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The Unstageable Staged: Stockhausen’s Mittwoch Aus Licht Reviewed
Karlheinz Stockhausen's Mittwoch aus Licht was supposedly too grandiose to stage, and has been used as a 'pretentious' stick to beat him for years. Leo Chadburn witnesses that refuted in a very human performance in Birmingham. Pictures by Katja Ogrin
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100% Shock & Awe: Skrillex Blasts Tiny Venue
At Skrillex's tiny London show for Eat Your Own Ears this weekend, dancers and moshers alike were flattened by sonic junk and wave upon wave of bass, "the pitiless God that reigns supreme in the EDM universe". Words John Calvert Pictures: Pete Fallan
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Stellar Systems: Antony Hegarty’s Meltdown Festival Reviewed
This year, the Southbank Centre invited Antony Hegarty to curate their annual Meltdown Festival. We assembled a crack team of reviewers to cover a selection of its highlights. Words: Rory Gibb, Russell Cuzner, Joseph Burnett, Chris Roberts, Lee Arizuno
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Go East! Gay London Celebrates With Miss Grace At Lovebox
It's a fruity Sunday at Lovebox, as the gentlemen's gentlemen take over the disco with help from Grace Jones, Chic, umpteen hot drag queens and "the world's first travelling homo disco". Andy Thomas gets down. Photographs thanks to Katja Ogrin
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Meditate On Bass Weight: Why Sunn O))) Are A Dance Act
The mighty Sunn O))) returned to London this week for a scorching show at Koko. Angus Finlayson was there, and felt striking parallels with the physically overwhelming rituals of dance music and sound system culture. Photography by Maria Jefferis of Shot2bits
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The Liars Have It: Field Day Festival 2012 Reviewed
We had another rare old time at Field Day in London, curating the Village Mentality Stage and hurtling around the far larger, better sounding site catching all the other ace stuff that was on. John Calvert, Angus Finlayson, Matthew Foster, Rory Gibb, Emily Mackay and Julian Marszalek pick up pens and pieces of their minds, and review the best of the day. All photographs by Jenna Foxton
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Push And Pull: An Interview With Hercules And Love Affair
Hercules And Love Affair are set to release a highly unusual and persuasive album, In Amber, which sees them depart from their disco roots and head into more abrasive gothic and industrial waters. Patrick Clarke speaks to Andy Butler and guests, Budgie and Justin Broadrick
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Xerox Techno: An Interview With Lee Gamble
With a pair of new releases on PAN, Lee Gamble has used his background in experimental computer music to create exquisite deconstructions of jungle & techno. In advance of his London show this weekend, he speaks to Angus Finlayson about eluding dancefloor fashions and youthful mystique
