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Write about music & culture & various things for various places, mainly the Guardian / [email protected]
Sheffield, England
Joined April 2013
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The exodus seems to be in full swing so Iâm over at the other gaff now.
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David Wrench is one of the most in demand mixing engineers in the world atm, we spoke about how that came to be, from his teenage years making Welsh language acid house to blagging himself a job in the studio and getting a wake up call from Julian Cope. theguardian.com/music/2024/oâŚ
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"They pioneered the sound of heavy metal and the defiant attitude of punk rock."
@BradTolinski and @jaanuhelszki spoke with @DanielDylanWray for a new @BBC_Culture piece on #MC5
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Dug into the design history and legacy of Warp records 35 years on since it founded. From the purple years to tech busting 3D work and shaping the long-awaited return of Aphex Twin. For @sheffieldtrib. open.substack.com/pub/thetriâŚ
Music heads! Please do me a favour and hit me with your all time favourite Peel Sessions. For a work thing and would welcome extra input in the hope to find some lesser known nuggets.
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'I tried to be honest... I looked at a couple of other peopleâs lists and I think some were just being deliberately obscure and I didnât want to do that'
Jim Reid of @TheMaryChain picks his Baker's Dozen for @theQuietus with @DanielDylanWray thequietus.com/interviews/baâŚ
Had loads of fun digging into Liverpoolâs rich clubbing history, looking into 90s clubs and parties beyond just Cream. And if youâre looking for a Monday boost, the video footage contained within of Quadrant Park going berserk will more than do that. theguardian.com/music/2024/oâŚ
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As @jonronson starts his 'Psychopath Night' tour of the UK, he talks to @DanielDylanWray about Trump, Musk, and psychopathic behaviour @picadorbooks
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Caught up with @MermaidChunky, the outfit personally signed to DFA by James Murphy and we chatted about embracing the odd, making childish squelchy music, and the nurturing nature of Stroud. For @CrackMagazine. crackmagazine.net/article/prâŚ
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There are few cities in the world as synonymous with electronic music as #Sheffield!âĄď¸đśđď¸
For half a century the city has been producing a steady stream of game-changing music that has gone on to impact and shape the way electronic music sounds all across the world.
In the run up to @festival_no next month, weâve been delving into Sheffieldâs past, present and future as a pioneer of electronic musicâŚwelcometosheffield.co.uk/eleâŚ
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đ¸ Photo credits L- R:
1. @humanleagueHQ at @tramlines 2024 by Carolina Faruolo
2. Outside Warp Record Store in Sheffield 1993 credit: Music Technology magazine
3. Jive Turkey @SheffCityHall by Barbara Wasiak
4. No Bounds Festival 2022 at @HopeWorksSheff by Frankie Casillo
ALT Iconic band The Human League on stage at Tramlines 2024
ALT The outside of Warp Records Store in 1993
ALT Black and white photo of Jive Turkey at Sheffield City Hall in 1980s
ALT A nightclub scene of people raving at music venue Hope Works during No Bounds Festival
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Oren Ambarchi can make a guitar sound like anything but a guitar. We've got a guide to exploring his work. bit.ly/3MdusEw
Wrote about Maxâs Kansas City, the back room party den for Warhol superstars turned punk hotspot that ended in darkness, drugs and a prison sentence for its basement counterfeiting operation . theguardian.com/music/articlâŚ
From dream to new music genre in three days, I caught up with @DDDrewDaniel to chat about hit em, the increasingly rare fun and creative side of twitter, and whether thereâs a meaningful future for this wonky new dance music. theguardian.com/music/articlâŚ
For the @sheffieldtrib Saturday read I spoke with @desreereynolds about the excellent Dig Where You Stand exhibition, and a life spent uncovering untold histories, and how she - and several other artists - are re-narrating Sheffieldâs history. open.substack.com/pub/thetriâŚ
Wrote up Jason Pierce of Spiritualized's Baker's Dozen for @theQuietus. He eschewed predictable picks and thew in some killer deep cut LPs, spanning junkie soul, bargain bin gospel, leftfield country and improvised piano music made by a nun. thequietus.com/interviews/baâŚ
Vote done. Alf says donât forget your ID. #dogsatpollingstations
Strike: An Uncivil war, an excellent doc on the battle of Orgreave (winner of the audience award at @sheffdocfest) is now out in cinemas. I spoke to the filmâs director & an ex-miner about the impact of that day and 40 years of injustice for @sheffieldtrib open.substack.com/pub/thetriâŚ
The award-winning podcast Buried is back for series 2 and finds banned forever chemicals in our food, soil and blood. With help from @michaelsheen and an eccentric whistleblower, they unearth a wild story. I spoke with @danielashby & @lucytaylor about it. theguardian.com/tv-and-radioâŚ
I wrote about darkwave, the genre nobody can agree on what it is, or whether they make it, but is doing billions in streaming and shaping pop as well as underground sounds. theguardian.com/music/articlâŚ