Using a stripped-back arsenal of hardware, former Pan Sonic man Mika Vainio opens up chasmic sound worlds that bridge noise, techno and the early electronic avant garde. In a rare interview, he speaks to Russell Cuzner about new album Kilo and the importance of emotion in music
Despite having not yet released their debut album, London five-piece The Hypnotic Eye are cutting a swathe through the capital with bullets of psychedelic garage rock. Julian Marszalek met the band to find out about the origins of their name and why they're already recording their second album