Bonobo: Bits and Pieces

From her early days with Einstürzende Neubauten and Malaria! to her role at the head of the fabulously eclectic Monika Enterprise label, Gudrun Gut has long been a potent force and a significant voice on the Berlin music scene. And it looks like she’s only just warming up…

With just three instruments between them, how is that Manchester’s Gogo Penguin sound so familiar? We lift the lid on their jazz-like exterior and find out how they do live electronica… with no electronics

As ‘Blade Runner 2049’ hits cinema screens, the news that the film’s soundtrack composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been replaced at the 11th hour by Hans Zimmer comes with a sense of déjà vu. Like a time warping Philip K Dick short story, didn’t all this happen before? It certainly did…

Silent since 2004, the return of Hull’s finest with a brand-new EP is cause for some celebration. Parking up in the nearest hostelry, sit back and enjoy the very good company of Fila Brazillia

From Mellotrons to Claviolines, Dutch sonic project The Analogues scour the planet for vintage kit to enable them to replicate The Beatles’ post-touring albums perfectly. The band’s musical director Bart Van Poppel tells us how they’re getting better all the time

Sound obsessive, tape loop guru, godfather of hauntology and – least likely of all – teen pin-up. For five decades, Drew Mulholland has been walking a very individual path