On the verge of Essex Honey, his first Blood Orange album in six years, Dev Hynes reflects on the tenderness of return and shares with Francis Buseko the 13 albums that shaped his homecoming, from Nina Simone to Slipknot, and from Beach House to Bach
Since 2014, Hull’s SquareWaves collective have been producing some of the city’s most exciting electronic music. This spring, they join Surgeon, Kiran Sande, and Factory Floor’ Nik Void to laud the legacy of Coum Transmissions at Hull’s City of Culture celebrations
As dubstep originator Skream's most successful year yet comes to a close, Angus Finlayson speaks to him about touring the world, the changing face of dubstep and why Skrillex shouldn't be seen as a death knell for the genre