Under The Influence

In the wake of his recent release, ‘Manzana’, Planet Mu label founder and IDM veteran Mike Paradinas – aka µ-Ziq – reflects on the influences that shape how he makes music 

Kevin Richard Martin (The Bug) has fused dub, drone, hip hop, grime, metal and isolationist ambient into confrontational, yet beautiful music. As a new album with Ghost Dubs drops, he shares his main influences

As 808 State’s Graham Massey prepares to tour 1991’s acid house/rave classic ‘Ex:el’, he revisits his various influences, from Hawkwind to jazz 

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

Former Siouxsie And The Banshees drummer Budgie has just published his memoirs. He opens up on his primary influences – from the delights of birdsong to the Radiophonic Workshop

Adam Wiltzie, co-founder of Stars Of The Lid and A Winged Victory For The Sullen, shares the forces that have shaped his creative life, from football to John Peel

Returning with her fourth album ‘Utopia’, Welsh singer-songwriter Gwenno shares the influences that have helped to forge her work

From the power of aesthetics to techno epiphanies, producer and multidisciplinary artist Max Cooper reveals his formative influences

It’s 45 years since Scouse schoolmates Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon formed China Crisis, and a new album collects their earliest BBC radio recordings. The road to chart success, reveals Gary, was littered with notepads and Uni-ball pens

From the glorious scenery of Donegal to presenting BBC Radio 3’s ‘Night Tracks’, Hannah Peel reveals the primary influences that have shaped her