Children Of The Bong: Smoke Signals

Marking the 30th anniversary of ‘Sirius Sounds’, Children Of The Bong are back with a collection of remixes that reimagine their 1990s psychedelic/acid/dub frequencies for the 21st century

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Suzanne Ciani: Every Trick In The Buchla

byMark Roland

With a recording from a live performance in New York surfacing 50 years after she made it, Suzanne Ciani reflects on playing with Beck, getting tear-gassed, parking karma and, of course, quadraphonic sound

LLong Reads

9 minute read

ROC: For those about to ROC

byNeil Mason

Few bands survive being swallowed whole by the music industry, but south London’s ever-inventive sonic tinkerers ROC are thankfully made of sterner stuff

LLong Reads

9 minute read

Propaganda: Wishful Thinking

byBob Fischer

German synth supremo Ralf Dörper invited classical percussionist Michael Mertens to join Propaganda in 1983. Their debut album, ‘A Secret Wish’, is still a dark-hearted classic, but the reunited pair are now looking to the future with a fresh incarnation of the outfit that made their names

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22 minute read

Hannah Peel: The Peel Deal

byFat Roland

For acclaimed composer Hannah Peel, the momentum just keeps building. A superb new album with virtuoso percussionist Beibei Wang, her continuing ‘night tracks’ show on BBC radio 3, and an ambitious ballet inspired by her Mary Casio alter ego, all point to 2026 being the year she makes another major leap forward

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7 minute read

Matt Berry: Nocturnal Transmissions

byMark Roland

He’s one of the funniest men on telly. He’s also an extremely talented musician. And with the woozy synthscapes of ‘Music For Insomniacs’, he’s paying homage to his big hero, Jean Michel Jarre.

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15 minute read

Independence Day

byMatt Parker

The first weekly Independent Chart was published on 19 January 1980. We talk to Cherry Red’s Iain McNay and Rough Trade’s Geoff Travis, the instigator and the catalyst, about how punk rock and a garden shed ignited the indie label revolution