Rare Noise
Location: London Est: 2008
Richard H Kirk
Richard H Kirk shares the first and last records he bought, and the one he always turns to in an emergency
Will Sergeant ‘Themes For Grind’ (92 Happy Customers, 1982)
In 1982, I was too young to appreciate, or even know about, avant-garde side projects by members of my favourite bands.
Sir Was
Pulling up a chair and making himself comfy in the face of our quick-fire line of questioning, it’s Sir Was
Moral Dilemmas
A waste of space? Sure, but our errant columnist came in pretty handy when we wanted someone to look after the office hamster while we were on our holidays…
Fad Gadget ‘The Best Of Fad Gadget’ (Mute)
Frank’s Wild Years ‘The Best Of Fad Gadget’ was originally released in 2001 to celebrate Frank Tovey bringing…
YACHT: Sail Of The Century
The ever-inventive YACHT used AI to deconstruct their entire back catalogue and then painstakingly put the whole lot back together to create ‘Chain Tripping’, an album of the year contender that has to be heard to be believed
Section 25: Hilltop Blues
Ignored and derided during their early years, Section 25 have rightfully been favourably reassessed over the intervening years. With the release of a new boxset, the band’s Vin Cassidy traces their tumultuous history…
Polypores: Preston North Beginning
We visit Preston to meet Polypores and friends to talk Brutalist bus stations, Bob Moog, napping at gigs and, most importantly, how the city has nurtured a burgeoning electronic and experimental music scene
Japan: Rising Sons
Between 1978’s ‘Obscure Alternatives’ and 1979’s groundbreaking ‘Quiet Life’, pure magic was afoot. Featuring brand-new interviews with all four surviving members, Japan reveal how and why they made the shift from guitar band to embrace the unstoppable synth revolution…