Robert Calvert: Freq Out

It would seem that the solo output of Hawkwind’s visionary frontman Robert Calvert is something of a best-kept secret. We reveal the untold story of his maverick work as an electronic pioneer

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London’s Fat Dog return with their second album – a gleefully unruly mix of electro-punk, rave, pop and wonky balladry, Inspired by family dynamics and curious life encounters. Cue Elvis impersonators, Aliens and the penguins of ‘Madagascar

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4 minute read

Nídia And Valentina Magaletti: Opposites Attract

byDerek Walmsley

Afro-Portuguese producer Nídia and experimental percussionist Valentina Magaletti have teamed up for ‘Estradas’, a melodic and pulsating tour de force of eclectic rhythms and essential beats

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9 minute read

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: Care In The Community

byBob Fischer

As Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, Gordon Chapman-Fox has explored the utopian dreams of 1970s town planning over the course of five albums. His latest release, ‘Your Community Hub’, completes his transformation from wry hauntologist to strident political commentator

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20 minute read

Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke: Tales of the Unexpected

byBen Murphy

What happens when electronic visionary Mark Pritchard teams up with Radiohead’s enigmatic frontman Thom Yorke? That will be ‘Tall Tales’, a gloriously hyperreal, “elegantly unhinged” album of sonic trickery and digital effects, with mind-zapping visuals by artist Jonathan Zawada

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16 minute read

Daniel Miller: The Forward Thinker

byPush

As a recording artist, first as The Normal and then as The Silicon Teens, his career was over in a flash. but as the head honcho of Mute records, Daniel Miller has stayed the course and then some, building one of the greatest labels in the world. and with Mute gearing up for the 2020š and beyond, his vision remains as strong and clear as it ever was. He still has time for a bit of DJing too. no requests please

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9 minute read

The Associates: 18-Carat Love Affair

byStephen Dalton

Arty new wave outsiders who became unlikely pop stars, The Associates shook the 80s firmly by its lacy lapels. Three decades on, bandmates Alan Rankine and Michael Dempsey try to make some sense of it all…