Interview
Lunar personality: an interview with Acen
January 2021

Simon Reynolds talks to the producer behind the reissued 1992 hardcore classic "Trip II The Moon"
Simon Reynolds talks to the producer behind the reissued 1992 hardcore classic "Trip II The Moon"
In an exclusive extra slice of this month’s Invisible Jukebox, the two electronic musicians rip up the script and discuss sheet music
The Hüsker Dü, Sugar and solo veteran speaks to Stephanie Phillips about politics, isolation and stamina
The East Coast duo discuss their friendship and eventual collaborative practice which has most recently culminated in their debut album Ve·loc·i·ty. By John Morrison
As Phil Minton celebrates his 80th birthday, Phil England talks to the totemic vocal improvisor about voice and the body, strange gigs over the course of 50 years on stage, and making music like Jackson Pollock
Japanese-Korean kosmische trio celebrate their reunion in Japan in defiance of historical political tensions adding to the pandemic restrictions that kept them apart for seven months. By Clive Bell
The London based singer songwriter shares an album of interpretations of his recent single “On&On” and answers questions with one of its featured acts – experimental duo O YAMA O
The Manchester and Berlin based electronic duo premiere Untitled (To Describe You), a new film created with film maker Tibyan Mahawah Sanoh, at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Jo Hutton talks to Caroline Catz about her Radiophonic Workshop pioneer biopic, and collaborating with Cosey Fanni Tutti
The former Blue Öyster Cult drummer and solo artist talks to Edwin Pouncey about the esoteric origins of his long awaited new solo album
Drew McDowall speaks to Chloé Lula about new solo album Agalma and the reissue of Coil’s 1999 opus Musick To Play In The Dark
The artist and scientist tells Emily Pothast about creating a sonic oasis in the city
As the albums of anarcho punk legends Crass receive a new reissue, their visual mastermind talks to artist and Wire contributor Savage Pencil aka Edwin Pouncey
Amar Ediriwira speaks to New York based artist Eartheater about her new album Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin
Paul Purgas's research trip to Ahmedabad to investigate the city's early Moog composers is the subject of the new BBC Radio 3 documentary Electronic India. Ahead of its broadcast on 17 May, Frances Morgan caught up with him to hear some original recordings and discuss modernism in India, the afterlives of instruments, and the connection between the National Institute of Design, electronic music and the Indian space programme
“Spiritually, it’s a medicine, too, because if you play the drums with that perfection, you can bring the ancestors close to you. That’s the mystical side of drumming and how it can cure people.”
Read a transcript of an interview conducted by Biba Kopf as part of an article on Neu! in The Wire 208, June 2001
Read an excerpt of Joseph Stannard's interview transcript with the the duo
Hasan Shahid reveals the secret history of Cleveland, Ohio's legendary The Black Unity Trio, whose 1969 album Al-Fatihah is set for reissue in late 2020. By Pierre Crépon
The trumpeter shares a full stream of his latest release and talks about his roles as bandleader, community music venue programmer and Sun Ra messenger