Underground Resistance

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Articles 6

Underground Resistance: Electronic Warfare For The Sonic Revolutions

In an exclusive extract from his new book *Assembling a Black Counter Culture*, DeForrest Brown, Jr. places the Detroit techno second-wavers in the context of US police brutality and European exploitation

Strange World Of...

Perception Is A Mother Fucker: The Strange World Of… Hieroglyphic Being

Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being grabs Dustin Krcatovich by the dome for a journey through a sprawling back catalog that marries house and techno to cosmic jazz, industrial squall, and sonic vistas yet unknown

Strange World Of...

Science Fiction/Science Fact: The Strange World Of… Jeff Mills

Jeff Mills may well be primarily known as one of the key figures in the development of Detroit techno and a founding member of UR but here he talks to Ed Power about his recent history working across the spectrum of the arts and his obsession with both space travel and science fiction

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Fountain Of Living Water: The Strange World Of Robert Hood

As he prepares to release a career-spanning box set, Robert Hood guides Mike Shallcross through two decades of techno experimentation, Detroit and how his religious belief inspires his music

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A Protected Sound: An Interview With Dalglish

Joseph Burnett speaks to enigmatic electronic musician Chris Douglas about his new album on PAN, creating his own protected sound world, and working with Mike Banks and James Stinson

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Love Is The Message: An Interview With Robert Hood

Robert Hood's new album under the Floorplan alias sees the minimal techno pioneer infuse his sound with gospel, disco and funk, all the while retaining his customary astonishing, hypnotic precision. He speaks with Harry Sword about growing up in '70s Detroit, the importance of intent, and how his strong Christian faith informs his attitude towards club music

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Music Waits For You: LoneLady’s Favourite Albums

From singing along with Neneh Cherry on her way to school to a lockdown obsession with Durutti Column, Julie Campbell, aka LoneLady, takes Elizabeth Aubrey through the thirteen definitive records of her life

News 5

Draaimolen Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup

Underground Resistance, Voices From The Lake and Shannen SP are among the acts playing the Dutch festival this September

Tresor Details New Archival Book, ‘Tresor: True Stories’

The early days of the famed Berlin techno institution are revisited across more than 400 photos and other archival material

Kraftwerk Remixes Collection To Be Released On Vinyl

The 3xLP set includes archive remixes by Orbital, Underground Resistance and more

Detroit: Techno City At The ICA

Exhibition at London's Institute Of Contemporary Arts to dig deep into rich history of Detroit techno

Caribou, Jon Hopkins & More For Dimensions

Laurel Halo, Vatican Shadow & more in first names for Croatian festival

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Blank Generation: Jim Jarmusch’s Permanent Vacation

With the BFI's Jim Jarmusch season underway Michael Wojtas has a look back at the director's 1980 feature debut

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Courtney Love Reforms Classic Hole Line-Up

Love reunites with Auf Der Maur, Erlandson and Schemel

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Toy Story 2 At 20: Mortality And Acceptance On The Edge Of 30

Celebrating the anniversary of a bona fide animated masterpiece gives weight to reflection on the meaning of life itself, far beyond the promise of just another sparky animation, finds Karl Smith

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Nothing Fabulous Lasts: Fleshback, Studio 54 & Alt-Sex Clubbing On Film

With the release of new films Fleshback and Studio 54, Soma Ghosh looks through the cinematic history of alternative sexual identities and the clubs they let loose in

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Super Zeros: Kick Ass 2 Reviewed

Mat Colegate Hulks out on 'real-world' superhero sequel Kick Ass 2

Film

Kneale Before Satan: The Witches Reviewed

Mat Colegate settles down with a glass of hemlock to view the new release of The Witches, a 1966 occult horror film from the pen of cult scribe Nigel Kneale

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“Fix Your F*cking Face!” The Film Roles Of Mark Kozelek

To Mark his cameo in Paolo Sorrentino's Youth, Oliver Lunn looks back over the acting roles of Red House Painter, Sun Kil Moon-er and arch wind-up-merchant Mark Kozelek

Film

Sci-Fi in Translation: Dante 01 and La Antena

Can foreign filmmakers inject new life into the tired genre of science fiction? Yes and no, finds Dave Moats.

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Vampish, Vulgar and Vacuous: Fellini’s La Citta Delle Donne Reappraised

Colm McAuliffe knees Fellini in the ghoulies having watched the director's La Citta Delle Donne (City Of Women), recently re-released on Blu-ray and DVD by Eureka Entertainment

Film

You Can Be Anything: On Oscar Micheaux, History’s Most Prolific African American Filmmaker

Controversial yet mainstream, Oscar Micheaux is the often forgotten African-American filmmaker who paved the way for Steve McQueen, Spike Lee and Childish Gambino. Soma Ghosh guides us through Micheaux's history

Film

Coming Of Age: Richard Linklater’s Boyhood Reviewed

Gary Green grows old gracefully in the company of Richard Linklater's latest.

Film

A Deafening Glory: On Sound Of Metal And The Hell Of Noise

Darius Marder's bold debut Sound of Metal asks the viewer to understand rock and deafness as two contradictory things – but it's a complex history, finds Soma Ghosh

Film

He Makes You Think He’s Lost When He’s Won: On Chadwick Boseman

The devastating news of the death of Chadwick Boseman, the actor whose intelligent vulnerability redefined portrayals of Black heroes for a beseiged generation, brought the world to the halt. Soma Ghosh remembers the late, great artist

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Reviews 1

ATP Nightmare Before Christmas 2011 In Review

Articles 6

Underground Resistance: Electronic Warfare For The Sonic Revolutions

Perception Is A Mother Fucker: The Strange World Of… Hieroglyphic Being

Science Fiction/Science Fact: The Strange World Of… Jeff Mills

Fountain Of Living Water: The Strange World Of Robert Hood

A Protected Sound: An Interview With Dalglish

Love Is The Message: An Interview With Robert Hood

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 1

Music Waits For You: LoneLady’s Favourite Albums

News 5

Draaimolen Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup

Tresor Details New Archival Book, ‘Tresor: True Stories’

Kraftwerk Remixes Collection To Be Released On Vinyl

Detroit: Techno City At The ICA

Caribou, Jon Hopkins & More For Dimensions

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