Spatial
Romanian wedding recordings open a route through avant-folk, dub and electronic experiment, connecting overlooked fragments of the past with the software-built worlds of The Primitives.

Romanian wedding recordings open a route through avant-folk, dub and electronic experiment, connecting overlooked fragments of the past with the software-built worlds of The Primitives.
Forty-nine records explore the outer fringes of goth, post-punk, deathrock and EBM, drawing underground voices into a long narrative of punk anger, fragile melody, nocturnal electronics and unexpected turns.
Fré De Vos on nostalgia, independence and the role of a curator. The original 2014 conversation accompanies a four-part selection drawn from Yirat HaShem.
Tor Lundvall and Leila Abdul-Rauf celebrate the lushness of nature in their collaborative 7-inch.
Ivan Pavlov on To Beat, dreams, the human voice and his collaboration with Peter Christopherson. A conversation about listening closely and taking neither sound nor himself too seriously.
Two organisers bridge Birmingham and Vilnius through the UMBRA series. On independent events, the artists they choose and what makes a room worth gathering in.
The painter and ambient composer on quiet landscapes, changing seasons and the figures that inhabit his work. A 2014 conversation between sound, colour and solitude.
Mike VanPortfleet on returning to Lycia, finding solace in solitude and the landscapes behind Cold. A conversation about memory, melancholy and the making of Quiet Moments.
The Slowdive drummer and solo composer on field recording, rhythm and the Fenlands. A 2013 conversation about the sounds of water, changing technology and finding beauty close to home.
Sean McBride on analogue machines, lost memories and emotional isolation. A conversation that follows Martial Canterel from a retrospective compilation to the personal space behind the music.
On recording Nepenthe in Iceland, singing without a plan and the feeling that passes from a voice to its listeners. Julianna Barwick traces music’s power to create another world.
Between Quarantine and Chance of Rain, Laurel Halo discusses live improvisation, technology, classical training and the places that shape her listening.