Erland Cooper: Going Underground

Back in 2021, Scottish composer Erland Cooper buried a tape on the island of Orkney, allowing the music on it to be manipulated and “co-composed” by the soil. Unearthing it a few months ago after three years of natural decay, the resulting sounds are remarkable – as is the story of this project

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Warpaint: “Let’s just make some good old fucking rock and roll…”

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Despite their confrontational moniker, Warpaint are a harmonious bunch, both musically and personally. Bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg offers some wise words on how to be in a band that matters these days

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Barrie: Happy Talking

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In a world where it feels like there’s not much to celebrate, the uplifting, thoughtful pop of New York-based five-piece Barrie is sure to put a skip in your step

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Soft Cell: Cell Mates

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Luke Abbott: Country Life

byMark Roland

With the release of his second album, the gorgeous ‘Wysing Forest’, Luke Abbott discusses the relationship between modular synthesis and the dramatic open spaces of rural East Anglia

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OMD: Bend your Body to the Will of the Machine

byPush

Four years on from the acclaimed ‘English Electric’, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are preparing to release their difficult 13th album. It’s called ‘The Punishment Of Luxury’ and it’s full of surprises. Are you ready for a bit of bending?

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Kl(aüs): Up The Bracket

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A friendship forged in Tasmania, cemented in Sydney and immortalised in two two epic, yet intimate albums. Stewart Lawler and Jonathan Elliott are Kl(aüs) and they have something important to say about umlauts

Erland Cooper: Going Underground

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Jeremy Allen

Warpaint: “Let’s just make some good old fucking rock and roll…”

Barrie: Happy Talking

Soft Cell: Cell Mates

Luke Abbott: Country Life

OMD: Bend your Body to the Will of the Machine

Kl(aüs): Up The Bracket

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Erland Cooper: Going Underground

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