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10 reccomended entry points into an artist’s back catalogue
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Dismantled King Back On His Throne: The Strange World Of… Lawrence
Ben Graham meets the Felt, Denim and Go-Kart Mozart singer to talk pop dreams, the pursuit of fame, accidentally inventing indie and laying down the blueprint for Britpop, via ten key points in a varied and unique body of work. Homepage photo by PP Hartnett
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To The Future Or To The Past: The Strange World Of… The Rebel
Oliver Cookson sits down with Country Teasers frontman Ben Wallers to discuss ten points of entry into his extensive discography. They also talk "shit production", Kool Keith, Pink Floyd, fear of nuclear annihilation and his infamous 'Spakenkreuz' symbol
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A Repertoire Of Mistakes: The Strange World Of… Nurse With Wound
For almost forty years Steven Stapleton and friends have been sculpting dramatic dream worlds for our exploration and delectation. On the eve of headlining this weekend’s Tusk Festival in Newcastle, UK, we take a quick ride through the stellar Stapleton system to skim the surface of ten of Nurse With World’s key releases
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To The Things Themselves: The Strange World Of… Wolfgang Voigt
Following the return of his ground-breaking ambient techno Gas project with Narkopop after a seventeen-year hiatus and a renewed live presence, Wolfgang Voigt speaks to Maria Perevedentseva about three decades of collapsing the boundaries between the minimal and the maximal, and the popular and the esoteric
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A Universe Behind What You Hear: The Strange World of Surgeon
A mainstay in electronic sound for over two decades, the music of Anthony Child AKA Surgeon joins the dots between the techno underground and an abrasive, absurdist lineage that stretches back to the days of COUM. Ahead of Child's set at the legacy of COUM event in Hull on 18th March, Harry Sword hears of his love of Burroughs, watching Mike Leigh with Mick Harris and the dangers of the artistic comfort zone.
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Auditory Transcriptions: The Strange World Of… Lawrence English
Over twenty years of creating immersive soundscapes and joining forces with the finest musicians and composers across the globe, Lawrence English shows no signs of slowing down. He speaks to Brendan Telford about the aural ley lines that have led him on this journey
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Embrace The Contradictions: The Strange World Of… The KLF
Following a wave of fevered speculation about the possible return of The KLF, AKA The JAMs, The K Foundation, K2 Plant Hire, the Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu etc., Ben Graham explores the mythology of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, in order to explain why any "reunion" is likely to be far more interesting than just another musical comeback
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Primal Evidence: The Strange World Of COUM Transmissions
In COUM Transmissions the future members of Throbbing Gristle would intensely interrogate the nature of art and performance, along with testing their own experiential limits, across almost a decade of unique 'actions'. Join us on a journey through their strange world where their compulsion to find a pure and honest form of expression saw them tearing up taboos, severely unsettling the establishment on the way. Images thanks to the Tate Archive / Cabinet Gallery. WARNING - SOME IMAGES NSFW
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The Strange World Of… Severed Heads
A crack squad of Severed Heads fans select ten points of entry into the bewilderingly large back catalogue of Tom Ellard - the core of the long-running, cult Australian electronic project. Introduction by Becky Marshall and selections by JD Twitch, the So Low crew and Stuart McLean from The Dark Outside
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There Is No Ending: The Strange World of… Arab Strap
Two decades since the release of their debut single, 'The First Big Weekend' – and 10 years since they called it a day – Arab Strap are back with a handful of reunion shows, and a new compilation. They give Nicola Meighan a guided tour of their favourite singles, furthest-flung rarities and bizarrest 'self-destructive ideas'
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Perception Is A Mother Fucker: The Strange World Of… Hieroglyphic Being
Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being grabs Dustin Krcatovich by the dome for a journey through a sprawling back catalog that marries house and techno to cosmic jazz, industrial squall, and sonic vistas yet unknown
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Science Fiction/Science Fact: The Strange World Of… Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills may well be primarily known as one of the key figures in the development of Detroit techno and a founding member of UR but here he talks to Ed Power about his recent history working across the spectrum of the arts and his obsession with both space travel and science fiction
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‘Til We All Get Off: The Strange World Of… Deftones
Having overcome drug habits, label interference and the death of their bassist, Deftones have certainly grown up in 21 years of releasing albums. But Gore shows that they’ve not lost any of their electric energy. Mike Diver gets the full story from Chino Moreno
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