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Artists:

Herb Diamante, Alan Howarth, Fela Kuti, Moon Wiring Club, My Cat Is An Alien, Prurient

Contributors:

Clive Bell, Julian Cowley, Phil Freeman, Ken Hollings, Robin Howells, Daniel Spicer, Dave Tompkins, Val Wilmer

Contents summary | Full print contents

On the cover: My Cat Is An Alien - Ken Hollings visits the Italian duo’s Alien Studios in Turin to hear how they harness the music of the spheres with rayguns and cosmic drones. Plus Alan Howarth's Invisible Jukebox, Prurient, Fela Kuti in London, Herb Diamante, Andy Stott and much more.

Available online:

• Collateral Damage: Amanda Brown (Essays)
• Stream My Cat Is An Alien Tracks (MP3 Specials)
• Andy Stott Exclusive MP3 Stream (MP3 Specials)
• Stream Jana Winderen MP3s (MP3 Specials)
• Stream Jürgen Müller Tracks (MP3 Specials)
• Listen To Tracks From Roll The Dice's In Dust (MP3 Specials)
• Subscriber Specials (News Extra)
• New Limited Edition T-Shirt in the Shop (News Extra)
• Office Ambience #331 (Office Ambience)
• Watch An Exclusive Excerpt From Soldier Of The Road: A Portrait Of Peter Brötzmann (On Camera)
• Ian Hodgson Portal 18/08/2011: Julie Verhoeven (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 02/09/2011: Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 03/09/2011: Alpioccidentali (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 04/09/2011: Dangerous Minds (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 05/09/2011: HubbleSite (The Portal)
• Ian Hodgson Portal 19/08/2011: Silent UK - Urban & Underground Photography (The Portal)
• Ian Hodgson Portal 22/08/2011: The Church Mice On The Moon (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 06/09/2011: Dieter Rams – V&A Museum Video Interview (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 07/09/2011: Dieter Rams's Braun Clocks (The Portal)
• Ian Hodgson Portal 23/08/2011: Great Gatsby Game (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 08/09/2011: Dieter Rams: Vitsoe, Ten Principles For Good Design (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 09/09/2011: Bibliotheque Design's Dieter Rams Exhibition (The Portal)
• Ian Hodgson Portal 24/08/2011: Umberto Eco (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 12/09/2011: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams (The Portal)
• Ian Hodgson Portal 26/08/2011: Hipopotama (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 10/09/2011: Interview with Dieter Rams (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 30/08/2011: Dark Energy Survey (The Portal)
• Jon Brooks Portal 11/09/2011: Dieter Rams on BBC Learning Zone (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 31/08/2011: Nietzsche Source (The Portal)
• My Cat Is An Alien Portal 01/09/2011: La Macchine Di Leonardo (The Portal)
• Adventures In Modern Music 01 September 2011 (The Wire On Air)