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Psychemagik

We find out what Pyschemagik have got up their sleeve for the rest of 2013 & uncover their secret love of medieval folk

By Anita Awbi 10 Jul 2013

The Heliocentrics

The Heliocentrics are a loose limbed collective with roots in funk and their heads in the cosmos. A passion for dusty beats has seen them work with DJ Shadow while their 13 Degrees of Reality album sees the band going further out than ever before. M quizzed drummer Malcolm about music making…

By Jim Ottewill 10 Jul 2013

Alunageorge

We find out what it's like to be the buzz act of 2013 and become best buddies with chart-smashing house duo Disclosure

By Anita Awbi 9 Jul 2013

Matthew Halsall

This week we asked Mancunian trumpeter Matthew Halsall to compile a playlist for us and, perhaps unsurprisingly, were bowled over by his eclecticism. His top pick of tunes old and new include Steve Reich, Aphex Twin, Yann Tiersen, Miles Davies, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock and The Cinematic Orchestra. So plug in and get yourself sorted for a mega 53-song selection – the perfect soundtrack for a summer barbeque…

By Anita Awbi 5 Jul 2013

The Invisible

The Invisible are known as a Mercury Music Prize nominated guitar pop act but their roots lie in jazz and far out musical experimentation. We quizzed bass player Tom Herbert, who also moonlights with Polar Bear, on why jazz is an intrinsic part of the Invisible’s musical DNA…

By Jim Ottewill 4 Jul 2013

Arun Ghosh

‘Indo-jazz’ maybe a genre which possibly has you reaching for the dictionary but British-Asian clarinettist Arun Ghosh is the UK’s most radical exponent of the sound. His music fuses Indian folk music, dub, traditional jazz with an upbringing in the north of England. In our interview Arun told us more about how jazz has been saved from becoming a ‘period piece’…

By Jim Ottewill 3 Jul 2013

Luke Sital-Singh

Luke Sital-Singh has been an artist on our ‘one-to-watch’ list since singing his way onto our musical radar last year. This talented troubadour has played successful gigs at this year’s SXSW funded by British Music Abroad and released a series of well received EPs Fail for You and Old Flint, all of which have cemented his reputation as a fast emerging new artist. Catch him perform his song Blinding Light at the PRS for Music Foundation showcase at the recent Great Escape Festival.

By Jim Ottewill 2 Jul 2013

Glastonbury

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ll be well aware that the Glastonbury festival is now upon us. So for this week’s playlist we’ve selected songs from some of our favourite artists to be either playing at the 2013 event or at previous years. You can hear tracks from the Orb, The Horrors, Primal Scream and Arctic Monkeys without needing to wear a pair of wellies…

By Jim Ottewill 28 Jun 2013

Jammer

Grime pioneer Jammer is an MC, DJ, producer and party animal who blends killer pop hooks with bass and a keen sense of mischief. M spoke to him ahead of the release of his Living the Dream album to discuss songwriting, the state of grime and dressing up as a superhero…

By Jim Ottewill 28 Jun 2013
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