Bill Nelson ‘When The Birds Return’
Influenced by Afrika Bambaataa, West Yorkshire and a dusty old marimba bought from The Beatles, ‘When The Birds Return’ is a forgotten masterpiece by Bill Nelson
Ata Kak
In 1994, Yaw Atta-Owusu released a stone-cold classic under the alias of Ata Kak, but fewer than 50 people ever heard it. Or so he thought
Emma-Jean Thackray
Fresh from performing at this year’s End Of The Road festival, visionary producer and multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray shares her influences, from the power of brass to accidentally finding Miles Davis
Various Artists ‘Retro Techno / Detroit Definitive – Emotions Electric’ (Network, 1991)
The North in the late 1980s and early 90s was not a bad place to be if you were into left-field music and dancing...
Adrian Sherwood: All Fall Down
Thirteen years since his last solo outing, Adrian Sherwood’s new work finds the dub visionary pushing his indomitable, low-end sound into exhilarating new territory
Bruise Blood: Cuts Deep
The debut solo project from Teeth Of The Sea’s Mike Bourne, Bruise Blood deals in heaving electronics and dirty beats. Dancey yet abyssal, disorienting yet immersive, resistance is futile – prepare to be pulled under
Carlos Alomar & George Murray: Boys Keep Swinging
Two-Thirds of David Bowie’s essential DAM Trio, guitarist Carlos Alomar and bassist George Murray reflect on the daring reinvention, chemistry and sonic innovation that powered Bowie’s hugely influential Berlin-era work
Fini Tribe: From Start To Fini
With a new retrospective anthology charting the rise and fall of Scotland’s restless industrial creatives Fini Tribe, Chris Connelly, Davie Miller and Andy McGregor discuss the art of exploding paint balloons, being skint and the influence of bottle-smashing pensioners
Sudan Archives: Feel The Power
Chicago and Detroit club sounds, global rhythms and experimental beats – Sudan Archives’ latest offering is perhaps her most revealing and playful to date
John Maus: The Maus That Roared
Synth-toting American firebrand John Maus is predicting a global apocalypse, as he returns to do battle armed with a new album