Sleaford Mods: Grim Tales

byFat Roland

“In England, no one can hear you scream…” So say Sleaford Mods on their latest album, ‘UK Grim’. Maybe their angriest record to date, it depicts the gritty reality of the here and now with typically acerbic rage and stinging wit. Rooted in barbed electronics and driving, clubby beats, it finds the Nottingham duo on blistering form

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Hannah Peel and Paraorchestra: Rock Music

byMatt Parker

‘The Unfolding’ is Hannah Peel’s timeless collaboration with Paraorchestra. Inspired by the imprints of life beneath our feet, it’s a document of all of Earth’s incredible history – in 54 minutes

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10 minute read

Hifi Sean And David McAlmont: Strings Attached

byBob Fischer

Take indie frontman turned superstar DJ Hifi Sean, team him up with peerless vocal acrobat David McAlmont, add lashings of Bollywood strings, and what do you get? An exquisite record shaped by a heart-warming alliance

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4 minute read

We Are The Robots: The Roboticisation of Kraftwerk

byMark Roland

Their transition from arty hippies to electronic music’s most famous robots would appear to be more of a masterstoke than first meets the eye

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9 minute read

Yacht: The Shipping Forecast

byMark Roland

Former DFA recording artists Yacht have their very own belief system. They have a manifesto too. Not only that, the Los Angeles outfit produce shiny electronic pop music with side orders of extraterrestrial intelligence and future gazing. And it really is as marvellous as that all sounds

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6 minute read

Ian Boddy: Boddy Talk

byBen Willmott

Ian Boddy tells us about running his north east-based DiN label, a two-decade labour of love that has carved him a rightful place in the ambient hall of fame

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9 minute read

Thomas Dolby: The Appliance Of Science

byVel Ilic

As an early adopter of the iconic Fairlight CMI digital workstation in the early 1980s, pioneering musician and producer Thomas Dolby is no stranger to technological advancement. He reflects on a career full of innovation and muses on how the future of sound may benefit us all

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