Robert Hood
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Robert Hood
The Grid ‘Swamp Thing’
Richard Norris of The Grid recalls the genesis of the band’s banjo-picking banger ‘Swamp Thing’, a Number Three hit in the summer of 1994
LYR: Rain Parade
Blending spoken word, electronics and bittersweet pop, LYR’s fourth album finds beauty in the strange shadows and soggy landscapes of contemporary Britain
Richard Barbieri: The Ghosts Of My Life
Apparitions, spectres, alternative realities… former Japan and Porcupine Tree synthesist Richard Barbieri returns with ‘Hauntings’, a spellbinding solo work steeped in memory and imagination
Seefeel ‘Sol.Hz’ (Warp)
Here Comes The Sun
Cynthia Bernard
Los Angeles musician and Cloud Collecting curator Cynthia Bernard takes on this month’s quick-fire question machine
Brandy Dalton Of Drance ‘Fallen Angel Music’ (Titan Studios, 1999)
"Nostalgia is like some mute serpent, slipping steadily north inside us, until it reaches a spot where it can constrict our hearts"
Rudimentary Records
Location: Belfast, Est: 2009
Shy One
London DJ, producer and radio host Shy One on her first and last albums, plus an all-time favourite
A Bunch Of Tories On The Lash
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is the Eurovision Song Contest