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MSTRKRFT (pronounced masterkraft) are two Canadian, pizza-munching, moustache-twirling disco-rockers that are about to explode their talent juice all over the world. This summer they’re releasing their debut album, The Looks, so expect their Daft Punk-esque pounding tunes sliced with some of th...

GREG WILSON - Bring the Funk

A lot has been told about the Hacienda of ‘Madchester’ in its thrills and pills guise – but what of those crucial early years? As a new album reveals, the Hacienda played a crucial role in bringing the black music of New York’s club scene into the British rave scene – specifically the man to us...

Matthew Herbert - Brave New World

For some people, somebody having a different approach can be just too much to bear. When Matthew Herbert toured jazz festivals with his Big Band Project it’s possible he made more enemies than friends. Certainly that was not the first and only uproar the English musician has caused in his music...

Hot Chip

Hot Chip have just made one of the most anticipated electronic albums of the year. They acquired a cult following of geeks after their debut Coming On Strong that filled a void in the musical landscape. Fresh from cracking America, we had some fun with them via e-mail messenger. You ha...

DJ Hell - Grand Master Gigolo

DJ Hell is quite probably Germany’s most famous and successful DJ and producer. With his impressive musical back catalogue and world-renowned Gigolo record label, he is reaching new heights of can’t-touch-this super starry status. Hobnobbing with P Diddy, Grace Jones and Bryan Ferry is becoming...

Au Revoir Simone

Au Revoir Simone are E Erika, A Annie and H Heather; three beautiful musicians from Brooklyn, New York that are in the business of making haunting electronic indie music and probably breaking a few hearts along the way. Looking like they’ve just walked off the set of The Virgin Suicides, they h...