Gigi Masin: Changing Tides

Gigi Masin may now be lauded as an ambient pioneer, but he has only ever followed his heart. Having recently released his new album, ‘Vahinè’, he reflects on how living with love, loss and the sea has shaped his music

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New Order: Dreams Never End

byStephen Dalton

After four decades at the coalface, New Order remain one of the coolest and hottest bands on the planet. How do you pull off a trick like that? In an exclusive interview, we talk to frontman Bernard Sumner about the group’s incredible staying power and their tireless push for perpetual forward motion

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8 minute read

Gruff Rhys: The Hills Are Alive

byBob Fischer

A sacred mountain on the Korean border, a pilgrimage to meet Linda Ronstadt, a 13th century Welsh prince and an obsession with the work of Klaus Dinger… welcome to the world of Gruff Rhys

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5 minute read

Unicorn Ship Explosion: Horn Of Plenty

byWill Stokes

A detuned mass of driving electronics, oblique kosmische vibes and out-there transmissions, the first album by Stroud duo Unicorn Ship Explosion is an almighty statement of left-field intent

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21 minute read

Jean-Michel Jarre: Man Of The Future

byJeremy Allen

Jean-Michel Jarre is forever looking to move inexorably forward. His latest album, ‘Oxymore’, is a musique concrète record created with 21st century technology, pushing 3D binaural sound to incredible new levels and keeping the French maestro several steps ahead of the curve. Headphones on…

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4 minute read

Auntie Flo: Flo Motion

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

As producer Auntie Flo, Brian d’Souza has been around the block, but you wouldn’t know it. He tells the story of his new album – half a decade in the making – and where he gets his lust for life

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9 minute read

Kid Koala: Creature Feature

byStephen Dalton

Typically big on imagination and hoping to “joyfully connect people”, renowned Canadian DJ and producer Kid Koala puts his multifarious skills to good use on his new double album, ‘Creatures Of The Late Afternoon’ – with a built-in board game, to boot