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With its focus on the 1970s career of Leonard Rossiter and its mordant metaphysics of the moist, Sophie-Sleigh Johnson's Code: Damp might just be the most original book yet to emerge from Repeater publishing, finds Tim Burrows
Following news of the death of the pioneering London producer Lennie De Ice, Wrongtom charts the course of his standout anthem ‘We Are I.E.’ – and argues its case as a surreal Christmas record
As his score with Tobe Hooper for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre gets an official release, 50 years on, Wayne Bell speaks to Charlie Brigden about doing justice to an all-time classic, previously-unheard material, and getting his father to imitate a pig
Our electronic music columnist looks back at dance music culture in 2024, and presents his top 30 tracks from the last 12 months
As the US reels from the re-election of Donald Trump, Jesse Dorris finds solace and inspiration in a fine weekend of concerts curated by Polish festival Unsound, from hunkering down to basement techno to riding the drone of Kali Malone and Sunn O))). Photos by Lawrence Sumulong.
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On 3 December 1984, Wham! released a Christmas single that over the years would lose none of its power despite becoming a sonic monolith of the festive season. Ian Wade reflects on how the song has haunted his life, and the strange melancholy of a Christmas pop death.
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Explore The PortalWith its focus on the 1970s career of Leonard Rossiter and its mordant metaphysics of the moist, Sophie-Sleigh Johnson's Code: Damp might just be the most original book yet to emerge from Repeater publishing, finds Tim Burrows
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