Mixmaster Morris and Pete Namlook’s Dreamfish project and much-loved 1993 album of the same name were born of a rare mix of unhinged acid parties and monk-like studio discipline
It’s 45 years since Scouse schoolmates Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon formed China Crisis, and a new album collects their earliest BBC radio recordings. The road to chart success, reveals Gary, was littered with notepads and Uni-ball pens
"Despite never having quite the same cachet as your Warps or Ninja Tunes, the Sirkus label was a reliable stamp of quality at the turn of the 21st century..."