Penelope Trappes
Yoga, healthy cooking, open swimming and the power of nature – just some of the calming influences in the life of Australian soundscape artist Penelope Trappes
Grauzone ‘Eisbär’
How Grauzone’s chilly ‘Eisbär’ became the soundtrack of a hot summer of Swiss youth rebellion
ESG ‘UFO’
Renee Scroggins of South Bronx avant-funkers ESG on how they created ‘UFO’, their much-sampled track of 1980, as “something fun to dance to”
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company ‘Like A Duck To Water’ (Earthquack, 1976)
Imagine a time when, as a concession to your audience, you’d show them cartoons while you were busy repatching your synthesisers between songs.
The Orb: Babblin’ On
In this extract from his new book ‘Babble On An’ Ting’, detailing Alex Paterson’s extraordinary life and work, Kris Needs talks to his long-time friend about the blurred boundaries of The Orb, the KLF and Space
Peace Chord: Sound And Fury
Daniel Robertson, founder member of Vancouver post-punk tearaways Crack Cloud, discusses the contrasting calm of his new solo project, Peace Chord
Moby: Calmer Chameleon
Moby is leading a sedate existence these days, but it wasn’t always that way. Ahead of the release of his latest album, ‘Reprise’, he describes his route from excess to serenity
Can: Deutschland ’75
A vault of Can live recordings has been jemmied open for a series of exciting new releases, starting with ‘Live In Stuttgart 1975’. Irmin Schmidt, the band’s instigator and sole surviving core member, talks about the unique onstage experience of Germany’s ur-band
Robert Calvert: Freq Out
It would seem that the solo output of Hawkwind’s visionary frontman Robert Calvert is something of a best-kept secret. We reveal the untold story of his maverick work as an electronic pioneer
Gruff Rhys: The Hills Are Alive
A sacred mountain on the Korean border, a pilgrimage to meet Linda Ronstadt, a 13th century Welsh prince and an obsession with the work of Klaus Dinger… welcome to the world of Gruff Rhys