Last year the Sayat Nova Project traveled through the South Caucasus to document previously unrecorded traditional musics. With their marvelous compilation Mountains Of Tongues just released, Rory Gibb met co-founder Stefan Williamson Fa to discuss the project and the lure of this unique region of the world
As resident at Panoramabar and manager of Ostgut Ton, Nick Höppner is one of the pivotal figures behind Berlin's most iconic club space. He speaks to Eleanor Careless about his new mix CD, the beautiful simplicity of techno and house, and the debate around royalties currently threatening the city's club culture