Long Reads

Billed as the Spaceman Reissue Program, the first four Spiritualized albums have been remastered, repackaged and re-released in glorious new vinyl and CD editions. Laid-back frontman Jason Pierce talks us through some of the most cosmic records of the last 30 years

In this extract from his new book ‘Babble On An’ Ting’, detailing Alex Paterson’s extraordinary life and work, Kris Needs talks to his long-time friend about the blurred boundaries of The Orb, the KLF and Space

Moby is leading a sedate existence these days, but it wasn’t always that way. Ahead of the release of his latest album, ‘Reprise’, he describes his route from excess to serenity

A vault of Can live recordings has been jemmied open for a series of exciting new releases, starting with ‘Live In Stuttgart 1975’. Irmin Schmidt, the band’s instigator and sole surviving core member, talks about the unique onstage experience of Germany’s ur-band

It would seem that the solo output of Hawkwind’s visionary frontman Robert Calvert is something of a best-kept secret. We reveal the untold story of his maverick work as an electronic pioneer

Gary Numan on the paranoia of parenting, the fear of death, and a planet that may regard humanity as a virus – which just so happens to be the subject of his album, ‘Intruder’

His early 1980s recording career amounted to just two EPs, but the story of Totnes synthpop trailblazer Spöön Fazer is rich in wild tales, and a treasure trove of his unreleased tracks has just been uncovered…