Simon Raymonde is an English musician, record-producer and managing director of popular record label Bella Union. Simon is also well known for his contribution, as bass guitarist and keyboard player with the Cocteau Twins from 1983 to 1997.
In a recent guest column for Q Magazine John McClure, the 'Reverend' in Reverend and The Makers, talked openly about the history of the band and how his reputation as a gobshite had begun to overshadow the bands material. Towards the end of the piece McClure, speaking about their…
While the many aliases of Dutch artist Bas Bron have been wide–ranging, this year has seen his 2004 sleeper What’s A Girl To Do find prominence in the record bags of DJs all over the world. Helped by a re-release on Amsterdam’s Dekmantel imprint, the playful electro tune was…
Well… In the year 2015 who would have thought there was an artist capable of smashing records via physical and download sales? Adele is the answer, and 25 is already proving to be one of the biggest selling albums of all time. One fact: 25 has easily broken the…
We are all Fragile Creatures. This could be the rallying call for a band that has been flirting on the edges of the Brighton scene for a while now. But thanks to the word-of-mouth and social media explosion of their Stowaways song, these fragile creatures look set to take it…
The Self Help Group are the brainchild of Brighton singer-songwriter Mark Bruce, who formed the band in 2009 to showcase his skill for crafting a good tune around an unusual tale. Dead Stars is the bands second studio outing, impeccably produced by Jamie Freeman, it has a more solid…
Two years on from the highly acclaimed Until the Colours Run, this so far under-appreciated Newcastle band have released their third album, Beings, and it is a minor masterpiece of dynamics, atmosphere, lyrical intelligence, and intimacy. Produced and mixed by guitarist Paul Gregory, lead singer Hazel Wilde is…
Brighton may be TRAAMS’ surrogate home, their meshing of krautrock complexity and an indie sensibility has made them reliable regulars on the local DIY scene over the last few years, and this new one is out on Brighton’s very own Fat Cat Records. But on their 2013 debut Grin,…
The Fiction Aisle is quite a new name to the Brighton scene but the man behind it already has an extremely impressive string of releases. Tom White maybe more recognisable as the creator of the Mercury Prize nominated Electric Soft Parade, co- creator of the brilliant Brakes, or perhaps you…
Steve Goodman has never been afraid of pressing reset and starting afresh. When the Hyperdub founder saw the dubstep scene that he had been such an integral part of become formulaic and commercialized he was quick to cut loose and explore the new, cutting-edge sonic avenues that the world…