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Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For October By JR Moores
Before he gets to grip with the latest psych and noise rock releases, JR Moores has a brilliantly bleak brainwave
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Anguish Models & Empathy Machines: Mensch Maschine Musik at E-WERK
John Quin attends a festival of interdisciplinary performances at Luckenwalde, featuring Bendik Giske, Rae Hsu, Nazanin Noori, Discovery Zone and more
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Compilation of the Week: The Sheer Action Of Fini Tribe – 1982-1987
Joe Muggs celebrates the maverick magpie magic of Fini Tribe in the 1980s; a band who occasionally augured the future in the chaos of their practice
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Set Everything On Fire: Ron Mael of Sparks’ Favourite Albums
The implacable Ron Mael talks Jeremy Allen through his 13 favourite albums, from fiery free jazz to cutting edge J-pop, via militant hip hop and Bach. Portrait by Munachi Osegbu
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Memories Of Genius: 45 Years On Prince’s Dirty Mind Revisited
John Freeman was not a fan of post-Witness rebirth Prince. Here he recalls happier days with Dirty Mind. The feature was first published in 2010
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How Sheffield Film Tales From A Hard City set the Scene for Pulp’s Different Class
Daniel Dylan Wray argues that the depiction of Steel City life in a little-known 1995 film (currently being celebrated in an art exhibition and series of screenings) acts as a "companion and contrast piece" to Jarvis Cocker & co's commercial breakthrough, released the same year. Black and white still photography by Bill Stephenson.
Books
Demolishing the Outmoded Society: Michel Faber on Situationism and the French Rock Underground
Ian Thompson’s new book Synths, Sax & Situationists explores the legacy of soixante-huit through the music of bands like Cheval Fou, Barricade, Maajun and Fille Qui Mousse. It offers a “vivid” account with an “impressive” number of interviews, finds Michel Faber
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