Young Fathers: Them Heavy People

Conviction, spontaneity, and the noble art of going underground – Edinburgh trio Young Fathers open up on the creative synergies and struggles behind the bold and unflinching ‘Heavy Heavy’

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Jim Ottewill

Moon Wiring Club: A Kind Of Magic

byBob Fischer

Since 2007, Ian Hodgson has been the shadowy wizard operating the levers of the mysterious Moon Wiring Club. now he’s ready to pull back the curtain

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8 minute read

East India Youth: Right Here, Right Now

byMat Smith

From sleepy seaside town to thrumming back streets of East London, East India Youth’s follow-up to his Mercury-nominated debut is seeped in the sounds of the city – and it’s a sonic stunner

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15 minute read

Telex: The Unstoppable Text Machine

byJeremy Allen

Slightly odd and very groovy Belgian synthpoppers Telex are getting ready for a renaissance. Having enjoyed their first success in the late 1970s, they are digging into their back catalogue to reissue a collection of their many highlights. And no one is more surprised than the group themselves

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9 minute read

Luke Haines: Mythic Muthafuckin’ rock ‘n’ Roll

byNeil Mason

For the third part of his psychedelic trilogy, Luke Haines pays tribute to Suicide, Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, William Burroughs and the rest of the red-eyed freaks that stalked the mean streets of 1970s New York

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10 minute read

Robert Calvert: Freq Out

byJoe Banks

It would seem that the solo output of Hawkwind’s visionary frontman Robert Calvert is something of a best-kept secret. We reveal the untold story of his maverick work as an electronic pioneer

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23 minute read

Vince Clarke: Game Of Drones

byVel Ilic

As the driving force behind Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure and countless other projects over four decades, you might think you’ve got synthpop pioneer Vince Clarke sussed. But his debut solo album, the evocative ‘Songs Of Silence’, is a major surprise. Built around drones and ambient soundscapes, it’s an unexpected and majestic left-field turn. He talks us through its gestation and reflects on a remarkable caree