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Loitered Lens: Soweto Kinch

20/11/2016 Carl Byron Batson

Evocative imagery from the launch of Soweto Kinch’s Nonagram album at the Camden Roundhouse (read more)

Overwhelming and Almost Annihilating Awe: Dark Matter (Lustmord)

23/09/2016 Alexei Monroe

Lustmord draws upon an audio library of cosmological activity to confront us with deep, cosmic time (read more)

Make Better Music 78 :The Recording Process (Part Three)

07/10/2015 Simon Laffy

Music is more about making people connect emotionally with your message than being impressed by your playing ability (read more)

Make Better Music 74 : Collaboration

22/06/2015 Simon Laffy

The ability to listen, appreciate, evaluate and contribute towards a fellow-musician’s creativity is a high order skill and the rewards often completely justify the effort. (read more)

Make Better Music 75 : The Producer

20/05/2015 Simon Laffy

It is a rare gift indeed to successfully carry your own music throughout the entire creation process. (read more)

I have not gone out of my way to mythologise myself, but… [Michael Finnissy]

03/02/2013 Trebuchet Magazine

ince the late 60’s Michael Finnissy has been composing classical work that challenges, shakes and agitates the listener from complacency. The scope of his work is remarkable in its rejection of laissez faire assumptions (read more)

Make Better Music 61: The Music Diet

05/10/2011 Dave Graham

Every few months I feel like I need this kind of diet for my ears – I’ve either been over-indulging in one particular artist or genre, or I’ve been gluttonous and chowing down way too much of everything. My main listening time these days is when I’m out walking – I like to try to get about an hour a day in, if I can. Good for the body and mind, and I just feel better in general while I keep this up. (read more)

Make Better Music 48: Putting Out – Production

21/06/2011 Dave Graham

Make Better Music 48: Putting Out – Production. Getting people together to work on something as a group is forever getting harder, whilst making music via the computer (where so many of us spend so much time anyway) is forever becoming easier, more powerful and alluring. Another musical lesson from Dave Graham. (read more)