East India Youth ‘Culture Of Volume’ (XL Recordings)
South coast indie kid turned electronic champion returns with a stunner of a second album
8:58 ‘8:58’ (ACP)
If it looks like Orbital and sounds like Orbital, is it actually Orbital?
Blancmange: Home Truths
Everyone likes Blancmange and their no-nonsense synthpop shizz, right? But forget what you think you know. With the release of an excellent new album, ‘Semi Detached’, Neil Arthur reveals why it really is time for a rethink
Romare
Funk-fuelled cut ‘n’ paste (BA, Hons)
Steve Cobby
Steve Cobby, the Hull producer behind Fila Brazillia, The Solid Doctor and The Cutler, picks out some inspirational highlights
Cabaret Voltaire ‘Nag Nag Nag’
Where to start when picking a classic Cabs’ track? Founding member Stephen Mallinder gamely takes on our suggestion of the band’s 1979 single – and it’s quite a tale
Sherwood & Pinch ‘Late Night Endless’ (On-U Sound/Tectonic Recordings)
Two generations who champion the fine art of dub come together for a right royal rub down
Adamski: The Spin Doctor
Adamski is back. And he’s back with something very different and really quite special. ‘Revolt’, his first album for 15 years, casts aside four-to-floor and serves up a whole new way of thinking about dance music. Say hello to future waltz…Â
John Cage Predicts The Future of Music, 1937
‘The Future Of Music: Credo’.
Ibeyi ‘Ibeyi’ (XL Recordings)
French-Cuban twins sisters make an early dash for the album of the year gong