Leo Abrahams
Krononaut’s Leo Abrahams on the first and last albums he bought, and one he always returns to
Julia-Sophie: Soul Inside
Dark, left-field, danceable and utterly compelling – reflecting personal self-destruction, love and loss, the debut solo offering from Anglo-French producer Julia-Sophie is an unflinchingly sublime future-pop confessional
Morten Harket stole my trousers
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is AI
Tristwch Y Fenywod: A Kind Of Magick
Channelling early 4AD and ‘Pornography’-era Cure, the haunting liturgies of Welsh-language, avant-goth trio Tristwch Y Fenywod are rooted in atmospheric darkwave and alien folk music. Dry ice optional
This Heat ‘24 Track Loop’
Charles Hayward and Charles Bullen of This Heat talk about ‘24 Track Loop’, an astonishing cut which anticipated jungle through sheer post-punk audacity
Thomas Dolby: Cover Story
Thomas Dolby and ‘The Flat Earth’ graphic designers Malcolm Garrett and Baker Dave discuss the album’s striking artwork, which depicts the dashing Dolby as “explorer, prospector and adventurer”
Tim Buckley and Lee Underwood
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Tim Buckley and Lee Underwood
Thomas Dolby: This Charming Man
In 1984, Thomas Dolby’s ‘The Flat Earth’ album saw him outgrow his persona as MTV’s favourite “outgoing boffin” and flourish into a songwriter of impressive versatility. With an expanded digital version recently released, is he still “hyperactive now he’s grown”? He may be more reflective, but as he explains, life still has its fair share of adventure and excitement
Late 1960s Greek Music
Resident archivist Jack Dangers explores a rare boxset of Greek music from the late 1960s, released under a military dictatorship
The Castlemorton Common Festival
The Castlemorton Common Festival took place 32 years ago. The week-long free party sent panic through British society and is recounted here in glorious technicolour