Bluedot 2023: Carnival Atmosphere

byVel Ilic
June 8, 2023

Intergalactic sounds, in-your-face science, out-there arts, and more – the best bits of Bluedot 2023, specially selected for you

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Vel Ilic

Mark Jenkin: The Analogue Auteur

byBob Fischer

Filmmaker Mark Jenkin takes a handmade approach to his features, shooting on clockwork cameras and creating his own electronic scores with a tape loop designed by Brian Eno

LLong Reads

9 minute read

Erland Cooper: An Orkney Prime Cut

bySharon O'Connell

Stepping into the solo world after a raft of collaborations, the delicate work of Erland Cooper

LLong Reads

10 minute read

Factory Records: Stephen Morris

bySharon O'Connell

In his first volume of memoirs, Stephen Morris tackles growing up in Macclesfield and how he ended up as the drummer in Joy Division. We talk to him about the idea of independence, why it was embraced in 1970s Manchester and how Factory’s version ended up on top

LLong Reads

7 minute read

Sink Ya Teeth: Bite The Bullet

byMark Roland

Sparse electronic post-punk funk duo Sink Ya Teeth get stuck into their debut album, touring with ACR and why they’re finished with Morrissey

LLong Reads

5 minute read

Krautrock: Golden Years

byDavid Stubbs

Having released a plethora of krautrock reissues and a stack of experimental/contemporary German music over the last two decades, Bureau B founder Gunther Buskies looks back at some of the key labels from krautrock’s formative era

LLong Reads

9 minute read

Gnod: And A Wink

byMat Smith

Operating in various guises since 2006, Gnod‘s latest album, ‘Hexen Valley’, is inspired by the Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge. It sees them channelling psych, electronics, noise, drone and even a bit of Lou Reed, to rousing effect