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16th March 2016

Cavern of Anti-Matter: Void Beats/Invocation Hex

Born from the ashes of Stereolab, Cavern of Anti-Matter have delivered a glorious retro-futurist bolt of energy
15th March 2016

Watch the Tapes: Are Cassettes Making a Comeback?

Cassette tape sales are the highest in decades. But what is drawing people back to the much-maligned medium?
14th March 2016

Album – Kendrick Lamar: Untitled Unmastered

Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release consolidates the scat-like techniques we loved on TPAB, and then some
14th March 2016

Record Reappraisal: Arthur Russell – World of Echo

Much of Arthur Russell’s work may not command the listener’s attention, but it certainly deserves it
8th March 2016

Live: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

For those wanting something that sounds a bit like Tame Impala on steroids, these are your guys
8th March 2016

Record reappraisal: Virgo Four – Virgo

Virgo Four’s version of Chicago house was always a little more offbeat and introverted than their peers, but it was just as futuristic and innovative
8th March 2016

Live: Bloom Twins (supporting Duran Duran)

The connection between the twins translates beautifully into their music
8th March 2016

Interview: Bloom Twins

Supporting Duran Duran on their UK arena tour, Bloom Twins speak to Paul Norris about their native Ukraine and its effect on their music and lives
8th March 2016

Album: Wild Nothing – Life of Pause

On his third album as Wild Nothing, Jack Tatum is “terrified of being any one thing”. Therein lies the problem
8th March 2016

Album: The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It

The 1975 deliver a gluttonously self-indulgent new album

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8th March 2016

Floating Points – A Tale of Two Sets

Manchester-born Floating Points takes on the challenge of a live set followed by four hours at Hidden in the space of one night. But who would prevail: the producer, or the DJ?
8th March 2016

Live: Lucy Rose, supporting City and Colour

Distinctively inoffensive yet extremely catchy and relaxed
5th March 2016

Q&A: Kölsch

Kölsch’s melodic album outputs bravely reject dance music’s throwaway culture. Matthew Staite talks to him about his writing process and friendship with Joris Voorn
5th March 2016

Preview – SIDEXSIDE (2nd April 2016)

An all-star line up of DJs in one of the coolest venues in London, SIDEXSIDE Festival is set to add a bit of spice to the Easter Holidays
2nd March 2016

Album: Kanye West – The Life of Pablo

Kanye West’s much-anticipated and flawed seventh album The Life of Pablo will delight and piss off in equal measure. But it wouldn’t be a Kanye West album if it didn’t piss off somebody
2nd March 2016

Record Reappraisal: The Lounge Lizards – Voice Of Chunk

Journey into the realm of punk-influenced, no wave-inspired jazz of the Lounge Lizards.
2nd March 2016

Live: Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets lift off new album at magic Gorilla gig
2nd March 2016

Live: Hinds

Hinds’ charming, rip-roaring garage-rock revivalism had the audience in Gorilla right in the palms of their hands
2nd March 2016

Live: Marina and the Diamonds

Greg Watson sampled the ‘FROOT’ of Marina’s labour as she brought her latest tour to Manchester academy.
2nd March 2016

Fish out of Water: Marina and The Diamonds

This fish left the murky waters of Warehouse Project and dived into the lucozade filled pond of pop for a Marina and the Diamonds concert