In Depth
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Festival Review
Matthew Herbert’s One Pig @ Royal Opera House, 02/09/2011
‘The pig,’ murmurs Matthew Herbert, avant-electronic pioneer hero, sitting on his hands, ‘is a metaphor. For the gap between user and producer, what we do and its impact, the consequences of our actions. The way we treat animals is arguably the worst... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #108 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. St. Vincent, Summer Camp, Kelis
This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring Summer Camp, St. Vincent. Memoryhouse, Big Deal, Jens Lekman...and then some! »
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Festival Review
End of the Road 2011: the DiS review
Kate Hutchinson gets folked up and out at End of the Road this year… »
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Column
Drowned in Norwich #2
Uurrrggghh I hate starting this article, like actually starting it. I definitely don’t want to write “OOohhh the last two months were amazing!!!” or “WOW what a busy couple of months in Norwich Music”. I also don’t want to unleash upon you any flammable »
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Column
SAVAGE PIXELS #3: Deus Ex, Dead Island, Bodycount, The Darkness...
Apologies for the no-show in August. I was in the Lake District. Not a great deal of gaming up in those hills. Besides, August was a quiet month indeed, even for the hardcore gamer – until the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, anyway. But more on that title, later. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 12/09/11 Summer Camp, Laura Marling, Dent May
Single of the Week! Summer Camp - ‘Better Off Without You’ (Apricot Recording Co / Moshi Moshi) On ‘Better Off Without You’ (and if you can forgive the unfortunate expression) Summer Camp pull off having it both ways. Raging smartarses, they manag »
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Interview
Beirut, bravery and Blondie - DiS meets Zach Condon
Beirut's Zach Condon to chat with DiS about Blondie, bravery and their new album, The Rip Tide... »
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Tour Diary
Beirut's Summer 2011 - European Tour Diary
As part of today's site takeover, Beirut's Kelly Pratt and Paul Collins provide us with an glimpse into their life on the road over the past few months... »
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Takeover
Ten Wonderful Brazilians by Beirut
As part of today's Beirut takeover, bassist Paul B. Collins, shares ten Brazilians that he respects and/or adores... »
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Takeover
Beirut: A Sleep Diary
As part of their takeover, Beirut have selected a few of their favourite dreams from their touring sleep diary... »
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Interview
DiS meets Ringo Deathstarr
Last month also saw the first European release of Sparkler, a compilation that was put together a couple of years ago documenting all their early releases such as the aforementioned Ringo Deathstarr EP. Having played the Fuji Rock festival over the ... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #107 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. PJ Harvey, Dels, SBTRKT + more
This week's Spotifriday playlist, formed from the content this week. It features SBTRKT, Ghostpoet, Laura Marling, Dels, Grace Jones, Beethoven and a few more. »
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Column
Drowned in Nottingham #5
Following on from June's local scene report and gig guide from Nottingham and the East Midlands, here's the fifth installment from DiS' man in the city... »
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Column
The Classical #1 - Roll Over Beethoven
Believe me, whatever excuses you have for not listening to classical music, I’ve already heard them, and frankly, I’m not impressed. Can anyone who sincerely loves music really afford to claim that it magically began when Robert Johnson came back from the crossroads?... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 05/09/11 Dels, Liz Green, Bon Iver, Ghostpoet
This morning’s crisp sunshine can only mean one thing; it is Autumn, which is the season in which everyone in music releases a single at the same time, in a vain attempt to get their hands on your money before Father Christmas comes around to suck it all up with his ... »
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Interview
In Conversation with Mercury Prize nominee Ghostpoet
Obaro Ejimiwe is Ghostpoet, UK rap’s freshest and finest voice in 2011. The man’s debut album, Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam, was released in February via Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label, and immediately set about attracting plau... »
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Column
Drowned In Manchester #8
The eighth installment of our local scene guide from our DiS scribe in Manchester... »
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Festival Review
Leeds Festival - A DiS Summary
Scribes Simon Jay Catling and Dom Gourlay offer their final thoughts on this year's Leeds Festival... »
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Festival Review
Green Man Festival 2011 - The DiS Review
O festival season what ails ye? Why does this fractured summer of 2011 choose to raise its ire with the likes of Truck, Supernormal and the Big Chill? Aye there’s the saturation point, the tough times of the economy, the rising ticket prices; but these were festivals... »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #106 - This week on DiS as a playlist ft. Warpaint, The National, Destroyer
This week's Spotifriday playlist featuring masterpieces from Warpaint, Destroyer, Katy B, Forest Swords, Kvelertak and many more. »
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Festival Review
Leeds 2011: A Festival Diary
Last weekend, DiS went along to Leeds Festival en masse, and as well as putting together daily blogs and Gary Wolstenholme's excellent photo galleries, we thought it would be a good idea to compile a diary of the weekend too. »
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Staff-generated
First Listen: Slow Club - Paradise
We took a first listen of Slow Club's forthcoming record, Paradise. Here's a track-by-track rundown of it. »
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Column
DiS in Australia: Splendour In The Grass 2011
Festival season is generally fraught with tales of calamity or serious incidents (these usually include Field Day and on rare occasion, an actual Zoo Thousand) and sad postponements or cancellations – as in Offset, Beacons and Truck this year. Festivals a »
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Column
Drowned Down Under #2
There are many awesome things about Sydney: The Harbour Bridge. The Opera House. The beaches. One lesser-known treasure of the city, however, is local indies radio station FBi Radio. Resoundingly independent, its centrepiece event is Changing Lanes: an allday event ... »