When it comes to musicians with a thorough knowledge and appreciation of cinema, Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo) are a rare breed; their celebrated musical prowess has bee
Single ‘Me And Giuliani Down By the Schoolyard’ and 2004’s ‘Louden Up Now’ album saw the California/Oregon/New York collective signed up by Warp in the UK and jettisoned to the forefront of
The Oslo foursome have spent the last few months ripping-up America and Europe with their blend of latter day Primal Scream guitar licks and krautrock rhythms.
Sometimes when you’re speaking to the next-best-thing in music you encounter a band so pretentious in their responses that you develop an instant dislike and overwhelming feeling of disdain for them
For old scene heads 4hero, it’s been a long journey from illegal shows in north London warehouses to being radio staples and Mercury Music Prize nominated doyens of the dinner party soundtrack.
Hailing from Sheffield, 65daysofstatic (or 65days, or 65dos) mix post-rock signatures with epic, anthemic dance motifs and crunching riffs to put many a metal head to shame.
Surprise in the unknown has inspired the 747s since their humble beginnings in Dublin, where Ned and founding guitarist Oisin Leech met at Trinity College.
808 State are those Manchester giants of early Nineties dance, dominating the charts as well as the dancefloor with hits like 'Cubik', 'Pacific State' and 'Olympik'.
Following in the footsteps of genre-mashing electronic artists such as Surkin, M.I.A, The Bang Gang DJs and Vitalic, 80kidz, hailing from Japan, are ready to show the world what Tokyo can do.
Taking time off from the Cardigans, Nina Persson began recording material which found a few admirers. With her band members taking time off, Persson recruited Niclas Frisk to flesh out the material.
One of Manchester’s finest, most respective, innovative and forward thinking home-grown techno producers, A Guy Called Gerald’s fame spread outwards from the global 88 hit that he’ll never escap