“Finding liberation somewhere else”: acid house, Thatcherism and the present-day parallels
An interview with Bill Brewster about then and now.
Interviews
British musicians mark 100 years since 1918 through the marginalised stories of war
Nabihah Iqbal, Akala and GAIKA among the eight artists.
Praise You: a Romanthony tribute mix by Marcel Vogel
No-one merged RnB and house quite like him.
Diggers Directory: Jon Sable
Percussive excursions from the In Dust We Trust co-founder.
Diggers Directory: Gareth Stephens
Buyer at Mr Bongo record shop and bonafide jazz expert.
Diggers Directory: Rowan Mason
The Sanpo Disco head mixes post-punk, no-wave and Basquiat-era disco.
Roy Davis Jr’s favourite record sleeves
Picks include Fingers Inc, Ramsey Lewis, Ten City, Common and Chicago.
Manchester Spotlight: Blasha & Allatt
Broken, skippy techno from the Meat Free residents.
Stamp Mix 103: Vakula
Chugging psych-rock and cosmic rhythms.
Brother To Brother: a retrospective with Hardrock Striker and DJ Sprinkles
In deep with longtime friends and Skylax Records partners.