LYR: Rain Parade
Blending spoken word, electronics and bittersweet pop, LYR’s fourth album finds beauty in the strange shadows and soggy landscapes of contemporary Britain
Andrzej Zuławski: On Another Planet
Polish director Andrzej Z˙uławski’s surrealist sci-fi epic ‘Na Srebrnym Globie’ – ‘On The Silver Globe’ – was shut down by the Communist regime and partially destroyed, then finished in secret and never formally released...
Ultramarine : From Mundane To Magical
The “pastoral techno”, genre-blurring sound of Ultramarine has spanned 36 years. With the release of ‘Routine’, a newly……
4DSound: Spatial Delivery
Spatial audio has revolutionised the listening experience for over half a century, but what of its creative possibilities? Composers Max Cooper, Kali Malone and NikNak reflect on the potential of 4DSOUND, which is hailed as the world’s most advanced spatial audio sound system
African Head Charge: True Dub Ways
For more than four decades, African Head Charge have pushed the outer limits of dub, concocting an intoxicating brew of electronic exploration and live percussion. Their latest long-player continues to confound expectations – from Accra to Ramsgate and back again
Awkward Moments
Chin-scratching clubtronics hit the spot
Andy Votel: A Tribe Called Votel
Co-founder of the Finders Keepers label, Andy Votel has spent three decades downplaying his obsession with hip hop. Reuniting with his original crew, the clandestine MC, beat-maker and sample head talks about the fear and friendship that made it all possible
Gigi Masin: Changing Tides
Gigi Masin may now be lauded as an ambient pioneer, but he has only ever followed his heart. Having recently released his new album, ‘Vahinè’, he reflects on how living with love, loss and the sea has shaped his music
Janine Rainforth ‘Stretch’
Maximum Joy’s Janine Rainforth recalls the making of the Bristol post-punk band’s 1981 debut ‘Stretch’, a dub-inspired single which became a surprise hit on the dancefloors of NYC
Down To Earth
How do you make music from shifting tectonic plates? We ask Stuart Hyatt, whose latest Field Works album redefines the meaning of rock music