On the Substack this week I examine the work of D&B wizard High Contrast, a man who brought French House funk (and many other unexpected influences) to D&B. Let me know your High Contrast favourites! linenoise.substack.com/p/high-contr...

I reviewed the Kieran Hebden / William Tyler album for @pitchfork.com. “41 Longfield Street Late ’80s feels like a work of careful reduction ... the record has a time-weathered feel, suggesting music that has been chipped out of the mountain and smoothed off by sand.” pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

🤸 Calienta que sales 🤸 ¡El 25 de septiembre revelaremos el lineup de Primavera Sound 2026! 🎟️ Consigue tu abono a precio actual antes de la salida del cartel en www.primaverasound.com #primaverasoundbcn

on the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week: an interview with Nu-UKG duo YU QT, who recently blew my - and many others' - mind with their devastating take on 2-Unlimited, Y'all Ready For Dis. We spoke about being closet romantics + much more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

this is me reviewing the new Big Thief album in 120 seconds or less. Do be nice. or not! www.youtube.com/shorts/6IVPl...

I’m not saying that my Substack is indulgent, but my latest piece sits at 1,800 words and I am only three years and two and a half songs into the duo’s four-decade career. Sign up here! linenoise.substack.com

Romanthony, or the strange isolation of house music. On the Substack today, I wrote about the man who sung on one of dance music's greatest hits and then sat back and went quiet. Would love to know your favourite Romanthony tunes. linenoise.substack.com/p/romanthony...

I bought a cheap Kindle version of Natsume Soseki's I Am A Cat in English, rather than reading the gorgeous Catalan translation on my desk, and I am now being punished by the fact the word "cat" is spelled "eat", each and every time.

Mazzy Star at the rave - or why DJs should grow a backbone In which I get annoyed at the state of modern DJing and long for some Sheryl Crow. linenoise.substack.com/p/mazzy-star...

There is so much great Catalan music and every year the musical line up for the Diada is utterly, irrevocably trash. Such a wasted opportunity.

Apple Music users! You can now access my two main playlists of new music: The newest and the bestest and The newest and bestest 2025. Enjoy. music.apple.com/gb/playlist/... music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

On the Substack this week, part two of my very rough guide to Sun Ra! linenoise.substack.com/p/10-songs-t...

When I was a teenager, getting into jazz, Sun Ra was the Great White Whale. Today on the Substack I present you part one of my 10 songs to make (some) sense of Sun Ra - part one. Sign up for part two. linenoise.substack.com/p/10-songs-t...

On the Substack today, Weird 90s - Jack Your Body and a childhood in rave aka a very long answer as to how I got into electronic music. linenoise.substack.com/p/weird-90s-...

This week on the @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, an interview with mad miran from @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. (And if you’re looking for more, mm, I recommend this week’s First Floor). soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Britpop carpark aka my adventures in Oasis, from outside Murrayfield. linenoise.substack.com/p/britpop-ca...

I could have talked to Sam Barker for hours about his album of the year, Stochastic Drift, dance music without drums and un-footing his audience; instead, I had 11 minutes, live @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. Hell, I’ll take it. @radioprimavera.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Peter Buck on Luke Haines, Shiny Happy People, the Supreme Being and more. On the Substack today: I spoke to Peter Buck about all the above, as he and Luke Haines geared up to the release of their excellent new album, Going Down to the River… to Blow My Mind. linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...

Would YOU dare to score against Mirko Topić? I certainly wouldn't. He's just have to look at me and I would run in the opposite direction.

on the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I spoke to the legendary Caroline Hervé - aka (Miss) Kittin - ahead of her devastating @primavera-sound.bsky.social set about electroclash, 2000s nostalgia, the passing of time + her fantastic lyrics. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I wrote about the wonderful DJ Mehdi for The Guardian, as Arte's documentary gets a wider release. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

I interviewed Sabres of Paradise’s Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. We went into the Sabres reunion, why the band split, plans for a 3rd Sabres album with a feature from Tom Waits + the band’s unclassifiable appeal. Read it here: linenoise.substack.com/p/sabres-of-...

this is an absolutely excellent record. They probably won't thank me for calling it Monster meets the Auteurs but that's what it reminds me of.

On the new @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social an interview with Sabres of Paradise at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. We talked about the reunion, the split, plans for a 3rd Sabres album with Tom Waits (!?) + the band’s unclassifiable appeal. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Want to see me - full of hay fever - review the new Tyler, The Creator album in the one-minute review? Then you're in luck: www.youtube.com/shorts/606kY...

On the Substack today, SHERELLE on depression, pressure and normalising moody DJing. Plus The KLF, Rainmaker, Closet Yi and more. linenoise.substack.com/p/sherelle-o...

