Tortoise ‘Djed’

byBen Gilbert
January 15, 2026

With the release of their new album, ‘Touch’, Tortoise man John McEntire deconstructs the production of ‘Djed’, the Chicago band’s otherworldly defining track and blueprint for the mid-1990s post-rock scene

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Red Snapper ‘Hot Flush’

byRob Harris

Ali Friend talks us through the making of Red Snapper’s 1995 jazz hop classic, ‘Hot Flush’

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808 State ‘Pacific State’

byMark Roland

Graham Massey on the making of 808 State’s ‘Pacific State’, the record that both defined and reflected the blithe spirit of the summer of 1989 better than any other

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Jeff Wayne ‘The War Of The Worlds’

byJo Kendall

With punk riding high, who knew a mix of Victorian sci-fi, disco and prog would have such an impact? Jeff Wayne on ‘The War Of The Worlds’ and the making of opening track ‘The Eve of the War’

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