Olof Dreijer: Cuts Deep
Best known as one half of The Knife, Olof Dreijer’s inaugural solo work is a rush of vivid yet unconventional dance music – joyful, exuberant and gloriously unbound by customary clubland expectations
The Dook: Long Live The Dook
Jim Noir is dead. For 20 years, the enigmatic alter ego of Alan Peter Roberts has been the purveyor of perfectly wonky retro-pop. Fear not, though – the man beneath the bowler hat is about to relaunch himself as electronic maestro The Dook
System 7: In Full Bloom
Eleven years on since their last outing, “unapologetic psychonauts” Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy resume transmission as System 7 – and reflect on their storied past with Gong, Simple Minds and The Orb
Cujo ‘Adventures In Foam’ (Ninebar, 1996)
"My introduction to Cujo, the name under which Amon Adonai Santos De Araújo Tobin made his earliest recordings..."
Coldcut ‘Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix)’
‘Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix)’ may indeed be a Coldcut chill-out classic, but the backstory is anything but relaxing. Mixmaster Morris shares how his version evolved
Valentina Magaletti
Valentina Magaletti is a drummer of rare versatility. Fresh from the release of her fabulously trippy new album with Upsammy, she shares her key inspirations – from coffee and mycology to ping-pong
Two Days With David Bowie
Reece Dinsdale remembers two surreal days spent filming in a Mercedes limousine with David Bowie in January 1993
Doublespeak: Speak & Spell Bound
Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge are bona fide synthpop royalty. Now they’ve united as Doublespeak – a supergroup reimagining the past with style and swagger
Haiku Salut: Poetry In Motion
Instrumental trio Haiku Salut and pianist Meg Morley have ReimagineD the soundtrack to a 1930 German silent film with typically cinematic verve
J Zunz: Zunz For Hire
All ghostly ambience, noir-ish drone and propulsive electronics, J Zunz conjures UP slow-burn soundscapes that shimmer with a creeping, otherworldly unease