Tim Hecker: Ice Breaker

byMat Smith
January 13, 2022

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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Mat Smith

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

byJasa Buzinel

A special report from Ljubljana on electronic music in Slovenia, a country with an exciting and thriving scene headed up by Laibach, but boasting a host of less-celebrated bands, producers, labels and more

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Blanck Mass: The Power of Music

byBen Murphy

Fuck Button Benjamin John Power has been cooking up a potent brew as Blanck Mass. With his new album, ‘World Eater’, the formula is spot on. what’s he throwing in that musical pot? Read on…

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9 minute read

Summer 1978, New York’s New Wave Heatwave: Talking Heads

byDavid Bennun

“So we found out about CBGB’s and we found out about Patti Smith and The Ramones and Television, and we knew that there was something going on” – Chris Frantz

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International Teachers Of Pop: Fun with some Teachers, man

byFat Roland

Female-fronted synthpop that would have ridden roughshod over the charts in the good old days. Hands up who wants to hear Sheffield’s International Teachers Of Pop?

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4 minute read

Rainy Miller: Grim Tales

byFat Roland

Steeped in “northern gothic” atmospheres, Rainy Miller’s genre-blurring new album is bleak yet gripping, reflecting the huge emotional impact of a chance encounter

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11 minute read

Summer 1978, New York’s New Wave Heatwave: Devo

byMark Roland

“At that point, the city was a shithole, but perfect for the punk scene. The anger and frustration was palpable” – Jerry Casale

Tim Hecker: Ice Breaker

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Mat Smith

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

Blanck Mass: The Power of Music

Summer 1978, New York’s New Wave Heatwave: Talking Heads

International Teachers Of Pop: Fun with some Teachers, man

Rainy Miller: Grim Tales

Summer 1978, New York’s New Wave Heatwave: Devo

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Tim Hecker: Ice Breaker

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