Yu Su
Musician, DJ and creative chef Yu Su on her first and last records, and one she always returns to
Olof Dreijer: Cuts Deep
Best known as one half of The Knife, Olof Dreijer’s inaugural solo work is a rush of vivid yet unconventional dance music – joyful, exuberant and gloriously unbound by customary clubland expectations
Teenage Marshmallow Addiction
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are Monsters
The Dook: Long Live The Dook
Jim Noir is dead. For 20 years, the enigmatic alter ego of Alan Peter Roberts has been the purveyor of perfectly wonky retro-pop. Fear not, though – the man beneath the bowler hat is about to relaunch himself as electronic maestro The Dook
Plone
Sweeping the forgotten corridors of music, this month Scott Blixen turns his attention to Plone
System 7: In Full Bloom
Eleven years on since their last outing, “unapologetic psychonauts” Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy resume transmission as System 7 – and reflect on their storied past with Gong, Simple Minds and The Orb
Coldcut ‘Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix)’
‘Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix)’ may indeed be a Coldcut chill-out classic, but the backstory is anything but relaxing. Mixmaster Morris shares how his version evolved
Woodleigh Research Facility ‘Anamchara’
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Woodleigh Research Facility’s ‘Anamchara’
Valentina Magaletti
Valentina Magaletti is a drummer of rare versatility. Fresh from the release of her fabulously trippy new album with Upsammy, she shares her key inspirations – from coffee and mycology to ping-pong
Two Days With David Bowie
Reece Dinsdale remembers two surreal days spent filming in a Mercedes limousine with David Bowie in January 1993