Keiji Haino
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‘Noise Is Japanese Blues’: An Interview With Boris
With the Japanese shapeshifters' nineteenth album Noise released this month, Tristan Bath meets the mighty Boris in London to discuss the background noise of life, their many collaborative projects and, of course, guitar feedback
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Alternating Currents: An Interview With Mika Vainio
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
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Pan Sonics: Mika Vainio’s Favourite Albums
Our series of articles curated by Kevin 'The Bug' Martin continues with a Baker's Dozen from Mika Vainio, solo artist and former member of Pansonic. He tells us about how the likes of Suicide, Neubauten, the Alex Harvey Band, King Crimson and more soundtracked a life of working in slaughterhouses and vegetarian restaurants
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Crashes, Bangs and Quarries: An Interview With The The Radiophonic Workshop
Ahead of their curating of Jersey's Branchage film festival and their site-specific performance on the island on the 28th of September, Colm McAuliffe sits down with the legendary Radiophonic Workshop to discuss their long, strange history.
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Oasisters: Meet Liam & Noel’s 21st Century Female Fan Army
On the anniversary of Definitely Maybe and news of comeback gigs, author Anna Doble, speaks to a new generation of young women who are getting ready to show the world that Oasis belong to them. Main picture: a selfie by Bella Perozzi
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Long Shadows: An Interview With The Academy Of Sun’s Nick Hudson
Following the release of their opulent and eloquent new LP 'The Quiet Earth', The Academy Of Sun's Nick Hudson speaks to Patrick Clarke about the influence of lasting Cold War paranoia, and the realities of being a hugely ambitious musician on a DIY budget
