photography and alternative music Transmission 180: Interview with ...
Interview with SICKY on Troubled Delight
British alt-pop project SICKY shares background stories, early gigs, and the making of Troubled Delight Transmission 179: Interview with SICKY ...
Interview with Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo on Golden Mirrors and Jackson C Frank
Mute releases a full-length reimagining of Jackson C Frank's work by Harvey and Acevedo Transmission 178: Interview with Mick Harvey ...
Interview with Golem Mecanique on Siamo tutti in pericolo
Karen Jebane on tape decay liturgical drones and Pasolini’s final words Transmission 177: Interview with Golem Mecanique Golem Mecanique is ...
thisquietarmy reflects on Langue Hybride and two decades of sound experimentation
Interview with thisquietarmy ahead of Langue Hybride’s April 18 release Transmission 176: Interview with thisquietarmy thisquietarmy, the project of Montreal-based ...
Interview with Flower Show on their Theatrical Sound and New Album
Liverpool’s Flower Show on Painted Nails & Silver Bells, out on May 2, 2025 Transmission 175: Interview with Flower Show ...
Interview with Staticlone on their debut album Better Living Through Static Vision
From Blacklisted to Staticlone George Hirsch talks Better Living Through Static Vision Transmission 174: Interview with Staticlone STATICLONE is a ...
Interview with Tenebrous LIAR on Hell Never Called
Tenebrous LIAR discusses recording Hell Never Called and its artistic direction Transmission 173: Interview with Tenebrous LIAR Tenebrous LIAR is ...
John Higgs Discusses Exterminate / Regenerate and Doctor Who’s Evolving Identity
Interview with John Higgs on Doctor Who's Cultural Evolution and His New Book Exterminate / Regenerate, Ahead of Its Release ...
SKLOSS discuss their debut LP and release with Fuzz Club Records
Austin duo SKLOSS share insights on turning lockdown sessions into an intense debut album for Fuzz Club Transmission 171: Interview ...
Stefano Pilia Discusses Fractal Geometry Behind Latest Release Lacinia
Mathematical proportions guide compositions on the 2025 album from Die Schachtel Transmission 170: Interview with Stefano Pilia Stefano Pilia is ...
Interview with Magon on recording Tales Of A Mountain Child
Magon on making music without pressure and embracing real space Transmission 169: Interview with Magon, 2 Magon, born Alon Magen ...
Interview with The Gits on their Career and the 2025 Sub Pop Remastered Reissues
The Gits' Matt Dresdner and Andy Kessler revisit their music from their earliest recordings to the new remasters Transmission 168: ...
Maud the Moth’s Amaya López-Carromero Discusses The Distaff
From folk traditions to avant-garde textures: Maud the Moth discusses The Distaff Transmission 167: Interview with Maud the Moth Amaya ...
Gilberto López, aka BigGil and the Intersection of Digital and Traditional Art
Reworking Ideas and Rethinking Design Gilberto López’s Perspective Transmission 166: Interview with Gilberto López Gilberto López, aka BigGil, is a ...
Interview with Dave and Paula Lombardo on Venamoris and To Cross or to Burn
Venamoris talks about To Cross or to Burn, out on 28 February 2025 via Ipecac Records Transmission 165: Interview with ...
Ryan Heshka on Comics, Pulp, and Subversion
The art of Ryan Heshka: pop surrealism, vintage horror, and femme fatales Transmission 164: Interview with Ryan Heshka Ryan Heshka ...
Tony from Bowling on Their Psych-Garage Rock Debut Appear
Tony from Bowling discuss the chaos of their first full-length Transmission 163: Interview with Tony from Bowling Tony from Bowling ...
Nina Garcia Discusses Experimental Guitar Work and Sonic Exploration
Bye Bye Bird emerges after years of exploration—Nina Garcia in conversation Transmission 162: Interview with Nina Garcia Since 2015, Parisian ...
Interview with Huge Molasses Tank Explodes on the Textured Rhythms of III
Huge Molasses Tank Explodes reflects on the creative path from their debut to III Transmission 161: Interview with Huge Molasses ...
Sorrows on their Lost Album and the Industry Battle that Buried it
Sorrows: A Lost Album Resurfaces After Four Decades Transmission 160: Interview with Sorrows Sorrows emerged from New York’s late 1970s ...
Steve Diggle on Buzzcocks’ Past, Present and Future
How Buzzcocks’ approach to punk set them apart from their peers Transmission 159: Interview with Buzzcocks Buzzcocks arrived in the ...
Interview with Steve Gullick on Music Photography and His Visual Approach
Steve Gullick's Iconic Music Photography Captures the Essence of Rock Transmission 158: Interview with Steve Gullick For almost three decades, ...
