Emperor

Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon Half A Century On

Jeremy Allen considers the special plight of the brilliant album which commits the crime of only refining a sound when the previous album originated it

Maarja Nuut & Ruum

Muunduja

Marja Nuut and Hendrik Kaljujärv, aka Ruum, combine for one of the year's most beautiful journeys through inner and outer space

TikTokin’ in the Freed World: Social Media’s New Payola Scandal

The scandal of artists paying DJs for radio plays might seem a relic of the past but, says music biz expert Eamonn Forde, news that influencers might demand a percentage of artist royalties in return for exposure gives this corruption a grim contemporary twist

Death Grips

Government Plates

Junk Shop Classical on Mstislav Rostropovich: Music Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

Fifty years ago, the Proms became the scene of a protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. It was a night of high drama, says Phil Hebblethwaite, defined by Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich giving a performance that has gone down in legend

Clampdown: Britpop Culture Wars, Kenickie & Shampoo

In an extract from her new book, Rhian E Jones discusses the relationship between Britpop culture - via Shampoo and Kenickie - social class and gender

Hyperspecific: Dance Music For February, Reviewed By Jaša Bužinel

Hyperspecific is back with the first instalment from our new columnist Jaša Bužinel, bringing you a selection of exciting new releases from Kode9, Autechre, Rian Treanor, Venus Ex Machina, Pauline Anna Strom and Giant Swan, among others

Pulp, FKA twigs and More Nominated for 2025 Mercury Prize

Wolf Alice also feature on the shortlist, making them the first act to be nominated for all of their first four albums

John Carpenter

Lost Themes III: Alive After Death

Horror master John Carpenter creates a thrilling cinema for the ears on the third volume of his Lost Themes series – his best yet, finds Kareem Ghezawi

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For April By Tristan Bath

From the 'uniquely identifiable sonic fingerprint of Elvin Brandhi to the double bass and field recordings improv of Imanishi and Serrato via Massimo Pupillo's debut solo album, here are the cream of this month's cassette crop reviewed by Tristan Bath

Bölzer

Soma EP

Foxx, Hulkkonen & Lynch Set For EP

John Foxx and Jori Hulkkonen's European Splendour EP to feature two remixes by David Lynch

LISTEN: Prurient – Greenpoint

Dominick Fernow unveils another track from his 'magnum opus', Frozen Niagara Falls. Homepage photograph courtesy of Becka Diamond

LISTEN: Micachu Remixes Sons Of Kemet

The experimental composer remixes "The Itis" from the London-via-Barbados' brilliant debut

LISTEN: New Cavern Of Anti-Matter

Cavern Of Anti-Matter are readying a new album due in March

Nothing But The Truth: Toda la Verdad sobre Dame Area by Dame Area

The Catalan duo’s brutal post-industrial style captures the spirit of the now-legendary club it rose from, writes Skye Butchard