Of course you shouldn’t actually READ them - some thoughts on reviews. Do you read your reviews? Should you read your reviews? You definitely shouldn't. And yet of course you do. Inside Baseball on the the newsletter this week. And I am keen to know your thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/linenois...

unlikely, I know but does anyone have The Amorphous Androgynous' A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind DC they did for @mojomagazine.bsky.social? If so please please please could you send me an MP3? I can't find my copy anywhere and it's not available online.

A few months ago, I spoke to Ed Wynne, the leading light behind British psych? prog? ambient? space rock? band Ozric Tentacles for the Line Noise podcast. We spoke about Todd Rundgren, 43 years of the band, advice from George Harrison, a shimmery afterglow + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

well I've read a tantalisingly below half 49 of 100 out of @theguardian.com's Best Novels. And looking forward to reading many more. I would have put some Zola on the list - Germinal, perhaps - The Magus and maybe some more. But on the whole, I loved the list. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

For some months now, Apple Music has a weird bug where I can't listen to songs off forthcoming albums, even if the songs themselves have been released. Does anyone else have this? It makes listening to new songs - aka the ones labels and artists are trying to promote - pretty difficult.

On the newsletter this week: “John Denver’s got some bangers” - an interview with Sully. We spoke about jungle versus drum & bass, the influence of Portishead, Martin Hannett, Rermarc and more. Plus some incredible Norwich spotting. linenoise.substack.com/p/john-denve...

Always wondered where to start with Stereolab? Or where to go deeper with one of the most mind-bogglingly adventurous bands? Johann Wald and I have you covered in this latest Tier List, which ranks the band’s eleven studio albums in order of utter essentialness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Axi...

On this week’s Line Noise podcast, I spoke to Mike Pickering, a man whose musical history makes ordinary people quake. We spoke about Quando Quango, Factory Records, the Haçienda, making the first British house record (perhaps), M People and his new book. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On today’s newsletter (for paid subs): “I turned the speed up and got booed even more” - an interview with Mike Pickering. Manchester, house music, Factory, The Haçienda, M People and more, from a man whose musical history makes ordinary people quake. linenoise.substack.com/p/i-turned-t...

On today’s newsletter: “Humbleness is important” - an interview with Olof Dreijer, in which I talk to the former Knife about aquatic synths, macho music, flamenco and more. linenoise.substack.com/p/humbleness...

On the Line Noise podcast today, an interview with the wonderful Olof Dreijer, ahead of the release of his solo debut album, Loud Bloom, and his @primavera-sound.bsky.social a la Ciutat gig. We talk aquatic synths, The Knife, jazz, click consonants + more soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Brilliant news, this. #NCFC’s women’s team has been building momentum over a few seasons and this promotion is well deserved. Hopefully they continue to grow, strengthen, improve and move further up the leagues.

1k+ words on an hour-long drum & bass odyssey, three decades on? Don’t mind if I do. Yup, I wrote about Goldie’s mother for @pitchfork.com: “a beacon of misunderstood ambition you can’t quite believe they let anyone get away with, but which absolutely had to be made.” pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...

If you're shopping for music today, a number of labels, including my favourites Strut, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Honest Jon's, Mr Bongo and Príncipe Discos are doing a My recommendations: Herbert & Momoko - Clay momokogill.bandcamp.com/album/clay

On the newsletter today: “We carved out that space where we could be anything” - an interview with Coldcut’s Matt Black. Coldcut are dance music royalty, in this interview we go into everything from AI music to Top of the Pops. linenoise.substack.com/p/we-carved-...

RPS spoke to punk legend Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks ahead of the band's recent gig in Hospitalet, about 50th anniversaries, the changing face of Manchester, Pete Shelley and much more, including a couple of excellent Kurt Cobain stories towards the end.  open.spotify.com/episode/2LMj...

On the Line Noise podcast this week Myd returns to talk the joys of playing live, tour bus life, his recent album Mydnight and the pain of losing a hard drive. Plus, prepare yourselves for some extreme Todd Edwards-spotting. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I’ve been going on about IZCO’s debut album for a while now - and I finally got the chance to review it, for DJ Mag. “…dance music with fire in its heart and the wind at its heel, to be enjoyed rather than understood.” djmag.com/reviews/izco...

This brilliant collection of nine extensive ambient and dub techno tunes from the early 2000s has soundtracked countless quiet mornings for me recently, so I reached out to Marc Leclair, who willingly answered a few questions about this special album. www.zensounds.de/p/marc-lecla...

On the newsletter this week: Mr Fingers’ Leev Ur Mynd - or genius at rest and play. “Larry Heard’s genius lies in making it all sound so easy. Listen to those first, classic Mr. Fingers records and the music sounds absolutely inevitable.” linenoise.substack.com/p/mr-fingers...

On Line Noise podcast this week, an interview with System 7, AKA Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy. Has anyone had a more interesting life in music? In Gong in the70s, recorded Rainbow Dome Musick in 1979, gravitated to acid house in the 80s + formed System 7 in 1989. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

who does Primal Scream's press in the UK? (Sorry to be so boring...)

