Throbbing Gristle: Art Throbs

Famously described as “wreckers of civilisation”, Throbbing Gristle’s influence on counterculture music and arts has been immense. We speak to Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and others about the seismic impact of the industrial revolutionaries

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Mat Smith

Miki Yui: Deep Listening

byClaire Francis

Miki Yui has produced a beguiling body of work rooted in elemental electronics and field recordings. She describes being shaped by the art and music of Düsseldorf, the influence of her late husband Klaus Dinger, and her recent conversion to modular synths

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9 minute read

Sparks: Tap Dancing

byMat Smith

With the album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’, Sparks sound as essential as ever. What keeps them going after all these years? We talk Adam and Eve, Stravinsky, The Gettysburg Address and lawnmowers…

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14 minute read

Carter Tutti Void: Triple Strength

byKris Needs

When Carter Tutti Void invited us to spend an afternoon at their remote rural HQ, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Two parts Throbbing Gristle to one part Factory Floor, the threesome made their recording debut with a live album recorded at their very first gig. Now there’s a second album, ‘f (X)’, a rare non-TG release on the seminal Industrial Records. And it’s an absolute corker

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15 minute read

Independence Day

byMatt Parker

The first weekly Independent Chart was published on 19 January 1980. We talk to Cherry Red’s Iain McNay and Rough Trade’s Geoff Travis, the instigator and the catalyst, about how punk rock and a garden shed ignited the indie label revolution

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9 minute read

Luke Haines: Mythic Muthafuckin’ rock ‘n’ Roll

byNeil Mason

For the third part of his psychedelic trilogy, Luke Haines pays tribute to Suicide, Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, William Burroughs and the rest of the red-eyed freaks that stalked the mean streets of 1970s New York

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5 minute read

Barrie: Happy Talking

byBethan Cole

In a world where it feels like there’s not much to celebrate, the uplifting, thoughtful pop of New York-based five-piece Barrie is sure to put a skip in your step

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