Ian Gittins

Influenced by Chicago deep house but with a discernible European and electro-soul twist, Electribe 101’s 1990 debut album wowed critics far and wide. With a definitive reissue just out, singer Billie Ray Martin looks back at how it all fell into place

Billed as the Spaceman Reissue Program, the first four Spiritualized albums have been remastered, repackaged and re-released in glorious new vinyl and CD editions. Laid-back frontman Jason Pierce talks us through some of the most cosmic records of the last 30 years