Nash The Slash: Under Wraps

Swathed in bandages and cloaked in mystery, Nash The Slash was one of music’s true eccentrics. As a revealing new documentary arrives, Gary Numan, Bill Nelson, Steve Hillage and Youth recall their encounters with the Canadian electronic/art rock pioneer

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Jeremy Allen

Moon Shot

byJoe Silva

Charting NASA’s extraordinary eight-day mission in July 1969 that saw the first Moon landing, the new ‘Apollo 11’ documentary is not just a visual feast, but an audio one too. Director Todd Douglas Miller, composer Matt Morton and sound designer Eric Milano explain how they brought this remarkable achievement to life

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9 minute read

Adrian Sherwood: All Fall Down

byKris Needs

Thirteen years since his last solo outing, Adrian Sherwood’s new work finds the dub visionary pushing his indomitable, low-end sound into exhilarating new territory

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10 minute read

Berlin After Bowie: Gudrun Gut

byJeremy Allen

Gudrun Gut moved to West Berlin in 1975 and she’s been there ever since. Initially enticed by the smell of kebabs wafting through the air, which represented freedom to her, Gudrun Bredemann hunkered down in the political enclave and artistic demi-monde, gradually becoming punk’s answer to Marlene Dietrich.

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10 minute read

Paranoid London: Clear The Decks

byKris Needs

With just a few rickety machines, Paranoid London are taking a new broom to the DIY spirit of acid house. On their latest album, abetted by Alan Vega and Arthur Baker, they’re bringing sleaze back to dance music

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10 minute read

Beverly Glenn-Copeland: A Singular Life

byBen Murphy

At the age of 77, after 50 years of making a huge array of music, ranging from jazz-inflected folk to ambient soundscapes to operatic trip hop, the unique talent of Beverly Glenn-Copeland is finally being recognised

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8 minute read

The Space Lady: Down To Earth

byCheri Amour

Cosmic icon and Casio busker The Space Lady reflects on her 50-year journey – from San Francisco street performer to her debut club tour aged 66 – and why she believes she’s finally ready to plant her feet back on terra firma