Interview with Lawrence English on Even the Horizon Knows Its Bound
Even the Horizon Knows It's Bound Captures Japanese Metabolist Architecture Transmission 157: Interview with Lawrence English Lawrence English is an ...
Interview with Dez Dare on Brutalised Robotics and Human Contradictions
Dez Dare on Brutalised Robotics and humanity’s fragile relationship with progress Transmission 156: Interview with Dez Dare Dez Dare is ...
Animation, Music, and Bunnies in Mount Emult’s Creative World
An interview with Matthew Newman on music videos and visual storytelling Transmission 155: Interview with Mount Emult Mount Emult (AKA ...
‘Artefacts’: Dark Star Returns with a New Sound – Interview
A sonic exploration of minimalist electronic industrial noise featuring collaborations with Edward Ka-Spel, Yaxi Highrizer, and Technogod Transmission 154: Interview ...
Interview with Jeff VanderMeer: The Southern Reach, The Uncanny and The Beyond
Jeff VanderMeer discusses his writing process, the Southern Reach trilogy, and his latest projects. Transmission 153: Interview with Jeff VanderMeer ...
A Conversation with Anna Wolf about her Creative Path and Music
Personal stories and universal themes through song Transmission 152: Interview with Anna Wolf Anna Wolf, born in South Africa and ...
Interview with Luther Dickinson on Gravel Springs’ Crow’s Nest Meditations
Five years of experimentation and ambient creation in the Crow’s Nest studio Transmission 151: Interview with Luther Dickinson Gravel Springs ...
MAQUINA. Discusses Abrasive Textures and Minimalist Energy
Raw industrial sounds and relentless energy define MAQUINA. Transmission 150: Interview with MAQUINA. MAQUINA. is a Lisbon-based power trio merging ...
The duality of Humor and Grotesque in Juliane Hundertmark’s Art
Juliane Hundertmark: Berlin`s most eccentric and original painter Transmission 149: Interview with Juliane Hundertmark Juliane Hundertmark is a very creative ...
Interview with Death Valley Girls’ Bonnie Bloomgarden
Healing through music in Death Valley Girls' creative process Transmission 148: Interview with Death Valley Girls Death Valley Girls is ...
Shana Cleveland on Dreams, Lineup Changes, and the Making of News of the Universe
The Role of Dreams in Songwriting: Interview with Shana Cleveland Transmission 147: Interview with La Luz The Seattle indie rock ...
The Intersection of Art and Music in Sean Solomon’s Work
Sean Solomon shares thoughts on visual art, music, and his personal projects Transmission 146: Interview with Sean Solomon Sean Solomon, ...
On Culture Jamming and Irony in the Post-Truth Era: Interview with Mark Dery, Part Two
Trolling Democracy: The Transformation of Political Satire in Trump Era Media Transmission 145: Interview with Mark Dery, Part Two The ...
Tomo Katsurada on his Solo Album Dream of the Egg
Kikagaku Moyo's Tomo Katsurada unveils Dream of the Egg inspired by Yume no Tamago Transmission 144: Interview with Tomo Katsurada ...
A World Full of Weirdos: Interview with Mark Dery, Part One
Surrealism, semiotics, and punk rebellion as tools of cultural deconstruction Transmission 143: Interview with Mark Dery, Part One The Power ...
Sly & The Family Drone Talk Moon Is Doom Backwards
Interview with Matt Cargill on Sly & The Family Drone’s latest album Moon Is Doom Backwards Transmission 142: Interview with ...
Interview with Jeff Lewis on The Spyrals’ Fifth Album Retrograde
Jeff Lewis talks blues and psych rock in The Spyrals interview Transmission 141: Interview with Jeff Lewis The Spyrals, formed ...
Interview with Minor Conflict on their Upcoming EP Parallels
Robbie Warin and Josh Smyth discuss Minor Conflict’s origins and new EP Parallels. Transmission 140: Interview with Minor Conflict Minor ...
Interview with Jake Robertson: Alien Nosejob and More
Jake Robertson shares his thoughts on Alien Nosejob and his other projects Transmission 139: Interview with Jake Robertson Jake Robertson ...
Ante-Inferno Discusses New Album Death’s Soliloquy
Ante-Inferno Returns With Atmospheric Black Metal Meditation Death's Soliloquy Transmission 138: Interview with Ante-Inferno North Yorkshire's black metal band Ante-Inferno ...
Vashti Bunyan Interview: What It Took to Come Back After Three Decades Away from Music
On recording Just Another Diamond Day with Joe Boyd, traveling to Skye by horse and wagon, and the cult that ...
Interview with NicoNote on Regola, Sonic Experimentation, and Creative Evolution
NicoNote weaves echoes of the past and future with a deep breath in the present Transmission 136: Interview with NicoNote ...
