Under The Influence

From Green Man festival to Depeche Mode and Vic Reeves, Pictish Trail’s Johnny Lynch reveals his foremost influences

Having recently released ‘Electronic Generations’, his first album in over 10 years, veteran producer and house/techno DJ Carl Cox digs deep into his formative influences

‘Mascara Streakz’, the first Altered Images album for 39 years, is stuffed with delicious synthpop nuggets. Clare Grogan would like to thank her Tom Courtenay-inspired fitness regime, F Scott Fitzgerald and Nancy Pelosi

With his ‘Shine On’ album released earlier this year, superstar DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold talks us through his formative influences

Following the release of ‘What Do The Stars Say To You’ – a collaborative album under his WARM moniker – Chicago house legend Ron Trent opens up about his formative influences

Following the release of her ‘LP.8’ album, Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens reveals how witchcraft, Enya and er… gravy have shaped her work

Composer, producer, remixer and DJ Mark Reeder reveals his formative influences, including Brian Eno, Tony Wilson and a Moog gifted by Klaus Schulze

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

Marking her first single in three decades with the ‘Love Action’-sampling ‘Get Me To The Weekend’, Betty Boo reveals her formative influences

Former Mansun frontman and now a solo artist in his own right, Paul Draper reels off some of his favourite formative influences