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Remaining present: Ana Roxanne talks creativity & the simple pursuit of happiness

Ahead of her appearance at Le Guess Who?, we spoke to the ambient singer about her pathway into music, the impact of lockdown and her soft spot for noughties screamo.

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Track by Track: C.A.R. – Dance at Oscar’s After a pandemic detour into documentary filmmaking and a near-permanent exit from music, Chloé Raunet found herself standing at what should have been the end of C.A.R.

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Multifarious Equilibrium – Rroxymore seeks peace between states of being An interview following the release of her new album ‘Juggling Dualities’.

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Sabres of Paradise: 8 Tracks for Disciples "This One Goes To Eleven" Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns reflect on a pivotal moment in time...

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Yaga Gathering: Drenched In Komorebi “Oblivious British journalists indoctrinated then sacrificed in a ritualistic pagan ceremony” Yet, you can always guarantee a good time when it is spent watching the trees.

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When worlds collide: Tom Sharkett and Raf Rundell in conversation Parts WH Lung and The 2 Bears; Tom Sharkett and Raf Rundell discuss collaborating, live set-ups, and other randomness...

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Track By Track: The Interstellar Music of Martin Glass In a project disowned by NASA, sound artist and synth guru Martin Glass was originally commissioned to document Voyager 1's journey, using images and data from the craft's camera and other instruments.

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At the rave where violence gets a time slot Genesys is scheduling MMA fights at their raves — have underground spaces become so sanitised that violence feels like the only way to be authentic?

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“Creating this label gives me more freedom” – a conversation with Neida Talking foundations and structure.

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Artist to Artist: Nomi Ruiz & Eli Escobar New York musings and reflections on house music and beyond.

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Track By Track: Nev Lilit – Hyperit Swedish artist Nev Lilit guides us through the incisive Scandinavian noise & industrial music of her new album

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Track By Track: Franz Kirmann – Heures Indues Carving out here: a kind of beautiful paralysis, "a sun-drunk stupor that feels like home." Kirmann is back on the Courier imprint for his next outing.

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Spending Time: James Holden and Waclaw Zimpel in conversation First time collaborators interview each other about their debut long player and the creative process that went into it.

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Froid Dub’s Track-by-Track journey through Tears Maker Chant "Each track has its own personality, its own story. We see them almost as characters - some are trying to intimidate, others are looking for comfort, some are dealing with anger or sadness."

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Track By Track: Reptile Reptiles – All Things Return to One A metaphysical acid western of haunting ambient, revisionist blues & prophetic spoken word ft. Jim Jarmusch muse Gary Farmer

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Luke Una and Dicky Trisco reunited for a Sunday special at Campo Sancho this July… This summer, Campo Sancho, the festival produced by Sancho Panza, is set to host a unique Sunday with long time compadres Luke Una and Dicky Trisco.

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‘A scene which reflects all voices’ – A Conversation with Romy White "I’ve always been driven by a hunger for work, whether it’s as a DJ or through my other projects."

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Track By Track: Stella Z (Fig) Stella Z delves deeper into her latest release, Fig, out via R$N's Music To Watch Seeds Grow By sub-label.

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Seeing in Technicolor: Janine Rainforth Interviewed The lead singer of MXMJoY talks about the inspirations behind her new solo album Soul Retrieval.

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Dual Personality : a conversation with Salomée Meet Bordeaux-based producer and DJ Salomée...

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Ron Trent: A Legacy in Motion "The source of why I do what I do has not changed," says Ron Trent, but anyone who has been listening knows that his sounds very much have.

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Whatever The Weather: Loraine James Talks Why do the IDM lot always hate vocals?

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Lisbon Life with Yen Sung, Megatronic & Dj Kaspar Lisbon’s long-standing resident DJs are starting to receive global recognition and in return, introducing a wider spectrum of appreciation for the sound of the city.

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Music for the End of Days: A Playlist for the Apocalypse by Fantastic Twins Not all apocalypses announce themselves with a thunderclap. Some creep in quietly, wrapped in ethereal reverb and ghostly choirs...

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Psychedelic Knowledge: In conversation with Multi Culti Talking shop with Thomas Von Party about the practicalities of label management in the present.

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Track By Track: Afterlife – Timelines 2 Timelines 2 from Afterlife aims to recapture deeper listening in an age of scattered consciousness.

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Track By Track: Davis Galvin – Prism (Delphinium Elatum) Pittburgh's Davis Galvin delves deeper into their recent release, Prism (Delphinium Elatum), out via R$N's Music To Watch Seeds Grow By sub-label.

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Track By Track: DECIUS – Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience) “There’s usually a moment of rupture in life, where we fall short of even our lowest standards in lieu of some desperate pleasure - a rubicon of sensuality beyond which lies nothing but endless, bitter reckoning." Lias Saoudi of Fat White Family shows us around Decius's new album.

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‘Music is Shaped by Struggle’ : A Conversation with Sevenbeatz Head of a label, producer, DJ, and active member of collectives: Sevenbeatz is a prominent figure in the Bordeaux electronic scene. Living on the coast in Royan, Charente-Maritime, but frequently visiting Bordeaux, Thomas is one of the most active artists in the local electronic landscape.

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Track By Track: Michael Diamond – Placid Wakefulness Meditative electronica from a hotly tipped producer.

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Bogdan Raczynski interviews Bogdan Raczynski R$N typically has someone write an intro & then multiple people interview each other. But I clearly think I'm pretty special as I've penned all three parts of this article.