Andy Stott

Vorarephilia is the fetishism of being eaten by another person or being. If you were to magnify that into the act of being swallowed by a black hole, you might have some idea of the pleasure to be found in The Haxan Cloak’s “Excavation”. – more

Inga Copeland & Dean Blunt, Andy Stott, Fatima al Qadiri and more await you on the web-art duo’s SWOT mixtape. – more

Those attuned to the rumblings of Berlin’s musical under- (and overground) will know that it’s not long until the 14th edition of CTM lands in Berlin, turning the city into a hub of forward-thinking electronic music performance and discussion. Find out about Electronic Beats’ involvement, here. – more

With Grimes’ Visions dominating the year, it’s no surprise to find it dominating your top selections. Find out what other LPs our readers chose as their Best Of 2012, and celebrate the new year with the sounds of the old. – more

With one track you can achieve a certain kind of immortality—if you’re lucky. A song is a time capsule, a memory; they have the power to soundtrack moments in our lives… or they can simply get on our wick. Time to find out what songs made your 2012… – more

The results are in: our readers really, really love Trust. The dark synthpop project easily grabbed first place, but what else did you chose? Take a look inside to find out. – more

If techno is something that you view in a rather dim light, perhaps the key isn’t to illuminate, but to darken further. – more

Trust in the sounds of Andy Stott, Blvck Ceiling, Water Borders, NIKE7UP and more in the latest edition of our most abstract column. – more