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Album review: Chaos in the CBD’s ‘A Deeper Life’ makes house music meditative

Album review: Chaos in the CBD’s ‘A Deeper Life’ makes house music meditative

The debut album from New Zealand house duo Chaos in the CBD defines their sound with an ode to childhood nostalgia, the natural world, and city life
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Live review: Luna Li enchants audience at YES

Live review: Luna Li enchants audience at YES

Luna Li performs in Manchester for the first time, with a captivating concert at YES
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Sigur Ros move and exhilarate at O2 Apollo Manchester

Sigur Ros move and exhilarate at O2 Apollo Manchester

The Icelandic post-rockers return to O2 Apollo Manchester to celebrate their illustrious 25-year career
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Art in Mancunia: Twin Complex

Art in Mancunia: Twin Complex

Daisy Culver talks to Manchester musician Twin Complex about his work, his inspiration and the future
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Album Review: The Japanese House – Good At Falling

Album Review: The Japanese House – Good At Falling

A considered, electronica infused whirl of sounds awaits in a world of ambient excellence with The Japanese House, writes contributor Georgina Davidson
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Live Review: HOMESHAKE

Live Review: HOMESHAKE

A night tarnished by incessant chatter and even a brawl, HOMESHAKE’s performance brought little satisfaction, writes Jasmine Bennett.
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Album: Roman Flügel – All The Right Noises

The German maverick of electronic music returns with a typically experimental album on Hamburg-Berlin based Dial Records, writes Robert Firth
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Live: Cigarettes After Sex

An intimate and captivating performance from the New York gloom-rockers
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Record label feature: Opal Tapes

Started in the small, unassuming town of Redcar, North Yorkshire, Stephen Bishop’s cassette label Opal Tapes is a kind of mecca for off-kilter electronic music
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Interview: The Orb (Dr. Alex Paterson)

Boarding school barn dances, experimental chill out rooms and Daft Punk. Dr. Alex Paterson tells us about a few of his favourite (and not so favourite) things ahead of The Orb’s 25th anniversary tour.
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