Pirate Radio Ads
We travel back to the good old days of pirate radio and meet Luke Owen, the man behind a new collection of quirky between-song adverts that used to fill our illegal airwaves
Hydra
Shimmering wonky pop via Greece
Telefis: Town to Town
First meeting in Dublin during the 1980s, Microdisney’s Cathal Coughlan and uber-producer Jacknife Lee have recently reconnected. Working via a musical trans-Atlantic hook-up their new album as Telefís is a real cracker
Logic1000
Nostalgic, genre-jumping floorfillers
Non Square
Bass meets beats, Istanbul-style
St Etienne ‘I’ve Been Trying to Tell You’ (Heavenly)
Back to the Future The journey of Saint Etienne, now entering their fourth decade of existence, is often……
Spöön Fazer: Causing a Stir
His early 1980s recording career amounted to just two EPs, but the story of Totnes synthpop trailblazer Spöön Fazer is rich in wild tales, and a treasure trove of his unreleased tracks has just been uncovered…
Nitin Sawhney
Eclectic musical fusionist extraordinaire, Nitin Sawhney shares just a few of the influences that have shaped his world
Jane Weaver: Pop Goes The Weaver
Unashamedly pop for pop’s sake, ‘Flock’ is the album that songwriter, composer and “sound carrier” Jane Weaver has always wanted to make
Gary, Indiana
In-your-face industrial funkers