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Not Turning Off: Volume 53

A bundle of sonic supplies from James Toth, The Flaming Stars, Close Lobsters, The Winter Journey and The Home Current gets unwrapped

Naum Gabo – F. Lux (DFA)

Glasgow duo Jonnie Wilkes and James Savage take their Naum Gabo project into new territory with a vital LP of industrial and abstract sound

Not Turning Off: Volume 51

A mid-season round-up of releases from Great Panoptique Winter, Sula Bassana, Listening Center, Stellarays and more

Concrete Islands Albums of the Year 2023

These are the albums of 2023 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year

Not Turning Off: Volume 50

An autumnal inundation of new and archival audio from Suzy Mangion, Makushin, The Home Current, The Jasmine Minks, The Chills and more

More of an Ethos: Apostille Interview

Michael Kasparis lifts the lid on his new record as Apostille, explaining his aim to make ecstatic trance music as sung by Meatloaf

Not Turning Off: Volume 49

A slew of arrivals from Swansea Sound, Sally Anne Morgan, Kristin Hersh, Polypores, Jilk and many more, receive the review treatment

Not Turning Off: Volume 48

Review mound extractions from Dot Allison, Firestations, Robert Dallas Gray, Cate Brooks, Violet Mist, Bis, Even as We Speak and more

Not Turning Off: Volume 47

A summer sampling of new and old from Tomorrow Syndicate, Hawksmoor, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Special Friend, Black Duck, Come and more

Not Turning Off: Volume 46

An in bulk round-up of reviewables – both fresh and refreshed – from Lloyd/Bean, Andy Bell & Masal, Ozbolt, The Lemonheads and more

Not Turning Off: Volume 45

A weighty pile of fresh and archival arrivals from Rose City Band, Mücha, Paul Cousins, Josephine Foster, Antietam and more face assessment

Not Turning Off: Volume 44

A broad spread of freshly-pressed sounds from The Declining Winter, Gilroy Mere, Death And Vanilla, Jilk, The Van Pelt and more

Not Turning Off: Volume 43

2023 shifts into second gear, with new and archival offerings from Polypores, Faten Kanaan, Amber Arcades, The Orchids and more

Not Turning Off: Volume 42

New Year review pile excavations, featuring Marlody, Papernut Cambridge, Theory of Ghosts, Molly, Yves Malone, David Boulter and more

Concrete Islands Albums of the Year 2022

These are the fifty albums of 2022 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year

Not Turning Off: Volume 41

Some of 2022’s last new and archival wares face scrutiny. Including things from Moving Statues, Suzy Mangion, Sairie, Andy Bell and others

Not Turning Off: Volume 40

A cluster of new and archival musical content from Kayla Painter, Camp of Wolves, Douglas Andrew McCombs, Cosmic Ground, Heavenly and more

Not Turning Off: Volume 39

New and archival things from The Leaf Library, Burd Ellen, Sharron Kraus, Marina Allen, Marine Girls and more are pulled from the review pile

Gloria de Oliveira & Dean Hurley – Oceans of Time (Sacred Bones)

Gloria de Oliveira and Dean Hurley’s Oceans of Time is Lana Del Rey reimagined as a Lynchian dream pop masterclass

Paramida – Moonrise VII (Love on the Rocks)

Paramida’s second EP for her Love on the Rocks label conjures ambient house dreams as it transcends the boundaries of trance

Not Turning Off: Volume 38

An end of summer smorgasbord featuring The Real Tuesday Weld, Future Conditional, Marisa Anderson, Apta, Whin and more

Higher Estates of Consciousness: Gabe Gurnsey Interview

Gabe Gurnsey talks to Stewart Gardiner about early nineties DJ mixtapes, the continuation of Factory Floor and his new synth pop acid house LP

Rough Trade Bristol DJ Setlist August 2022

Stewart Gardiner’s recent Sunday afternoon session of outsider sounds, Balearic beats and weirdo anthems at Rough Trade’s Bristol outpost

Not Turning Off: Volume 37

A summoning of new things from Polypores, Rupert Lally, Mark Peters, Concretism, Ogle and other creative souls

Not Turning Off: Volume 36

Fertile sonic fare ploughed-up from the creative fields of Aircooled, Pulselovers, Transient Visitor, Pye Corner Audio and others

Without Borders: Paul Hanford’s Coming to Berlin

Paul Hanford’s study of Berlin as a club culture capital profiles DJs, music makers and subcultures via history, politics and psychogeography

Isa Gordon – For You Only (Optimo Music)

Glasgow based producer Isa Gordon sculpts sound and beats into distinct universes on her mind bending debut LP for Optimo Music