Max Cooper
From the power of aesthetics to techno epiphanies, producer and multidisciplinary artist Max Cooper reveals his formative influences
Hannah Peel
From the glorious scenery of Donegal to presenting BBC Radio 3’s ‘Night Tracks’, Hannah Peel reveals the primary influences that have shaped her
Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’
Swamp Children were a ragtag bunch of electro-jazz punksters from Manchester, featuring a fresh-faced Martin Moscrop and Ann Quigley. The two talk about the making of ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’, their groove-laden 1982 cut
Adwaith: Cymru Out In Force
With nods to The Cure, Can, Björk and even Turkish rock, the latest offering from Welsh trio Adwaith fuses electronics, post-punk and psych to resounding effect
Fantastic Twins ‘Suite Of Rooms’ (House Of Slessor)
House of Wonders
Ela Minus: Day Tripper
Ela Minus’ second album seamlessly fuses powerful sonics AND cutting-edge production, cementing the Colombian producer as a major rising star
Shoko Igarashi
Cat-loving dreampop fusionist
Kruder & Dorfmeister: Mix Masters
Kruder & Dorfmeister’s ‘The K&D Sessions’, released in 1998, presented groundbreaking downtempo and dubby re-rubs of tracks by Madonna, Depeche Mode, Bomb The Bass and others. Recently reissued, this essential compilation once again shines a light on the duo’s spellbinding craft
Sal Dulu
Hellfire hypnagogia from Ireland
Memorials: Monumentally Good
Heirs apparent to the likes of Stereolab and Broadcast, Canterbury duo Memorials craft surrealist psych-pop and tape experiments into gloriously wayward grooves