In Depth
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Favourite Five
Favourite Five of 2009 from Battles' John Stanier
Is it the end of the year already? Must be time for some summing up the year in list formats. Before we get stuck in with TELLING you what THE BEST record of the year is, we thought we might find out what some of our favourite acts' favourite records of the year were... »
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Column
Drowned In Scary Monsters #6 - The end of year lists
It's a bit of a cliché to say it, but where has this year gone? 2009 has vanished in the blink of an eye and I've already found myself busy shopping for wrapping paper, gift tags and the worst of the worst decorations to help fill venues across the countr »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 30/11/09
After last week’s lovelorn thought bog, this time around we turn our attention to the idea of imperfection. And why it is that naïve records with darling little rough edges have a charm all their own. »
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In Depth
Spotifriday #26 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
More Spotify based fun, featuring Panda Bear, Frightened Rabbit, Liars, Hot Chip, Field Music, LCD Soundsystem, Hefner and a bag more. »
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Column
Column: Some Velvet Mourning #4
Has the world gone completely ga-ga for shoegaze? Over the next couple of weeks it will feel like it has. Having literally spent the past six months counting down the days at the prospect of seeing My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, <... »
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Interview
2010 Preview: Odd bluds - Yeasayer return
Back in 2007/8, Brooklynite trio (then quartet) Yeasayer were a tricksy proposition, their debut album All Hour Cymbals lurching wildly between utter genius and slight tedium, their curious blend of world music, pop and prog alternately staggering and d... »
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Interview
2010 Preview: Hot Chip Stand and deliver
DiS's 2010 preview week rolls on apace as we check in with Joe Goddard, the electronic half of the Hot Chip writing axis. He reveals all (well, quite a lot) about the electro-poppers' impending fourth album, One Life Stand, due February. --- DiS: Okay, »
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In Depth
LCD Soundsystem: 10 Questions for 2010
DiS chats with James Murphy about the forthcoming LCD album, Free Energy and a soundtrack he's been working on. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 23/11/09
Two of this week’s best singles are available for free on the internet. Don’t never say I don’t do nothing for you, readers. »
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Interview
2010 Preview: DiS meets Frightened Rabbit
The first time DiS saw Frightened Rabbit play in this venue two years ago, then as a three-piece, you could count the number of punters on the fingers of both hands... »
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Interview
The Leeds lad that got away: DiS meets Spectrals
As the brainchild behind Spectrals, Louis Jones could perhaps be forgiven for hiding behind his shy exterior. Aged just twenty, his solo project wasn't initially intended for public consumption, but having created the obligatory myspace page, the las... »
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Staff-generated
Spotifriday #25: This Week on DiS as a Playlist
Welcome to the weekend, it has landed or somesuch e-talking nonsense. This playlist was made with a hangover and it probably shows. »
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Interview
If I See You Tomorrow... The Fiery Furnaces Talk Next
Having made something of a habit of talking to Eleanor and Matt Friedburger in his tenure at the late lamented Plan B magazine, kicking k returns into action for DiS with something like his two billionth interview with The Fiery Furnaces. Matt has adorned »
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Interview
DiS meets We Were Promised Jetpacks
If 2009 was something of an auspicious year for We Were Promised Jetpacks, the next twelve months should firmly establish them as a force to be reckoned with. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 16/11/09
After the torrent of superlatives doled out to Animal Collective last time, I will admit to toddler-high expectations for this week’s singles. I thought it could only be a hopeless, pleather jacket shop-bought sort of rockness and disappointment; a glass of warm Lamb... »
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Artist-generated
Felix write to DiS: on touring with Stars of the Lid, shooting Charlie Brooker and tea-fuelled gossi
Felix are Lucinda Chua (classically trained musician) and Chris Summerlin (him from Lords). Makers of the utterly strange, utterly wonderful October-released You Are the One I Pick, they do make for an odd pair. We asked them to write to us ... »
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Staff-generated
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, »
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Interview
"Planning ahead is a joy killer" - DiS meets Vladislav Delay
Even by his usual prolific standards, this summer was a productive time for Finnish electronic maestro Sasu Ripatti. Fresh from a professed desire to move to a more organic and increasingly ‘physical’ mode of music-making, Ripatti’s diffuse percussion wor »
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Column
The Insider: Class Wars
As we wind down to the end of the year and the music industry takes its traditional long view of what constitutes a Christmas break (normally December 1 marks the end of anything really meaningful) it is fair to say that 2009 has been a very confusing year indeed for... »
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Column
armchair dancefloor 013 incl Lee Curtiss mix
The best electronic releases of recent times (well, last month) and a new and exclusive deep, sleek house mix from DJ and producer Lee Curtiss. »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 9/11/09
Sometimes, a song comes along that is so wonderful, even mentioning the competition seems wrong somehow; almost topsy-turvy. Guess what? This is one of those weeks. »
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In Depth
Brainwash: The DiS review
Leeds's Charity Festival Brainwash enters its fourth year in 2009. We sent along William Grant to check out proceedings. »
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Mixtape
Spotifriday #23 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
This week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring Camera Obscura, Daniel Johnston, Four Tet, Liars, Kelpe, These New Puritans and a gaggle more. »
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Month In Records
A Month In Records: October 2009
A review of a month in records on DiS, featuring Atlas Sound, Lightning Bolt, BEAK>, Russian Circles, Efterklang and more more more! »