On the Line Noise podcast today, a special interview with Matt Black of Coldcut! We talked about Sound Mirrors, ahead of its 20th anniversary re-release; but we also went gloriously all over the shop, from Top of the Pops to AI. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On the Substack: “A really good musician cannot do techno” - a rare interview with Terrence Dixon, in which the enigmatic Detroit producer talks extreme repetition, Tresor, Juan Atkins, Mike Banks + his Kraftwerk-loving grandmother. Now in written form. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-really-g...

V. excited that my guest on the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social this week is the rarely interviewed Detroit techno legend Terrence Dixon! We talked about his history with Tresor, extreme repetition, Juan Atkins, Mike Banks, not reading manuals + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

i hope the white house sends vance to campaign for Reform in britain

Perfect Croydon cosmic disco

This incredible record sat in relative obscurity for 44 years, I tracked down the original artists and master tapes and today my label Phantasy reissues it. Give it a spin. lnk.to/PH151Xclusiv

On the newsletter today, for paid subs only, Giddy frivolousness and desolate places - an interview with Calibre. linenoise.substack.com/p/giddy-friv...

YELLOWJACKETS YELLOWJACKETS YELLOWJACKETS!!!!!!!!!!! Yes I know I am late to the game but PLEASE tell me season 2 is as amazingly great as season 1.

On the newsletter this week: A dive into Thee dark - Felix da Housecat’s weirdest, wildest work. With Pierre’s Fantasy Club, Wizdom, Thee Madkatt Courtship, Aphrohead, Thee Madkatt Chronicles and more. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-dive-int...

In our latest Tier List for @radioprimavera.bsky.social Johann and I get deep into David Bowie’s post-Tin Machine catalogue, a surprisingly fertile field for discussion. What’s the best? What’s the worst? And what's underrated? Discover here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ly6...

I love it when people really get INTO IT in an interview. That was the case on Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, where I spoke to Calibre about everything from his lack of confidence in his voice to 80s Belfast, passing by Lankum, perfect pitch + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On the newsletter : How do you remix Sun Ra? And what’s the point? These are the questions asked by When There Is No Sun, a new compilation in which a handful of artists get to grips with the extravagantly cosmic work of one of jazz’s most singular artists. linenoise.substack.com/p/when-there...

Both a Flying Saucer Attack reference and a Beak> joke in the latest @theguardian.com football David Squires cartoon and, really, we are not worthy. www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

On this week’s Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I spoke to French producer Malibu ahead of her @primaverasounds.bsky.social gigs in Barcelona and Madrid about the profound impact of ive shows, music as a diary, growing up in a small town + LA loneliness. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Yr book is absolutely brilliant; I’ve learnt loads of things I didn’t know. You’ve practically written a chronological biography focusing on the band’s exceptional body of work. Will the next book be a track/track analysis of every album, Really! Thank you for your passionate and fascinating work!

I reviewed the new Anna Calvi EP for @pitchfork.com. God’s Lonely Man is absolutely excellent; her cover of Computer Love quite a lot less so.... pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

This week, on the Line Noise newsletter, an audience with Jeff Mills. Do you dance? I asked him. You’ll have to read on to find out his response. linenoise.substack.com/p/i-dont-pre...

in the latest @radioprimavera.bsky.social Tier list, Johann and I rank Gorillaz' nine studio albums by order of might, ahead of the group's appearance at @primavera-sound.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=xatZ...

This week, on the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, an audience with Jeff Mills. I spoke to the don of techno about Live at the Liquid Rooms, the importance of dancing, making music every day and more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Lots of love to The Cardigans' sweetly dark heart, for now and forever.

I really enjoyed this interview. It was quite late at night and I had just drunk lots of coffee, so I hope it makes sense!

I was a guest on the excellent Booked on Rock podcast, talking about - what else? - my Stereolab book! Check it out here. open.spotify.com/episode/4B8D...

To mark the release of my Stereolab book, Space Age Batchelor Pad Music, I read 10 minutes from the opening chapter on the Line Noise podcast, which is the closest you're probably going to get to an audiobook. Here, I explain what makes Stereolab so special. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

“From a storm to a haven, a jolt to a caress”. Yup, I reviewed the new Anjimile album for @pitchfork.com and it made me all poetic. Really lovely record, with exquisite songwriting. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

On the Substack this week: Stereolab in Tinseltown - or weirdness at the heart of LA. linenoise.substack.com/p/stereolab-...

On the Line Noise podcast @radioprimavera.bsky.social, I plug my Stereolab book, ahead of publication this Friday. I explain the how, whys and wherefores of the new book, the 20-song structure and talk about trawling the Stereolab back catalogue for themes and oddness. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Should you want more Discovery, I was on All Of It with Alison Stewart @wnyc.org yesterday, talking about the blesséd album's 25th birthday. www.wnyc.org/story/daft-p...

On the Substack today, for paid subscribers: “We contaminate each other” - an interview with Maya Shenfeld and Pedro Maia. linenoise.substack.com/p/we-contami...