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Crucial Listening #78: Kevin Martin (The Bug)

Jaw on the floor, zoning into spirituality, bastardised reggae basslines. The multidirectional musician and producer discusses three important albums.

Kevin’s picks:

Gil Mellé – The Andromeda Strain OST
The Necks – Sex
Public Image Limited – Metal Box

Kevin’s soundtrack to Tarkovsky’s Solaris comes out June 25th on Phantom Limb. Elsewhere, there’s a Bandcamp for his music as Kevin Richard Martin and another for The Bug. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

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