On @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social today, a birthday (ish) interview with Pinch, talking about 20 years of his Tectonic label, dubstep, Bristol, the influence of reggae, running a label in 2025, Adrian Sherwood, Trim, Croydon, Forward>> + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I spoke to super DJ / producer SHERELLE about depression, public expectation, normalising moody DJing, turbo bangers + more. This episode was recorded live at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

this comes originally from djopm on Discogs: "if you play Chill Out and Space simultaneously, they SYNC! Alex Paterson did it live before the opening act. Then he went to his booth where he sold his own t-shirts etc, and I asked him about it, and he confirmed it." www.discogs.com/master/63579...

REVELATION: Did you know that if you play The KLF's Chill Out and Jimmy Cauty's Space simultaneously, they synchronise perfectly? No but seriously.... try it out here (and thanks to @musically.com for the life-changing ambient tip): viewsync.net/watch?v=rO5-...

absolutely excellent new episode of @switchedonpop.bsky.social about recognising AI in music. Fine work. A big takeaway for me is that AI music can easily pass for real for one song but it would be a lot harder for any sustained period of time. switchedonpop.com/episodes/tem...

one of my highlights of @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025 was interviewing Alan Sparhawk for @radioprimavera.bsky.social with @salicrunette.bsky.social. It got pretty emotional. The video is now available, I hope you enjoy it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb55...

OK I couldn’t resist. Today I published my third best of guide to Pepe Bradock, titled - why not? - Deepest Burnt - which brings things right up to the present day. Have a read. And let me know what you think. linenoise.substack.com/p/deepest-bu...

I reviewed the new DJ Haram album for @pitchfork.com. "Beside Myself is dramatic and daring, the agreeably messy sound of the kind of radical freedom that might not change our sinking world but can liberate the willing mind." pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

This week on @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social a classic Rephlex group from the braindance era, still going strong today: D'Arcangelo! We talk about AFX, “braindance”, Depeche Mode, playing @primavera-sound.bsky.social and more soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

At @primavera-sound.bsky.social I spoke to Mor Elian for @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social about back-to-back sets, cowlicks, weird noises and becoming the artist she always wanted to be. Have a listen here: soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I actually quite want to go and see the Sex Pistols do their thing with Frank Carter tonight at Cruilla, if anyone has a very cheap ticket to offer me.

Why didn't Rachel from Friends do to the Danish festival?...................... Because Roskilde.

It’s Crydamoure day on the Substack. Guy-Man’s label paints a filter-house smile on the frowning face of dance, via Stooges covers, Greek gods, Santa Claus and a ridiculous amount of filtered samples. linenoise.substack.com/p/crydamoure...

to celebrate the launch of new Danny L Harle music, here's a Danny L Harle interview, from @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025 @radioprimavera.bsky.social soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On the Substack today: Not your usual records from the first half of 2025, with albums from @helenganya.bsky.social, Marshall Allen; Andy Bell; Ichiko Aoba; TOKiMONSTA; Raisa K; Spiral Deluxe; Annie and the Caldwells; Jadu Heart; Gazella + Goldie. linenoise.substack.com/p/not-your-u...

I spoke to Wookie and Lain for @theguardian.com about Battle, one of my all-time favourite tunes and this is what came of it! I absolutely loved doing this so thanks to everyone. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

This week on @linenoisepod.bsky.social podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social a short but sweet interview with Simo Cell at the 2025 @primavera-sound.bsky.social festival about the French Touch, classic puppetry, FL Louis, Daft Punk, Paris clubbing and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I have 2 days to reach an arbitrary target for Substack subscriber numbers, so why not give Line Noise a chance? “Dance music’s past, dance music’s future”. 1 big piece a week + track reviews. Recent subjects include One Dove, Deep Dish, Mark Pritchard + KLF! Sign up:https://linenoise.substack.com/

seeing the current furore about CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, I was reminded that we interviewed them for @radioprimavera.bsky.social in 2000, in the same programme as Juana Molina! And, yes, you can listen here: www.mixcloud.com/RadioPrimave...

On the Substack this week: Air’s 10 000 Hz Legend - where OK Computer met Discovery. "Something distinctly proggy was in the Paris waters as 1999 became 2000 and a new Millennium roved into anxious view..." linenoise.substack.com/p/airs-10-00...

reviews are embargoed and all that jazz, so I can't say too much. But, damn, the closing song on the new Wet Leg album is absolutely EXCELLENT. Best thing they've done I think.

I wanted to do something to mark Brian Wilson’s death, so I did this: The Beach Boys: 10 songs to understand their post-Pet Sounds era. Let me know if you agree with my choices: linenoise.substack.com/p/the-beach-...

On the latest @linenoisepod.bsky.social @radioprimavera.bsky.social, Johann Wald and I talk to Kelly Lee Owens @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2025 about dream states, pop music, synth spotting with Depeche Mode, death bed music and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Aw man I love Post! Thanks to @djmag.com for asking me to write about it and Mun Sing and Marine Herlop for talking to me about it!