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The Rest – A Music Newsletter

Algorithms keep giving you more of the same. Our newsletter is dedicated to the rest. A song and an interesting story about it, every weekday. Refreshing, insightful and snackable.

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Contributors

Arci Friede

Creator of The Rest – A Music Newsletter

Remo Bitzi

Editor-in-Chief

Isabel Flückiger

Managing Editor

Oratile Mashazi

Writer, Recording Artist, Performer

Anuschka Berthelius

Editor

Jamal Nxedlana

Artist, Cultural Entrepreneur

Livia Grossenbacher

Writer, Journalist

Binta Kopp

Photographer, DJ

Mohamed Ghabri

Artist Manager, DJ, Radio Host

Conor McTernan

Journalist, Curator, Strategist