A Raft of Recorded Marvels
Our fearless audio adventurer Kris Needs casts a beady ear over the whole wide musical world (well, some of it at least) and picks out a raft of recorded marvels for your listening pleasure
Mr C
Former ShamEn frontman, solo artist and DJ, Mr C talks us through the first and last records he bought and the one he reaches for when the dancefloor needs a lift
Burning Witches
Location: Kent, England Est: October 2016
Beaumont Hannant ‘Texturology’ (GPR)
'The first music I encountered by this spectacularly named artist was ‘Utuba’ on Warp’s ‘Artificial Intelligence II’ compilation in 1994"
Radiophonic Workshop: Doctors of Radio Phonics
With an almighty album of analogue improvisations spread over four 10-inch vinyl discs about to remind the world that Radiophonic Workshop’s influence on electronic music is immeasurable, we meet them to find out how the old days shaped the future
Colin Newman
Four decades at the coalface? We celebrate Wire’s birthday with frontman Colin Newman
Underworld: Crazy, Crazy, Crazy, Crazy
In March, they played their biggest-ever headline show in front of 10,000 people at London’s Alexandra Palace. Entitled ‘The Surreal Carnival Experiment’, it blew the doors off any ideas of what a live show should be. But what did you expect? This is Underworld after all
L Pierre: Vinyl Countdown
Arab Strap’s Aiden Moffat retires his L Pierre side project with a fourth album, a vinyl-only release with no sleeve that samples a 1948 Mendelssohn concerto…
Dennis Bovell: Dubplentyofbasswithmyheadmanyeah
From his time in 1970s reggae trailblazers Matumbi to his recent work with The Pop Group, Dennis Bovell is a man so steeped in dub that he can even make Joss Stone sound good. Production licks? He’s got ‘em