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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

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

As podcast king Adam Buxton heads out on tour to promote his debut album, he reveals the anxiety at its heart and reflects on his abiding love of synthpop

Kosmische textures, hypnagogic vibes, motorik grooves… Beak> bass man Billy Fuller takes us on a brilliantly wonky trip