5. GZALiquid Swords

It’s a foundational work – just the subtlety, the nuance, the tonality, the symbolism. There’s so much in it – it’s like a film. So crunchy, but also so sweet. I learned a lot from this album.
Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

It’s a foundational work – just the subtlety, the nuance, the tonality, the symbolism. There’s so much in it – it’s like a film. So crunchy, but also so sweet. I learned a lot from this album.
Jas Shaw marks the release of the first album from his new project Shaw & Grossfeldt with a Quietus Baker's Dozen, featuring an Aphex Twin love story, why dance music isn't an albums game, and how a Resident Advisor podcast helped him through chemotherapy
Lost Map records have spent the last few years inviting some of the world's most interesting musicians to their home on the beautiful and remote Isle of Eigg to record work for their 'Visitations' series. Here, founder Pictish Trail and participants Rachel Aggs and Jason Lytle discuss Eigg's peculiar and potent creative spirit.