Plastikman and Chilly Gonzales: Minimal To The Max

As Plastikman, Richie Hawtin is the king of reduction. But ‘Consumed In Key’, a collaboration with piano maestro Chilly Gonzales, is a radically different take on minimal techno, a step into uncharted territory that pushes both artists way beyond their comfort zones. The result is simply stunning

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Ben Murphy

Laibach: Ruffling Feathers

byMat Smith

A band? An art project? A secret cabal of political provocateurs? Going about their subversive business for more than four decades, everything that this unique Slovenian collective does comes as a surprise. Absolutely everything. Brace yourselves as we are granted an audience with the entity that is Laibach

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Jon Hopkins: One-Track Mind

byBen Murphy

The inspiration behind Jon Hopkins’ new album ‘Singularity’ is quite surprising… we talk psychedelic trips in the desert, transcendental meditation on planes, bird watching and wild swimming, oh yes we do

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Jóhann Jóhannsson: Ice-Cold Thrillers

byMark Roland

Best keep an eye on Jóhann Jóhannsson, blink and it seems Iceland’s finest ups his game yet another notch. His ‘Arrival’ soundtrack was special, what can we expect from his work on the new ‘Blade Runner’ film due later this year?

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Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

When Andrew Weatherall died in February 2020, one phrase became a parting mantra for many who were mourning on social media – “Fail we may, sail we must”.

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8 minute read

Tim Hecker: Ice Breaker

byMat Smith

His score for the TV series ‘The North Water’ is a high point in an already impressive career. Canadian ambient maestro Tim Hecker extols the joys of the cello, outlines the perils of the soundtrack composer, and explains why he prefers to make music in the winter

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Jane Weaver: Love Parade

bySharon O'Connell

Cosmically lush, gently kaleidoscopic and swirling with mystic “wyrd folk”, Jane Weaver is back with a compelling and groovily seductive new work that truly hits the heights

Plastikman and Chilly Gonzales: Minimal To The Max

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