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Moving Pictures - Videos of the Year: 4th Quarter 2011

In Depth by Sam Hill

This is the last roundup of 2011. There may or may not be a “best of” type arrangement and I’m open to which ones people may have enjoyed the most either included or not included in this roundup. I’ll start a “Best Music Video of the Year” forum thingy and anyone can battle like Pokemon if they want to.»

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Nordic Sounds #1 - Backwards and Forwards

In Depth by Luke Slater

In the first edition of Nordic Noises we take a look at some of the best Nordic releases of 2011 so far, as well as what's recently been happening and is on its way.»

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Nordic Sounds #1 - Backwards and Forwards

In Depth by Luke Slater

In the first edition of Nordic Noises we take a look at some of the best Nordic releases of 2011 so far, as well as what's recently been happening and is on its way.»

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Spotifriday #114 This week on DiS as a playlist ft. Eels, Deftones, Active Child + more

In Depth by Luke Slater

This week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring lots of stuff from the year 2000, including At The Drive-in, Coldplay, Outkast, Deftones and Eels. »

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Spotifriday #102 featuring WHY?, Toddla T, Jens Lekman + more

In Depth by Luke Slater

This week's content-themed Spotify playlist from the past seven days, featuring tracks from Vivian Girls, Viva Brother, Blood Orange, Casiokids, Wu Tang Clan and a few more.»

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Out Of The Black – Norway 2000-2010...and beyond

In Depth by Luke Slater

Norway may have been most famed musically for its black metal, but a lot has changed since then. We take a look at the development of Norwegian music over the past ten years and the reasons behind its rise - plus the rosy future. »

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DiS meets Susanne Sundfør

In Depth by Luke Slater

We have to admit that Susanne Sundfør wasn't on our radar before this year's Great Escape. Having seen the queue for Wild Beasts and summarised that there was no chance of getting in, we decided to pop opposite the road to catch the Norwegian songwriter, playing solo at the Unitarian Chapel. What we saw and heard a) made us revel in the sincerity and haunting nature of the music and lyrics and b) want more. »

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Øya - The DiS review, Part I

In Depth by Luke Slater

DiS packed its bags and headed North, to Oslo's Øya festival, a festival with a line-up so rammed to the rafters with pure high-quality that we thought we might have trouble containing ourselves. We just about did...»

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Dot To Dot 2010: The DiS Review

In Depth by Dom Gourlay

Now in its sixth year, the Dot To Dot Festival has outstayed many of its rivals purely on the basis of its unerring frequency at discovering many an up-and-coming artist not to mention its location in two largely ignored cities on the festival circuit in Nottingham and Bristol. This year saw a third city added in the shape of Manchester, and despite ticket sales not being as quick off the mark as with previous years, no lesser time was had by DiS' man in Nottingham, Dom Gourlay. »