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Cloud Boat

Cloud Boat are Sam Rickett and Tom Clarke, who make music in their own way, at their own pace, away from the intoxicating London music scene. Their music explores a soulful vein of shoegaze, although they call dance label R&S imprint Apollo Records their home.Check out our interview with them here...

By Kyle Fisher 22 May 2013

Review: Eurovision Song Contest

The 58th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Malmo on Saturday night with 26 countries vying for the crown in a spectacular Grand Final. Hosting nation Sweden infused the slickly staged proceedings with true Eurovision pedigree and an arch sense of humour.

By Anita Awbi 20 May 2013

The Eccentronic Research Council Playlist

Welcome to the latest Friday playlist, this week compiled by The Adrian Flanagan from The Eccentronic Research Council ahead of the band's live London debut at Village Underground as part of the Noise of Art electronic music celebrations. His far reaching playlist takes in the weird and the wonderful from dancehall star Wayne Smith to 60s pioneer Joe Meek…

By Jim Ottewill 17 May 2013

Bibio

M quizzes electronica artist Bibio on his rise from Bontempi organ to making groundbreaking records for Warp…

By Jim Ottewill 16 May 2013

Cloud Boat Part Two

Sam Rickett and Tom Clarke play Kowloon Bridge for us in the second instalment of an exclusive unplugged session filmed on the Thames beach by St Gabriel's Wharf. The duo are fine purveyors of shoegaze soul, drawing on influences as diverse as Bon Iver, James Blake and Four Tet to create their dreamy fusion of electronica and live instrumentation.

By Anita Awbi 15 May 2013

Foundation five: The Midnight Beast

The Midnight Beast bill themselves as a trio of comedy upstarts with musical know-how and internet savvy…

By Anita Awbi 14 May 2013

Food And Drink

Welcome to the latest Friday Playlist. The most recent series of Master Chef has just come to a conclusion so we’re taking comfort in a playlist devoted to food and drink. Whatever your flavour, there should be something to satisfy even the heartiest of musical appetites in this week's selections. Our tasty pick of aural treats features the likes of Snoop Dogg, Bloc Party and Silver Apples…

By Jim Ottewill 10 May 2013

Cloud Boat Part One

A periphery band in every sense of the word: Cloud Boat are located just inside London’s M25 boundary where they have been cutting their own musical path since 2011. With their debut album now a fortnight from release, we caught up with the pair to discover how their sound has evolved since their first slice of R&S woozy electronica two years ago.

By Anita Awbi 10 May 2013

Lethal Bizzle

Dame Judi Dench's favourite grime MC shares his songwriting secrets and tips on how to make it in the music biz…

By Jim Ottewill 9 May 2013
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