Tunng

In Depth

Homefires at Field Day 2008

Across the way at a sodden Field Day 2008 myriad delights abound; hustled close to the Adem-curated Homefires stage however, DiS braves umbrellas and rainfall to catch three fine performances»

Tunng: fine folks, whatever 'tronica

In Depth by Mike Diver

Electronica-infusing folksters, or traditional musicians toying with modern machinery? Either way, Tunng’s fusing of elements rooted in history and those echoing a future yet to unfold completely has earned them an array of plaudits, and their third and latest LP Good Arrows is one of the year’s finest albums to mix mainstream appeal with avant-garde tendencies. DiS catches up with founder member Sam Genders...»

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...»

Lovebox Weekender 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by Joshua Cole

DiS's Joshua Cole takes in the Lovebox Weekender: Is a ‘London festival’ a contradiction in terms? I mean, where’s the camping? Where are the flooded tents and ever-rising pools of liquid shit? And where’s that dawning sense of What The Hell Have I Let Myself In For Again... »

Supersonic 2007: the DiS review

In Depth by Mike Diver

Birmingham is wet. Really wet. I was splashed by a bus an hour or two ago and my jeans are still soaked; my girlfriend’s umbrella is offering no shelter whatsoever. And, to add insult to injury (for ‘injury’ read ‘dampness’), I’ve been stood in the wrong queue for something like 20 minutes. Welcome to Supersonic 2007...»

Supersonic 2007: the DiS preview

In Depth by Mike Diver

This weekend is a busy one on the festival calendar: in addition to the DiS-sponsored Dour (Belgium) and Summercase (Spain), there’s also Latitude in Suffolk. Expect to see plenty of DiS writers there if you’re scuttling along. This writer, though, will be in Birmingham for the always-excellent Supersonic Festival, now in its fifth year and this summer supported by DiS...»

PMS Radio: a buyers' guide to 2006's best

In Depth by Shoo

One of the many things with which I struggle on my stumble through this hung-over farrago of protoplasm and pheromone-chasing called life, is defining exactly what it is that the radio show PMS does. What we’re there for, and why we do it...»