Trees Speak: Special Branch

Kraftwerk, motorik beats, New York synthcore, free jazz and lashings of psych. Deeply and thrillingly eclectic, the new album from Arizona duo Trees Speak is one heck of a sonic brew

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Bristol collective Ishmael Ensemble are evolving at a rate of knots. Their expansive new album sees them pushing boundaries like never before, exploring not only contemporary jazz and clubby electronics but also dub, psych and experimental sounds. Thrilling stuff it is too

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Save Our Sounds

byNeil Mason

As the British Library sound archive launches a multi-million pound project to save the nation’s sounds, we take a guided tour of their ever-growing collection to get an idea of the task ahead

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Telepathic Fish: Reeling ‘Em In

byBen Willmott

A new compilation celebrates South London’s influential Telepathic Fish ambient/chill-out parties of the 1990s. Some of the original crew look back at the scene’s evolution and how even a certain Richard D James joined the fold

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Cosey Fanni Tutti: Stranger than Fiction

byMat Smith

Actor, writer and director Caroline Catz and electronic luminary Cosey Fanni Tutti discuss their collaboration on ‘Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes’, a film that takes an immersive trip through the life and work of the Radiophonic Workshop icon

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The Cinematic Orchestra: The Big Picture

byJeremy Allen

The Cinematic Orchestra’s ‘To Believe’ is a love letter to the power of the album. We meet Jason Swinscoe and Dominic Smith to find out why the long-player still matters in an age of streaming and short attention spans...

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John Carpenter: Feel The Fear

byStephen Dalton

With a new John Carpenter anthology featuring reworked versions of his most iconic and haunting themes, the celebrated horror director and composer reflects on his creepy “synth-noir” sound and a life well-lived