Nick Carlisle on ‘Sailors On The Roiling Sea’: Dreams and Nightmares in Analog
The Colour Inverted Records Presents Sailors On The Roiling Sea Transmission 135: Interview with Nick Carlisle Nick Carlisle, composer, producer, ...
Detention on their Return with ‘Dead Rock ‘N Rollers’
Kevin Shields Talks Detention’s Comeback with Left For Dead Records Transmission 134: Interview with Detention Punk re-issue label Left For ...
Supplemental Pills Return With Raw Second Album No Easy Way Out
Portland Rockers Supplemental Pills Drop Heavy Blues Album Transmission 133: Interview with Supplemental Pills Supplemental Pills is a rock band ...
Interview with Xeno & Oaklander on Via Negativa
Xeno & Oaklander discuss Via Negativa and analog synthesis on Dais Records Transmission 132: Interview with Xeno & Oaklander Xeno ...
St Lenox Turns Modern Work Life Into Raw Musical Stories
St. Lenox's Ten Modern American Work Songs Released on October 25 via Don Giovanni Records Transmission 131: Interview with St ...
Shawn McManus Talks Three Decades in Comics
The Evolution of Shawn McManus’s Work in Comic Art Transmission 130: Interview with Shawn McManus Comic artist Shawn McManus shares ...
Markos Kay’s Work Examines Chaos and Order in Science and Art
Markos R. Kay’s Generative Art Explores Molecular Biology and Digital Worlds Transmission 129: Interview with Markos Kay Markos R. Kay's ...
The Deranged Sound of The Eurosuite
"Totally Fine," the new album, arrived on October 18 via Human Worth. Transmission 128: Interview with The Eurosuite British experimental ...
Targo Youwan Istanto: Portraying Life Through Intricate Drawings
Art as Expression of Soul and Universe in Targo Youwan Istanto’s Pieces Transmission 127: Interview with Targo Youwan Istanto Targo ...
Interview with Peter Perrett: The Cleansing
Peter Perrett Discusses Love, Personal Challenges and Music Transmission 126: Interview with Peter Perrett Peter Perrett discusses his musical influences, ...
Artist Rogan Brown Magnifies Natures Tiniest Patterns Through Paper
How Rogan Brown Transforms Paper into Living Scientific Art Transmission 125: Interview with Rogan Brown Contemporary artist Rogan Brown is ...
hackedepicciotto Discuss Two Decades of Music and New Live Album
Berlin Underground Pioneers hackedepicciotto Share Their Musical Evolution Since 2001 Transmission 124: Interview with hackedepicciotto German experimental duo hackedepicciotto talks ...
Oscar Oiwa Makes Reality Question Itself
Oiwa’s art spans multiple forms, integrating social and environmental concerns Transmission 123: Interview with Oscar Oiwa Oscar Oiwa is a ...
Interview with Buñuel: Mansuetude Album Brings Harsh Intensity
Buñuel releases their intense new album Mansuetude via SKiN GRAFT Transmission 122: Interview with Buñuel Buñuel is an international music ...
L.A.’s Mediocre Talks About New Album ‘Growth Eater’
Mediocre's Debut Album Growth Eater Looks at Life's Complexities Transmission 121: Interview with Mediocre As they look for solace in ...
Interview with London’s Synth Punk Powerplant
Powerplant Fuses Raw Synth Energy With Hardcore Attitude Transmission 120: Interview with Powerplant Powerplant is a London-based synth-punk band featuring ...
London Artist James Cook Transforms Typewriters into Creative Tools for Art
James Cook, the Artist who Creates Incredible Typewritten Drawings Transmission 119: Interview with James Cook London-based artist James Cook creates ...
Rhetoric and Terror: Interview with Nonpareils
Aaron Hemphill releases second Nonpareils album Rhetoric and Terror Transmission 118: Interview with Nonpareils Aaron Hemphill is an American musician ...
Khana Bierbood on the making of ‘Monolam’
Thailand's Underground Music Scene: Khana Bierbood Share Insights on 'Monolam Transmission 117: Interview with Khana Bierbood Khana Bierbood is a ...
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens: The Mosaic Maze
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens: An Eccentric Patchwork Marvel Created by Isaiah Zagar Transmission 116: Interview with Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens It could ...
Hermeto Pascoal: Music in All Things – Interview
Hermeto Pascoal Shares His World of Natural Music Transmission 115: Interview with Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian composer, ...
Interview with Laurie Lipton: Intricate Pencil Drawings, Mortality, and Dark Humor
Laurie Lipton’s Art Shows How Consumer Culture's Absurdity Is Trapped in a Timewarp Transmission 114: Interview with Laurie Lipton Laurie ...
