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“I stand behind DIY as an ethos and a sound”: Interpreting Carla dal Forno

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Max Richter on Ennio Morricone’s Once Upon A Time In America

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An introduction to Ryuichi Sakamoto in 10 records

10 essential works on Carsten Nicolai’s Raster-Noton label

An alternative history of music: 10 years of Finders Keepers records

Data as spectacle: An introduction to the work of Ryoji Ikeda

The synth that made the music: 10 artists whose sound was defined by the EMS VCS3

From Miles Davis to Jon Hassell: the psychedelic covert artwork of Mati Klarwein

10 essential records that show how Ennio Morricone revolutionised the film soundtrack

“If the music is good it’ll play anywhere”: Jon Hassell on his seminal ambient album City: Works of Fiction