Aho Ssan: Root Cause

Dr David Butler at The University of Manchester has been researching the life and work of Delia Derbyshire with access to her personal archive. Here he delves into her pioneering work with visual art, and dismantles the myth of her post-BBC activity

With his Fuck Buttons partner cutting a rug on his own as Blanck Mass, it’s high time Andrew Hung showed us what he’s made of. And it isn’t what you might think

After a four-year hiatus, the Hartnoll brothers are marking the return of Orbital with a string of summer festival dates. Paul and Phil talk family feuds, kicking ass live, and brand new recordings, plus their love of Kraftwerk and, erm, Morris dancing. You read it here first, folks   

Mysterious producer Veryan makes bewitching ambient soundscapes as immersive and inspiring as the remote Scottish forest she calls home

Stereolab man Tim Gane has spent the last few months trawling through the archives of Sky Records, the quintessential late-phase krautrock label. The result is ‘Kollection 01’, the first in an exciting new series of German music compilation albums