Roger Eno
Ambient composer Roger Eno, who has recently released a new album, ‘The Turning Year’, talks about cultural awakenings, blissful pottering and the beauty of stillness
Betty Boo
Marking her first single in three decades with the ‘Love Action’-sampling ‘Get Me To The Weekend’, Betty Boo reveals her formative influences
Paul Draper
Former Mansun frontman and now a solo artist in his own right, Paul Draper reels off some of his favourite formative influences
Natasha Barrett
Oslo-based electroacoustic musician Natasha Barrett reveals her influences – from owls and raspberries to Soundfield microphones
Thomas Leer
Late-night films, surrealist art and “scraping across the wave shapes”, Thomas Leer revisits his past ahead of the re-release of ‘The Bridge’, his 1979 classic with the late Robert Rental
Tom Middleton
Tom Middleton of Global Communication and GCOM reveals the influences that inform his music making
Richard Fearless
Acid house, kosmische and the sounds of the city… Death In Vegas orchestrator Richard Fearless explains how all this and more have fed the creation of his latest album, ‘Future Rave Memory’
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
Tim Booth
James frontman Tim Booth reflects on keeping meditation under your hat, Iggy’s tail and how Brian Eno knocked some scents into him
Rusty Egan
Complex time signatures, German electronica, Alan Vega and DIY thrift shop fashion. Rich Kids, Visage and Blitz club legend Rusty Egan is as passionate as ever about his formative influences