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Gett OFF to Poland: a festival preview

In Depth by Andrzej Lukowski

While there are those who’ll merrily hold court for hours over how much the British festival scene has changed over the last 20 years or so, the erection of a fence near Pilton has got nothing on Poland, which has gone from Eastern Bloc austerity to gen»

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Spotifriday: ID:09 Special - 20 Must-Have Independent Albums of the Year (SO FAR!)

In Depth by Sean Adams

Based on a range of factors, from board discussions, reviews so far this year and utterly subjective personal opinion, DiS' editor has compiled the twenty best independent albums of the first half of 2009 to coincide with Independent's Day.»

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A Month in Records: March 2009

In Depth by James Lawrenson

Best album of the month, you ask? Hard to choose between a stack of 8s, with ambient beauty from Fever Ray and jittery pop from Micachu all making knees tremble. However, sole 9 went to the delectable Marissa Nadler, a score you may dimly recall as being bestowed some two months before its actual release. WE ARE NOTHING IF NOT ENTHUSIASTIC. »

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A Month In Records: June 2007

In Depth by Alex Denney

Traditionally things get reeeal quiet round this time of year in terms of quality album releases, but happily DiS has picked out a few blinders to soundtrack your hasty retreat from the sun's odious rays...»

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Parading without the Wolf: Handsome Furs discuss their Plague Park

In Depth by Richard MacFarlane

DiS's Richard MacFarlane explores the dark new worlds crafted out of silence by Handsome Furs, a husband-and-wife-to-be pair from Montréal comprised of one part Wolf Parade and another author and poet. They say: "There's this insanely loud guitar". We say: yes, there really is...»