In Depth
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Book Review
4AD week - Facing The Other Way: The Story Of 4AD - Book Review
To mark the release of Martin Aston's book, Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, DiS celebrates one of our favourite labels with a series of pieces exploring the label's history. Here, Dom Gourlay reviews the book itself. »
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Takeover
4AD week - Lewis Jamieson on life inside 4AD
To mark the release of Martin Aston's book, Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, DiS celebrates one of our favourite labels with a series of pieces exploring the label's history. »
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Festival Preview
Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia: A preview
With festival season just about over for one summer, this coming weekend sees the return of the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia. »
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Festival Review
Haldern Pop 2013: the DiS review
By the time I woke up at noon on Sunday, my beer-swigging buddies had disappeared, the main stage had been dismantled, and the campsite was almost empty. The villagers hope to put on another festival next year. »
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Takeover
4AD week - Vaughan Oliver discusses the sleeve art of 4AD
As Martin Aston takes stock of 4AD in his new book 'Facing The Other Way', we speak to Vaughan Oliver, a man as crucial to its legacy as its infamous, reclusive founder Ivo Watts-Russell. »
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Artist-generated
Planet Gear: Chris Karloff from Black Onassis
Black Onassis is the new project of former Kasabian member Chris Karloff. As a founding member, lead guitarist and one of the chief songwriters for Kasabian, Karloff left the band back in 2006. But now he’s joined forces with NYC musician Nick Forde ... »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 23.09.13: Haim, Grizzly Bear, Katy B
This week's DiS Does Singles gfeatures new songs from Haim, Katy B, Grizzly Bear, Cass McCombs and many more writers of song. »
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In Depth
4AD week - The 5 Most Vital 4AD Debuts: Bauhaus, The Birthday Party, Pixies, This Mortal Coil, Lush
To mark the release of Martin Aston's book, Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, DiS celebrates one of our favourite labels with a series of pieces exploring 4AD's history. Here Tom Fenwick takes a look at some of the label's most vital debut ... »
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Column
4AD Week: The Women of 4AD - Throwing Muses, Lush, The Breeders
To mark the release of Martin Aston's book, Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, DiS celebrates one of our favourite labels with a series of pieces exploring the label's history. »
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Interview
"The most important thing is to have freedom" - DiS meets Goldfrapp
Self-admittedly dissatisfied with their last album - the one dimensional neon synth-fest, Head First – Tales Of Us sees Goldfrapp shedding the sequins and glam to once again roam the bare terrain they first scaled on Felt Mountain a... »
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Interview
"This record is about a personal crisis" - DiS meets Alela Diane
About Farewell is an intensely personal album. In part the result of Alela Diane going through a divorce with her ex-husband and former collaborator Tom Bevitori, it is also a clear move away from the larger band sound she explored on 2011’s Wild Divine. »
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Mixtape
13 Albums: The Quietus' 5th Birthday Baker's Dozen
The Quietus have just turned five. To celebrate, joint owners and editors, John Doran and Luke Turner have joined forces to bring you a selection of the 13 best albums to play on the home stereo at 4am when in either a state of psychological or moral dishevelment. »
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Column
Drowned in Bristol #14: Autumn 2013 ft Rise Records, Trust Fund, Spectres and The Naturals
New acts, the return of The Croft, some great Rise Records in stores... it's going to be a busy autumn in Bristol, for sure! »
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In Depth
"If we'd been with a label, they would have been like, 'Are you insane?'" – DiS meets Au Revoir Simo
Telling the story of what Au Revoir Simone have been doing for the last four years requires you to tell three. There’s the tale of Annie, who became first a mother, then a rock musician; there’s the tale of Erika, who started making music solo, recor... »
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Column
Drowned in Manchester #17: Autumn 2013 ft. Warehouse Project, gig picks, Shield Patterns interview
Manchester comes alive in the autumn and winter time, as new bands emerge and begin to forge their roots into the cracked and dark brickwork of the old Victorian buildings. In this month’s column we’ll look at a few bits of news, check out a couple of new bands on th... »
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Interview
DiS Meets Sebadoh
Continuing 2013's grand tradition of bands returning from Chinese Democracy-worthy periods of inactivity, Sebadoh join My Bloody Valentine, The Pastels and Mazzy Star on the roll call of artists putting over a decade in the wilderness behind them wit... »
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DiSection
DiSsection: 65daysofstatic Wild Light track by track
Paul from 65daysofstatic talks us through the band's new album... »
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Mixtape
Mixtape: 65daysofstatic
As part of their takeover week to celebrate the release of their new album 65daysofstatic have compiled a mixtape full of music they've been loving recently... »
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Mixtape
Some Velvet Mixtape: 2013 in Drones, Reverb and Feedback - Part Two
Summer may have been and gone, but don't despair. Here's the second Some Velvet Mixtape of 2013 featuring forty-one of the finest tracks to grace our stereos this year. »
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Interview
"A perfect combination of being terrified and exhilarated" - DiS meets Midlake's Eric Pulido & M
When a frontman leaves a band, it can be the end. For Midlake it might just be the best thing that’s ever happened. »
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Interview
Album by Album: From The Fall of Math to Wild Light - 65daysofstatic on their back catalogue
With five albums and a soundtrack to their name, 65daysofstatic's Paul Wolinski took some time chat to us about the past 12 years and offers an open and honest account of each album, its production, and the impact these pieces of music have had on the progression and... »
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Festival Review
Donks, book-readings and Portmeirion's magical piazza - Festival No.6 The DiS Review
If you haven’t been to this particular part of Wales before, or if you’re unfamiliar with The Prisoner, the village of Portmeirion itself is pretty awe-inspiring on first impression – the grand piazza at its heart, the colourful, Italian-inspired buildings that are c... »
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Column
Drowned In Sheffield #15
There’s a whole load of gigs happening in ol’ Sheffers over the next few weeks, and as ever you can find about a million listings down below. However, it’s worth taking this opportunity to draw some attention some great stuff happening outside of the usual live music... »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 16.09.13: Arcade Fire, Cut Copy, Cass McCombs
Hello. Welcome to the first DiS Does Singles of the post-festival season. Basically, you can expect great songs to be thrown around like confetti in the run up to Christmas. This week we've got brand new offerings from Cut Copy, Cass McCombs and Kings Of »