Next up on Electronic Beats Weekly Podcast, hosts Juba and Kikelomo discuss the convoluting ethics of releasing music posthumously with Berlin-based artist, curator and cultural commentator Christa Belle.
Citing Shackleton’s iconic track ‘Death Is Not Final‘, this is pertinent in the case of many deceased artists including the likes of Avicii, DMX, Klaus Schulze, Lee Scratch Perry, Mac Miller, MF Doom and Sophie. Begging the question whether issuing music after the death of an artist does justice to the legacy of their art, or if it is a muddling profit making leverage for interested parties.
In the case of this edition of the podcast series, Christa Belle shares her thoughts about the complicated emotions posthumous releases create, honing in on the case with SOPHIE’s self-titled album, which was released in September 2024 after the artists tragic death in Athens in January 2021.