club culture
Charlie Dark tells Stewart Gardiner about life as a DJ, providing hope on the radio and the early days of Mo’ Wax
Paramida’s second EP for her Love on the Rocks label conjures ambient house dreams as it transcends the boundaries of trance
Gabe Gurnsey talks to Stewart Gardiner about early nineties DJ mixtapes, the continuation of Factory Floor and his new synth pop acid house LP
Paul Hanford’s study of Berlin as a club culture capital profiles DJs, music makers and subcultures via history, politics and psychogeography
Gilles Peterson tells the story of his life in radio as we celebrate his Lockdown FM book and the new STR4TA single
Bobby Gillespie’s autobiography is a devotional, often hedonistic tale of rock and roll, punk and acid house salvation, writes Chris Bateman
Producer, DJ and record collector Rebecca Vasmant talks in depth about the vibrant Glasgow jazz scene and the making of her magical debut LP
Mark Churcher discusses the musical foundations of V-Neck and his A Nice Random Meet LP, plus Glasgow connections and the return of Emote
We asked Laurent Fintoni about the musical foundations behind his Bedroom Beats book, including mid 90s hip-hop, Mo’ Wax, Dilla and Madlib
Lithuanian duo Five Rituals discuss their debut LP of experimental low-end music, giving in to the present moment and eco friendly vinyl
Junior Tomlin discusses his Velocity Press monograph and how science fiction, surrealism and dub shaped his rave flyers and record covers
Martin James takes us on a breakbeat era tour as he discusses the updated edition of his drum & bass origin story
Joe Muggs talks to Stewart Gardiner about his essential collection of extended interviews on soundsystem culture
New Zealand’s Vanessa Worm discusses self-expression, Scottish vibes and her LP of existential disco punk for Optimo Music
Drum & bass pioneer DJ Storm talks to Stewart Gardiner about the reissue of the seminal DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm mix on !K7
Matt Anniss talks to Stewart Gardiner about Join the Future, his essential book on British dance music’s seminal but unsung sound: Bleep & Bass
JD Twitch’s Beats soundtrack brings the rave era to life with a mix of formative Detroit cuts, massive hands-in-the-air trax and choice modern numbers