Simian Ghost on the importance of Broadcast
Ahead of the release of The Veil, we asked the band to write about what the music of Broadcast means to them...»
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DiSsection: Johnny Foreigner You Can Do Better album track by track
Johnny Foreigner talk us through their fourth album, You Can Do Better...»
Steven Ansell from Blood Red Shoes: Is music becoming a passive experience?
"It's all right there ready for me, pre-packed. It's a f-ing microwave meal..."»
If stories were songs: James Vella's Devourings
To mark the release of his book Devourings, we asked James Vella to pick his five favourite books and imagine what their musical accompaniment might be...»
Girl With The Gun on the alternative Italian scene
Girl With The Gun give us a whirlwind tour of the current Italian alternative music scene...»
Dutch Uncles on their live setup, pedal boards and studio equipment
Dutch Uncles talk about their studio studio in Salford and their live set-up»
Summer Camp on pedals, synths and working with Stephen Street
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Jeremy Warmsley of Summer Camp talks us through the making of their new album.»
Planet Gear: Katie from Sky Larkin on her guitar pedals
Katie from Sky Larkin talks us through her armoury of guitar pedals and how they were used in the recording of the new album...»
Planet Gear: Polly Scattergood on the making of Arrows + Album Stream
My new album Arrows is about a journey, and moving forward. Here is some of the gear I enjoyed using along the way...»
DiSsection: Johnny Flynn Country Mile track by track
Johnny Flynn's new album Country Mile sees Johnny and long-time collaborator/best friend Adam Beach (The Sussex Wit) take the helm on production duties. Here Johnny talks us through the album, track by track...»
Belle and Sebastian: Frozen in the Moment
Our good friends in America who run the fantastic Under the Radar magazine caught up with Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch for a chat about this summer's release of The Third Eye Centre.»
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.»
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 (as well as a host of special guest vocalists, including Liela Moss of The Duke Spirit, Morgan Kibby of M83/White Sea, Ben Gautrey of The Cooper Temple Clause) to enjoy some new-found creative freedom, the result of which you can hear on the new album Desensitized.»
DiSsection: 65daysofstatic Wild Light track by track
Paul from 65daysofstatic talks us through the band's new album...»
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...»
Planet Gear: Thomas Dybdahl on the making of What's Left Is Forever
Norway’s Thomas Dybdahl talks us through the making of his forthcoming album, 'What's Left Is Forever', a collaboration with legendary Grammy Award winning producer and musician Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell).»
Exorcising the Ghosts of Past, Present, and Yet to Come: DiS meets John Grant
This article originally appeared in June/July 2013's print issue of Under the Radar - you can by back issues and pick up the digital editions over at undertheradarmag.com »
Barbarossa's Top 10 Soul & Electronica Tracks
Recently awarded 8/10 by DiS Aaron Lavery, James Mathis (aka Barbarossa) album 'Bloodlines' was hailed as "a great example of someone following their musical instincts into new areas and finding success". Here, James talks us through his ten favourite soul and electronica tracks.»
Planet Gear: No Age on the making of An Object + Album Stream
With 'An Object', their fourth full-length album, No Age has forgone the straight and narrow route, landing in a strange and unexpected place, feet planted in fresh, fertile soil. This new LP finds drummer/vocalist Dean Spunt exploding from behind his kit»
"I love them as much as Myself and R. Stevie Moore" - Tim Burgess on releasing Throwing Up
East London’s newest punk/grunge heroes, Throwing Up released their debut album on Tim Burgess’ O Genesis label last week. We asked the man himself about what it's like to be on the other side of the fence....»
Planet Gear: Tunng on the making of Turbines
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Tunng talk us through the creation of new album 'Turbines'...»
Planet Gear: The Veils on weathered instruments
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, The Veils Finn Andrews talk us through the beauty of weathered instruments...»
Planet Gear: Mat Riviere on his Casio SK1 & Yamaha SU200 sampler
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Mat Riviere talks us through some of his gear. Yamaha SU200 sampler I first got one o»
Planet Gear: Jamie Cullum on his Fender Rhodes collection
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Jamie Cullum talk us through some of treasures he's collected over the years, as well as the making of his new album Momentum, which was produced by Jim Abbiss (Artic Monkeys, Adele) and Dan The Automator (Kasabian, DJ Shadow) and features collaborations with Roots Mauva and Laura Mvula.»
A Scream and an Outrage: Win tickets to Barbican weekend of music curated by Nico Muhly
Nico Muhly curates the Barbican’s May marathon of music next weekend, including a line-up featuring Villagers, Philip Glass, Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Bang on a Can. Win tickets...»
Wampire: 10 things musicians need to know to survive multi-venue festivals like SXSW
Wampire on the ten things you need to know before you play SXSW (or any multi-venue festival).»
Planet Gear: The Boy Least Likely To on recording The Great Perhaps
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, The Boy Least Likely To talk us through the making of their fourth album, The Great Perhaps.»
Planet Gear: The Leisure Society on Making Alone Aboard The Ark
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, The Leisure Society talk us through the making of their new album, Alone Aboard The Ark.»
Planet Gear: Javelin on the Hammond Innovex Condor GSM Guitar Synthesizer
NY/LA genre-hopping duo Javelin return with their third album, Hi Beams, on 15th April 2013, via Luaka Bop - the record label started by David Byrne. Tom Van Buskirk from the band talks about one of the essential ingredients that went into making the album...»
Planet Gear: Behind the scenes at Ólafur Arnalds' studio
Welcome to my humble abode! This is where I have made all of my music for the last two years or so. It is a relatively small room situated inside a fairly large old fish factory turned studio complex. It's an inspiring place with a great view of the ocean»