
Issue 269
July 2006
Current 93
David Tibet explains how his music is shaped by his apocalyptic
religious visions and nightmares of black ships. By Keith
Moliné
Die Tödliche Doris
In the early 80s, while their noisier compatriots cultivated a
nihilistic culture that defined West Berlin, the constantly
mutating Die Tödliche Doris best embodied its unstable identity. By
Biba Kopf
Invisible Jukebox: Kode9
The Dubstep all star identifies secret rhythms in tracks by The
Conet Project, African Head Charge, Miles Davis and others. Tested
by Derek Walmsley
Cross Platform: Annea Lockwood
Harnessing sound as pure energy, the Antipodean sound artist maps
rivers as living entities. By Julian Cowley
Boxcutter
Barry Lynn talks beats, horror movies and Pharoah Sanders with
Chris Sharp
FM3
The Chinese electronica duo have gone into overdrive to meet the
demand for their Buddha Machine. By Marcus Boon
Global Ear
Joris Heemskerk experiences a free music explosion in Hasselt,
Belgium
Epiphanies
A late night exposure to Oval's 94 Diskont jolts Lisa
Blanning awake
Print Run
The Vinyl Ain't Final: Hip Hop And The Globalization Of Black
Popular Culture, Edited by Dipannita Basu & Sidney Lemelle;
Sync Or
Swarm: Improvising Music In A Complex Age, By David Borgo; Music
Downtown: Writings From The Village Voice, By Kyle Gann; The Velvet
Lounge: On Late Chicago Jazz, By Gerald Majer
On Site
Whitney Biennial 2006, New York, USA; Pilgrimage From Scattered
Points, London, UK; Anne Bean, London, UK
On Screen
Tresor Berlin: The Vault And The Electronic Frontier; PJ Harvey:
Please Leave Quietly: PJ Harvey On Tour; Oxbow: Love That's Last: A
Wholly Hypnographic & Disturbing Work Regarding Oxbow
On Location
Cut And Splice: Acousmonium, London, UK; FuseLeeds 06, Leeds, UK;
Fantomas-Melvins Big Band, London, UK; Dissonanze 2006, Rome,
UK; Lyrics In Libraries, London, UK; Vetiver, London, UK; Boredoms,
London, UK