Grassroots: Making A Scene

byClaire Francis
January 9, 2025

25 of the most ambitious independent labels in the UK, each of them championing left-field artists and setting…

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Grassroots: Round Table

byVel Ilic

Independent artists, label owners and other key figures discuss the current state of the grassroots electronic scene, from……

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5 minute read

Low End Activist: Rave New World

byBen Willmott

Fancy a spot of “mutant grime” and “deprivation chamber dub”? You do? Then Oxford producer Low End Activist is most definitely your man

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5 minute read

Rival Consoles

byVel Ilic

Inspired by the Bergman flick of the same name, Rival Consoles’ ‘persona’ album moves him one step closer to film soundtracks being his next musical step

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19 minute read

John Foxx is well-known as the founder and frontman of Ultravox and as a revered solo musician in his own right. But he’s also a distinctive visual artist who has worked extensively in photography, graphic art, collage and other media over the years. He explains how it all started...

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9 minute read

John Grant: Lie Detector

bySian Pattenden

Typically direct and wickedly witty, almost nothing is off limits when speaking to John Grant. This time, he’s discussing his opulent new album ‘The Art Of The Lie’, the evils of sugar – “its history is soaked in blood” – and the joy of “really good” sex

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Mandy, Indiana: Feel The Noise

byOli Warwick

Fusing industrial electronics, panoramic post-punk and textural distortion, rising Manchester quartet Mandy, Indiana are a force to be reckoned with

Grassroots: Making A Scene

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Claire Francis

Grassroots: Round Table

Low End Activist: Rave New World

Rival Consoles

The Visual Art of John Foxx

John Grant: Lie Detector

Mandy, Indiana: Feel The Noise

The Early Days Of The Minimoog

The Haçienda Hair Salon

The Flying Lizards ‘Money’

Andy Votel: A Tribe Called Votel

Fini Tribe: From Start To Fini

Clock DVA: Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick… Boom!

Cold War Electronica: The Jingle At The End Of The World

Alan Sparhawk: Petal Power

Grassroots: Making A Scene

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