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Radio: Resonance Extra – Episode 9 (26/09/2017)

Radio: Resonance Extra – Episode 9 (26/09/2017)

Anna and Kristina of the Stoscha label discuss crafting a compilation, the process of collaboration and the advantages of co-ordinating their operations from their respective homes of Frankfurt, Germany and Malmö, Sweden. Also: a playlist of voices. PART 1: VOICES 1. Captain Beefheart – “81” Poop Hatch 2. Agnes Hvizdalek – Index

Feature: ATTN in 2015

Feature: ATTN in 2015

In 2015, I wrote my first book. Storm Static Sleep is the first to be dedicated to the story of post-rock music, and stands as both my biggest undertaking and my greatest achievement. I spoke to several of my favourite musicians and discovered some of the strangest, most exhilarating adaptions

Interview: MacGillivray

Interview: MacGillivray

I first encountered MacGillivray when she supported Current 93 at the Union Chapel last year. Her set meddled with the tenses of time; the songs were both anxious explorations into the unknown and the fruits of beautifully honed creative craft, often placing voice and single instrument (piano, autoharp) in stark

Review: MacGillivray - Once Upon A Dirty Ear

I remember one particular school assembly back when I was seven. “If you have a secret and you want to tell someone,” the teacher said, “tell it to a glass of water.” I was baffled at the time, but now I understand. It’s a means of offloading the emotional

Live: Current 93 + Shirley Collins + MacGillivray @ Union Chapel in London, 08/02/2014

Live: Current 93 + Shirley Collins + MacGillivray @ Union Chapel in London, 08/02/2014

MacGillivray looks startled and curious, and sometimes it’s as though she’s discovering these songs (and her voice, for that matter) for the first time, marvelling at their changes in direction as if they move of an independent will. There’s nothing particularly complicated about her music– which is