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Organic Intelligence XXXI: The Pre-Trip Hop Bristol Underground

In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Jonathan Wright takes us on a trip to the fertile underground of 1980s Bristol. Photo of The Wild Bunch by @beezerphotos

Junk Shop Classical on Henryk Górecki: Music Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

The release of a new version of Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 with vocals from Portishead’s Beth Gibbons is cleverly timed, says Phil Hebblethwaite. When the piece was first a hit in the early-90s, it offered respite at a similarly turbulent moment in history

Adrian Utley And Peter Zinovieff In Conversation

Adrian Utley of Portishead travelled to Cambridge recently to visit British EMS synth pioneer Dr Peter Zinovieff and Bobby Barry was on hand to record their conversation. All photographs courtesy of John Minton

The Stradivarius Of The Synthesiser: Fifty Years Of The Moog

Fifty years since the introduction of Bob Moog's first modular synthesiser, Robert Barry explores the history of this revolutionary instrument, and discusses its legacy with Bernie Krause and Will Gregory of Goldfrapp

Tree Thinking: Adrian Utley On A Woodland Sonic Journey

Adrian Utley has composed a piece of music as part of sounduk's Sonic Journey series. Luke Turner speaks to him about this response to our ancient woodland (studio photos courtesy Adrian Utley)

Dredder Than Dredd: Geoff Barrow And Ben Salisbury On Drokk

Mat Colegate talks to Portishead's Geoff Barrow and soundtrack composer Ben Salisbury about their Judge Dredd inspired album Drokk. Warning - contains the phrase, "the ribald adventures of shape-shifting warrior oaf Slaine".

Bakers Dozen: Portishead Choose Their Favourite 13 Albums

The chilly royalty of Bristol select their favourite long players in anticipation of ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror, New Jersey.

Portishead’s Adrian Utley On Taxi Driver & His Soundtrack Work

This weekend, Adrian Utley will introduce a screening of the new edition of Taxi Driver in London. He tells Simon Jablonski about his love for the film, soundtrack work, and a never-before-told tale from his distant musical past

Dylan Moran Interview: On Music Loved & Loathed

Comedian Dylan Moran sits down with Luke Turner for a spot of wine and a chat about the music he loves... and hates. Poor old Oasis. And Metallica. And Muse...

Geoff Barrow Interview: Invada Festival, Bristol & Being Too Old For Dubstep

Portishead and BEAK> man Geoff Barrow speaks to Laura Snapes about this weekend's Invada Invasion festival, and why the label "was set up to spend money and lose friends"

Portishead on: collaborating with Public Enemy

Outside the Box: Sarah Nixey’s Favourite Albums

In her Baker's Dozen, self-penned between the release of her latest solo album and the return of her much-loved band Black Box Recorder, Sarah Nixey charts her life in listening from Carpenters to The Cure, via encounters with David Bowie and more

Composites For A Generation: James Fry’s Baker’s Dozen

From the hits of Hot Chocolate and the trashy joys of Sigue Sigue Sputnik to the 'death jazz' of Miles Davis and the angst of Portishead, James Fry takes us through his life in thirteen albums

Heavenly Chorals: Gazelle Twin’s Favourite Albums

From aliens, immortality and the early electronica of sci-fi films, to the sublime, immersive harmonies of devotional music, Gazelle Twin talks to Hannah Pezzack about thirteen albums that influenced her

The Exhilaration Of Discovery: Simeon Coxe’s Favourite Albums

The Silver Apples main man writes us his own Baker's Dozen, taking in Fats Domino and Portishead by way of Sun Ra and Spacemen 3

Lessons Learnt: Joe Mount Of Metronomy’s Favourite Albums

As Metronomy reissue 'Nights Out' for its 10th anniversary, their frontman Joe Mount sits down with Patrick Clarke to pick his favourite records, and explain how they shaped him

Inhabiting The Music: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of her appearance on The Quietus' stage at this year's Field Day Festival, Charlotte Gainsbourg takes Jeremy Allen through her favourite albums, from Portishead to Bach, Lou Reed to her dad

The Quest For The Grail: Rat Scabies Favourite Albums

The former Damned drummer tells Ben Graham about seeing bands at the Orchid Ballroom in Purley, the appeal of repetition and variety in music, and how The Damned nearly got their own Monkees-style TV show

Human Interactions: Agnes Obel’s Favourite Albums

With two UK dates bringing her European tour to a close next week, the Danish singer-songwriter self-pens us a top albums rundown

Music For The Lizard Brain: Ty Bulmer Of NYPC’s Favourite Albums

With their new album out yesterday, the band's singer-songwriter picks out her own top long-players

Emotional Experimentation: Ghostpoet’s Favourite Albums

With an excellent second album under his belt, Ghostpoet picks out his own favourite LPs from his collection

The Sounds Of Planet Earth: Nick Rhodes Of Duran Duran’s Favourite Albums

As his long-standing side-project TV Mania finally releases an album, Bored With Prozac And The Internet?, Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes reveals the 13 albums that changed his perceptions about music

Cee Lo Green On His 13 Favourite Records

The Lady Killer himself, Cee-Lo Green, steps up to the plate and divulges his 13 favourite albums to The Quietus