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Blitz Club: Frills And Spills

Our oral history of the fabled nightspot taps into the memories and wild stories – subversiveness, fisticuffs, the night David Bowie turned up – of the Blitz Kids who were there
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Kim Gordon: Only Connect

Kim Gordon made her name with US rock giants Sonic Youth, but her second solo album ‘The Collective’ continues her intriguing exploration of fractured hip hop beats and “abstract poetry fucked-up shit”
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Karl Bartos: Nothing Is Real

Karl Bartos discusses his soundtrack for the expressionist shocker ‘The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari’, a film set in the 19th century, first released in 1920, and now reissued more than 100 years later
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Maya Shenfeld: Shine On

Embracing modular synths, acoustic instrumentation and superb depth of expression, composer Maya Shenfeld’s sumptuous arrangements make for a hugely compelling listening experience
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Tangerine Dream: Paradigm Drift

Epic and mesmeric, sensual and influential, ‘Phaedra’ is Tangerine Dream’s definitive masterpiece. It was recorded under trying circumstances, but the album’s sequenced, otherworldly sounds – built on Mellotron and Moog synths – arguably resonate even more today than they did in 1974. To mark its 50th anniversary this month, we tell the story of an enduring cornerstone of progressive electronic music