A commentary on the latest trends in music, from the newest tracks to up-and-coming artistes, as well as unique and lesser-known acts.
A new album from the New York composer has captured some of the most complex aspects of this turbulent era – particularly the relationships between Americans and the land they live on. Here she shares some inspirations for the project.
Always an outsider, and always innovating, Cristian Vogel is one of the most interesting electronic musicians of the last quarter century. On the occasion of his 25th album, we find out where he fits (or doesn’t) in today’s art and music landscape.
Further exploring the theme of 21st century globalisation, we meet the man behind an ultra-diverse festival happening this week, and some of the acts playing.
One of the most promising new talents around demonstrates vividly how artists find their own identities in the internationalist flux of pop styles.
Two staff members from one of London’s best-loved record stores have made an album that connects a tight knit and vital scene, and captures the sound of South London’s woozy electronics.
One of the strangest acts of all time has risen from the dead in ghostly streaming form. It’s time to realise that The KLF were incredible musicians as much as they were pranksters.
Two musicians well experienced in the left-field corners of the music industry have come together to explore and expand an outsider artist’s imagination into a living circus of the mind.
With a new compilation, the historian and curator Jon Savage captures the moment when electronic sounds entered the popular consciousness.
These are turbulent times, but musicians are responding in fascinating ways. We’ve selected a few sounds and themes that are guaranteed to be interesting this year.
São Paulo introspection, UK-Polish-Pakistani improvisation, the global club underground and so much more in our final farewell to 2020.
