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Blue Rose Code

Blue Rose Code is the alter-ego of Scottish singer songwriter Ross Wilson, a musician who makes contemporary folk all laced together with his love for the songs of Motown and Nashville. His debut album North Ten, released earlier this year on Reveal Records, has endeared him to music lovers and fans of label mates Joan As Policewoman and Roddy Woomble. Watch Ross perform an exclusive version of Whitechapel, the lead track from his latest EP.

By Jim Ottewill 19 Nov 2013

Psapp

Psapp are renowned for their eclectic approach to music-making, with influences as diverse as minimal electronica and trad jazz peeking out among their carnival of sounds. To commemorate the band’s welcome return after a five-year absence, we caught up with vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Galia Durrant to find out what she’s been listening to lately. So what you waiting for? Tune in to enter the fantastical world of Psapp…

By Anita Awbi 15 Nov 2013

Jon Opstad

Silent Witness and Black Mirror composer Jon Opstad gives M the low-down on how to write music for screen and TV. For him, it’s all about who you know…

By Jim Ottewill 15 Nov 2013

Phil Hartnoll, Orbital

We caught up with Phil to get his take on dance music circa 2013 and hear how he first fell in love with electronica.

By Anita Awbi 13 Nov 2013

Orbital Heritage Award

Watch Orbital’s Phil and Paul Hartnoll talk about their first gig at the Garage and their career highlights…

By Jim Ottewill 13 Nov 2013

T.R.A.S.E

Engineer Andy Popplewell talks T.R.A.S.E, an LP he made as a teenager which still sounds like the future 30 years later...

By Jim Ottewill 13 Nov 2013

Movember

This week we’re celebrating all the guys who are growing mos for Movember. Here at M Towers, we are watching with bated breath as the top lips slowly darken on three of our brethren. And, with some elaborate tash shapes already starting to make their presence felt, we’ve decided to look to the pop and rock world for some hairy inspiration. You'll find top tunes from Nick Cave, Andrew Weatherall, Giorgio Moroder, Motorhead, Frank Zappa and more...

By Anita Awbi 8 Nov 2013

The Oscillation

Damien Castellanos, founder and front face of London trio The Oscillation, has been furthering Britain’s krautrock cause for the best part of a decade. His trademark guitar sound is clearly wedded to the motorik musings of German pioneers Neu! and Can, and is always underpinned by exacting rhythms and fragmented vocals akin to the seventies stalwarts. We recorded the trio play a live version of All You Want To Be at their new album launch party.

By Anita Awbi 7 Nov 2013

Debbie Wiseman

Debbie Wiseman MBE is one of the UK’s most popular composers for film and television, having written acclaimed scores for Othello, Land Girls and Wilde. M interviewed her about the power of music to transform a film…

By Jim Ottewill 7 Nov 2013
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