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Spotifriday #24: This Week on DiS as a Playlist

Ah, another cold and misty week in London is nearly over and amid end of list year list compiling and finishing off some exciting new features, the record releasing and music news hasn't relented. Anyhoo, here's our weekly Spotify playlist to accompany the content this week on DiS.»

Shoegaze Week: "There’s no such thing as Nu-Gaze" by Sonic Cathedral

In Depth by Nathaniel Cramp

Nathaniel Cramp has been running the increasingly successful Sonic Cathedral club night since 2004, before launching the record label two years later. Here, he discusses the merits of so-called "nu-gaze", and what the whole shoegaze revival means to him.»

The Weekly DiScussion: anything good on the radio this Christmas?

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

It's that time of year. DiS plunges its fearless critical balls into the icy waters of the festive singles glut, and emerges full of the joys of the season. Ish. Honestly, what would the baby Jesus think of some of this crap? Shaun The Sheep? Eeek»

"Are we depressing?" Asobi Seksu dispel the myths

In Depth by Daniel Ross

Managing quite happily to record one of the year’s best LPs in the wonderful Citrus, and to be an extremely fine live act, New York pop group Asobi Seksu are making people remember something»

Label Focus #12: One Little Indian

In Depth by Gareth Dobson

Noted for work with Björk and The Sugarcubes, One Little Indian has a fine history with Rocket From The Crypt and, most recently, Asobi Seksu on its roster. Founder Derek Birkett plays DiS Q&A»

A Month In Records: August 2007

In Depth by Mike Diver

August is meant to be hot, sunny. Y’know, summer. Didn’t quite happen, did it? In fact, this summer is the wettest on record, so I read in this morning’s paper. But the inclement weather hasn’t damped the spirits of the DiS review team any – we’ve had plenty of smashing records to keep our stay-inside selves occupied with over the last four-and-some weeks...»

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Spotifriday #24 - This Week on DiS as a playlist

In Depth by Luke Slater

1. The Magnetic Fields - 'The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side' It seems almost that it rains almost every time I sit down to write the short, often nonsensical notes on each of the playlist tracks. Then I say, "listen to this little gem to cheer you »