They might have missed the AOTY cut, but they deserve recognition all the same

Plus: Massive Attack to leave Spotify. Will it change anything?

As the Polygon Window reissue nears, I travelled down to Cornwall to the place immortalised in the Surfing on Sine Waves cover art

Plus: The ongoing identity crisis of the Mercury Music Prize

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Plus: The crippling anxiety of trying to bag Radiohead tickets

Plus: Why Anthony Fantano's lawsuit win is good for music criticism

Our conversation covered LSD – the mythic new Cardiacs record – and the 20th anniversary of Oceansize's Everyone Into Position.

Introducing Modulators, a new series on the groundbreaking figures of electronic music

Plus: Show Me The Body? A bandstand? In the middle of London?

The second half of my heavy music exploration, including Bolt Thrower and Godflesh.

Plus: Releases for your radar over the next few months

Metal is a huge part of my life – these are the ones I keep coming back to over and over again.

Plus: a slither of schadenfreude

Plus: the passing of a titan

Discussing all things streaming with Qobuz boss, Dan Mactka

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The second batch of albums that changed my thinking – from Éliane Radigue to Tim Hecker

"Shove it shove it shove it"

Some of the absolute best the genre has to offer – and why I love them

As festival goers head to Worthy Farm this week, independent live music has never been more at risk

The first in a weekly series – requested by the deep cuts paid subscribers

On the Nine Inch Nails legacy and the best Reznor/Ross soundtracks

Red Medicine at 30 & The Messthetics

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From Yazz Ahmed to The Residents

From Autechre to Zappa – music ramblings and analysis from the outer fringes to the edge of the mainstream. Click to read deep cuts, by Oliver Kemp, a Substack publication. Launched 14 minutes ago.

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