‘I Think Of You’ Little Annie
Mixing sardonic beat poetry with dub effects and an alt-dance outlook, Little Annie’s classic ‘I Think Of You’ is still one of the best records to emerge from the On-U Sound stable
Tyondai Braxton
American composer and producer Tyondai Braxton on his first and last albums, and an all-time favourite
Michael Brook: Blue Is The Colour
In 1992, Canadian sound artist Michael Brook recorded ‘Cobalt Blue’ and ‘Live At The Aquarium’. As these immersive world music albums are reissued by 4AD, he looks back fondly on a fertile creative period spent working with Brian Eno, the “Infinite Guitar” and a tank filled with hungry sharks
Beef And Onion And Toenails
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is Greggs The Bakers
The Peace Race: Peace Process
Pop production heavyweights Jim Eliot and Pascal Gabriel find a new creative freedom as ace analogue synthpop duo The Peace Race
Tape Loops: The Splice Is Right
Once upon a time, audio tape was so ubiquitous that most households had enough of the stuff to wrap around several football pitches. Now it’s an obsolete curio of a sonically explosive era. Loop back with us as we follow the Möbius strip of sound itself from Victorian Paris to a vast subterranean maze
Lola Dutronic and Donna Summer
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Lola Dutronic and Donna Summer
Tape Loops: Reel History
Snipped, spliced and looped, magnetic tape became a radical creative tool that sparked a sonic revolution. From the avant-garde’s very earliest experiments through to pop visionaries and fearless underground adventurers...
Martin Carr
Fresh from releasing a terrific new solo album of “distracted beats and messy electronics”, one-time Boo Radleys man Martin Carr talks through his defining influences
Tape Loops: 30 Current Loopers
Think tape loops are a thing of the past? Think again. From familiar names to under-the-radar innovators, here are 30 contemporary artists pushing tape loops into new, strange and unexpected places