KEXP DJ Sharlese on Dutch Darkwave Band Desinteresse

About this episode

Evie Stokes interviews DJ Sharlese about the Dutch darkwave band Desinteresse and their music.

Host Evie Stokes sits down with DJ Sharlese from Mechanical Breakdown to talk all things dark wave, synth, and “wavy” music. Sharlese  brings in a fresh find from the Netherlands – Dutch band Desinteresse. She shares their song “Zwart Wit” from their 2025 album, Onschuld, out now via Fabrika Records. Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP's " In Our Headphones " playlist on Spotify or the “ What's In Our Headphones ” playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast:  kexp.org/headphones Contact us at headphones@kexp.org . Photo credit: Brent Souverein Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Evie Stokes

Guest: DJ Sharlese

Topics covered

• dark wave
• synth music
• Dutch music
• music commentary
• KEXP

Keywords

• dark wave
• synth
• Desinteresse
• KEXP
• Zwart Wit
• Onschuld
• Fabrika Records

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mechanical Breakdown, Fabrika Records

Books & works: Zwart Wit, Onschuld

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