Mira Calix: Scissor Sister

byClaire Francis
December 9, 2021

Chopping, slicing, cutting and pasting – in both the digital and the analogue worlds – Mira Calix immersed herself in the history of collage for her album, ‘Absent Origin’

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Global Communication: Communication Restored

byBen Willmott

Ambient kings Global Communication have curated a new boxset of their most celebrated work, including their classic ’76:14’ album and their legendary Chapterhouse remixes. Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard give us the lowdown

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Modern Cosmology: Splinter Groop

byJeremy Allen

As Modern Cosmology, Lætitia Sadier and Brazilian outfit Mombojó make quite the team. Fusing lounge jazz, bossa nova, psych and prog grooves, their debut album is like a lost early Stereolab classic

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John Foxx And The Maths: The Collaborators

byMark Roland

Benge, Hannah Peel and Robin Simon talk about their collaborations with John Foxx on the album 'Howl'.

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Dan Tombs: Vision On

byNeil Mason

Have you ever been to a live show and wondered where, as if by magic, the images and graphics and fancy lights come from? If you’ve seen Jon Hopkins or Blanck Mass this summer, you’ve been wowed by visual artist Dan Tombs

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Nídia And Valentina Magaletti: Opposites Attract

byDerek Walmsley

Afro-Portuguese producer Nídia and experimental percussionist Valentina Magaletti have teamed up for ‘Estradas’, a melodic and pulsating tour de force of eclectic rhythms and essential beats

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10 minute read

Andrew Weatherall: “A mind full of strange and interesting stuff”

byNeil Mason

Bocca Juniors vocalist Anna Haigh, Jagz Kooner from The Sabres Of Paradise, and acclaimed Faber author Michael Smith share their memories of working with Andrew Weatherall

Mira Calix: Scissor Sister

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Claire Francis

Global Communication: Communication Restored

Modern Cosmology: Splinter Groop

John Foxx And The Maths: The Collaborators

Dan Tombs: Vision On

Nídia And Valentina Magaletti: Opposites Attract

Andrew Weatherall: “A mind full of strange and interesting stuff”

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Mira Calix: Scissor Sister

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