Swans
Jakubowski watches the New York noise merchants mellow out

Bali
Martin Gordon discovers a paradise in sound

AMM
Rob Young charts the myths and legends of the total meta-musicians

The Dawn Of Dub
Steve Barrow spends early days in the echo chamber

Tony Conrad
John Corbett attends the rebirth of a Minimalist maestro

Caspar Brötzmann
Ben Watson meets avant rock's most eligible guitar hero