Issue 120

Having initially met at Andrew Weatherall’s funeral, GLOK’s Andy Bell and producer Timothy Clerkin have now collaborated on ‘Alliance’, a no-holds-barred album that embraces wobbly synths, rave bangers and trippy psych

As producer Auntie Flo, Brian d’Souza has been around the block, but you wouldn’t know it. He tells the story of his new album – half a decade in the making – and where he gets his lust for life

Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips have brought us the gifts of Galaxie 500, Luna and Dean & Britta. Pete Kember, aka Sonic Boom, has meanwhile been the proud bearer of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum. This festive period, they have clubbed together for a joint present – an enchanting collection of Christmas covers

Comprising left-field producer Coby Sey, soprano Olivia Salvadori and drummer Akihide Monna, Gaister’s self-titled debut is a mesmeric fusion of rarefied soundscapes and poetic form – sonic balm for the soul

Kruder & Dorfmeister’s ‘The K&D Sessions’, released in 1998, presented groundbreaking downtempo and dubby re-rubs of tracks by Madonna, Depeche Mode, Bomb The Bass and others. Recently reissued, this essential compilation once again shines a light on the duo’s spellbinding craft