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Stone Rolling: Raphael Saadiq Interviewed

Despite a masterful solo career and being the producer behind some of the best D’Angelo and Solange Knowles songs, many still don’t know who Raphael Saadiq is, says Thomas Hobbs, who interviewed him recently

LISTEN: New Moonlandingz Single

Band share second taste of their debut album

Caught By The River To Release Album

CBTR team using record label to issue an album documenting the British summertime as heard by a bee; listen to an excerpt below

Khaled Kurbeh & Raman Khalaf Ensemble

Aphorisms

A record from Syria via Berlin, showing the enduring power and constant growth of Arabic music.

Prophets Of Time: Nik Turner’s Favourite Records

The space rock luminary and former member of Hawkwind, Sphynx and Inner City Unit guides Sean Kitching through 13 instructive and inspirational jazz, rock and soul records that have shaped him and his music

Jamming Good: Spiders Drummer Woody Woodmansey’s Favourite Bowie Moments

During the earthly sojourn of Ziggy Stardust, Woody Woodmansey laid down the rhythm for David Bowie's mercurial backing band The Spiders From Mars. Here he talks Valerie Siebert through his 13 favourite Bowie tracks, sharing personal memories of how they were made along the way.

24-Hour Drone In New York

Phurpa, Shilpa Ray and many more acts will take part in the third edition of the 24-Hour Drone in New York

BATS

The Sleep of Reason

The The Announce New Film Soundtrack

Listen to Everybody Wants To Go Heaven (but nobody wants to die) from the soundtrack to Hyena below

The JAMs Are Building A People’s Pyramid

Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's next project as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu will see them build a pyramid from from bricks made with the ashes of dead people

Emika To Release New Album, ‘Klavirni Temna’

It's out later this week, on Valentine's Day

E3 Worldwide: Dizzee Rascal’s Favourite Albums

As Dizzee Rascal releases his first album since 2017, he guides Aaron Bishop through the songs that shaped him and how the artists behind them resonated with him from being the only black kid playing Nirvana on the estate to smoking with Snoop Dogg.

Rediscovering Mystery: Neko Case’s Baker’s Dozen

With her ninth full-length album set for release at the beginning of next month, Neko Case takes Emma Madden on a trip from The Cramps to Joanna Newsom, as she calls at 13 ports of strangeness for her Baker's Dozen.

Spool’s Out: The Best Tapes Of 2022

Daryl Worthington rounds up the best tapes of 2022, and looks back on a golden year for the global cassette scene, where underground artists built worlds more immersive, more absurd and more ambitious than ever

Space Ritual: Dave Brock Of Hawkwind Interviewed

Steady the ship, ready the engines, sail forth through the infinite black portal of space and dream - once fitful sleep overtakes you - of turbulent purple seas over a desolate planet. It’s Hawkwind, b’gads, and Harry Sword is talking to Captain Dave Brock ahead of this weekend's Desertfest

Ride

Going Blank Again (Reissue)