Sarah Davachi
Experimental composer Sarah Davachi on the first and last albums she bought, and one she always returns to
Healing Force Project
Heavyweight cosmic wizardry from Treviso
O’O
Ornithologically orientated dreampop duo
Tan Cologne
Dreampop duo widen horizons
Tony Rolando
Renowned instrument maker turns producer
Aphex Twin: I Am The Music Maker
The impact of ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ can’t be overstated. In the three decades since its initial release, it has minted the myth of Aphex Twin and redefined ambient, electronic and dance music. Richard D James, take a bow
Blancmange: Joining All The Dots
Blancmange have released some terrific albums in recent years – and ‘Private View’ is up there with their very best. In a hugely entertaining and highly revealing interview, frontman Neil Arthur gives the inside story on the band’s latest record and also talks art, swimming, dead men’s suits, recycling, smudged bindis, inflatable whales, luck, love, loss… and how everything is connected
Jockstrap: Fusion Profusion
Friskily mashing up lush electronica, post-dubstep, balladry, breaks and beats, Jockstrap’s Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye offer up a proper melting pot of sonic delights. Meet the breakout stars of wonky art-pop…
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Deep Feeling Fascination
For her latest solo work, the mesmeric ‘Let’s Turn It Into Sound’, American modular synthesist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith explores complex emotions and communication, manipulating her voice into wordless entities. What she didn’t expect was that they’d start talking back…
Pye Corner Audio: Here Comes The Sun
Materialising from sonic dystopia and shadows into bright light, “analogue evangelist” Martin Jenkins and Ride guitarist Andy Bell join forces on ‘Let’s Emerge!’, the dazzling new Pye Corner Audio album