The Advisory Circle: In The Round

Cate Brooks is The Advisory Circle, and the retro synths of latest album ‘Full Circle’ hark back to her earliest days on Ghost Box. In a rare and candid interview, she admits it’s been “a hell of a journey” to get there

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Bob Fischer

Bark Psychosis: Let’s Talk About ‘Hex’, Baby

byMat Smith

They might have launched a thousand post-rock ships, but who the heck were Bark Psychosis? As their seminal 1994 ‘Hex’ album gets a welcome reissue, frontman Graham Sutton tells all…

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10 minute read

William Orbit: True Colours

byJeremy Allen

Songwriter, musician and all-round chart supremo of four decades, William Orbit has clearly lost neither his producerly nouse, nor his knack for a good story. His new album, ‘The Painter’, is a wistful, hypnotic and thoroughly immersive voyage into sound

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21 minute read

Sleaford Mods: Grim Tales

byFat Roland

“In England, no one can hear you scream…” So say Sleaford Mods on their latest album, ‘UK Grim’. Maybe their angriest record to date, it depicts the gritty reality of the here and now with typically acerbic rage and stinging wit. Rooted in barbed electronics and driving, clubby beats, it finds the Nottingham duo on blistering form

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9 minute read

Thomas Dolby: The Appliance Of Science

byVel Ilic

As an early adopter of the iconic Fairlight CMI digital workstation in the early 1980s, pioneering musician and producer Thomas Dolby is no stranger to technological advancement. He reflects on a career full of innovation and muses on how the future of sound may benefit us all

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14 minute read

The Orb: Right Sphere, Right Now

byJeremy Allen

With new album ‘Abolition Of The Royal Familia’, The Orb have taken the blueprint of their 1991 ‘Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld’ debut and given it a 21st century sheen. We meet Alex Paterson and Michael Rendall to talk Eno, ‘The Crown’ and all things orbicular

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11 minute read

Nightmares On Wax: Freedom Of Speech

byMatt Parker

On ‘Shout Out! To Freedom…’, the latest musical adventure from Nightmares On Wax, George Evelyn explores the human spirit’s need for liberty. The process led to deep conversations with both others and himself

The Advisory Circle: In The Round

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Bob Fischer

Bark Psychosis: Let’s Talk About ‘Hex’, Baby

William Orbit: True Colours

Sleaford Mods: Grim Tales

Thomas Dolby: The Appliance Of Science

The Orb: Right Sphere, Right Now

Nightmares On Wax: Freedom Of Speech

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Gary Daly

Deb Grant

Roberto Gerhard

Elizabeth Parker: Singing In The Wires

Peter Strickland

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Tom Ravenscroft

The Advisory Circle: In The Round

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