For those drawn to creation and connection

Somewhere between the dusty tapes of a Bamako courtyard, the mainstage of Glastonbury, and a collective fatigue with manufactured pop, the Malian duo have become synonymous with authentic cool. Forged in the crucible of Mali’s rich musical history, then catapulted to a more global stage by an unlikely French rock star, their legacy is one of bridges between genres, continents, and human connection. It often begins with the guitar, that unmistakable, fuzzed-out, cyclical riff

FROM DEFINING BERLIN'S MILLENNIUM TO BECOMING A POP INSTITUTION, 2RAUMWOHNUNG HAVE SPENT TWO DECADES FUSING ELECTRONIC PRECISION AND UNAPOLOGETIC MELODY. FORMED BY INGA HUMPE AND TOMMI ECKART IN THE EARLY 2000S​ AFTER YEARS IN THE PUNK AND UNDERGROUND SCENES, IN THIS CONVERSATION THEY DISCUSS BUILDING A LABEL TO PROTECT THEIR ARTISTIC FREEDOM, THE EVOLUTION OF THEIR LIVE SHOWS, AND WHY AFTER OVER A MILLION RECORDS SOLD, THEY STILL OPERATE PURELY ON INSTINCT. @2raumwohnungoffi

WE CAUGHT UP WITH GIRL SCOUT AT THE START OF THEIR EU/UK HEADLINE TOUR TO CHAT ABOUT WRITING SONGS LIKE DIARY ENTRIES AND THE EXISTENTIAL ENERGY RUNNING THROUGH THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. FROM FIRST REHEARSALS TO RECORDING DURING THE ISOLATION OF COVID, THE STOCKHOLM-BASED BAND BUILT THEIR SOUND THROUGH INSTINCT RATHER THAN STRATEGY. IN THIS CONVERSATION LEAD SINGER EMMA REFLECTS ON THEIR JAZZ SCHOOL ROOTS, THE EMOTIONAL SWINGS THAT SHAPE THEIR MUSIC, AND WHY MAKING EP’S FIRST HELPED

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CRATE-DIGGING PURISTS, EAST LONDON LOFTS, AND A QUIET REJECTION OF THE BILLBOARD 200, ETHIO-JAZZ HAS BECOME THE SOUNDTRACK OF A CERTAIN KIND OF TASTE. BUT THIS ISN’T JUST AN AESTHETIC TREND, IT’S THE ECHO OF A MUSICAL REVOLUTION ROOTED IN EXPERIMENTATION, RESISTANCE, AND IDENTITY. ONCE THRIVING IN THE NIGHTLIFE OF 1970S ADDIS ABABA, THEN FORCED UNDERGROUND, THIS MUSIC HAS SINCE BEEN REDISCOVERED, REISSUED, AND REVERED BY GLOBAL AUDIENCES FAR FROM ITS ORIGINS