Stone-Cold, Floor-Slamming
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are “bangers”
William Doyle: High Hopes
Shortlisted for a Mercury Prize under his previous guise as East India Youth, William Doyle has evolved into a scintillating solo artist. His new Eno-assisted album ‘Springs Eternal’ – steeped in ambitious and dreamy art-pop – is arguably his finest work yet
Bill Nelson’s Red Noise
Sweeping the world’s forgotten corridors of music, Scott Blixen sets his sights on Bill Nelson’s Red Noise
Squarepusher ‘Dostrotime’ (Warp)
Shape Shifting
Robert Hood ‘Rhythm Of Vision’
Robert Hood’s 1994 album ‘Minimal Nation’ stripped techno back to its vital organs, marking the birth of an entirely new way to feel a genre. The Detroiter reveals the story behind one of its standout moments, ‘Rhythm Of Vision’
Anja Huwe
Xmal Deutchsland’s Anja Huwe takes on our quick-fire questions
Pinhdar
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Pinhdar
Don Dorsey ‘Bachbusters’ (Telarc, 1985)
Back in April 2012, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, my two young daughters – then aged four and five – were watching the Electrical Water Pageant float past. Transfixed by its colourful show of lights, they genuinely believed it to be the work of pure magic.
Throbbing Gristle at Butler’s Wharf (December, 1979)
Writer and zine-machine David Elliott reflects on the immersive and life-changing experience of seeing Throbbing Gristle play live at Butler’s Wharf in December 1979
Métron Records
Location: New Forest, UK Est: 2018