Cellist Julia Kent uses the instrument to evoke complex interplays of emotions that touch both on inner experience and the rhythms of the physical world. With latest album Character out now, she speaks with Russell Cuzner about collisions of ancient and modern technology
Lankum’s Ian Lynch speaks to Patrick Clarke about his solo project One Leg One Eye, how debut album …And Take The Black Worm With Me helped him through a period of personal turmoil, why Lankum’s Mercury nomination made him feel “dirty”, and his return to Supersonic Festival this summer
Not many 46-year-old professionals moonlight as dancers for early-90s rave acts; however, with Altern 8’s popularity enjoying a resurgence, Martyn Cresswell didn’t need to be asked twice to get back on stage. Words: Scott Oliver