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808 State: Interview with Graham Massey

Interview by David Hemingway, Record Collector, February 2005

THE APHEX TWIN'S Rephlex imprint is to release a duo of 'acid house' remixes of New Order tracks on 13 September. 'Blue Monday (So Hot ...

Aim, Rae & Christian: Grand Central: Label of Love

Profile by David Hemingway, Record Collector, February 2004

THE UK'S PREMIER soul label, Grand Central, has released music by a hip-hop artiste who cites the Smiths as his greatest influence, a future-funk musician ...

Belle and Sebastian: Trop Belle Pour Toi!!

Report and Interview by David Hemingway, Ian Watson, New Musical Express, August 1997

Once again, Glasgow has provided the world with something special. Belle and Sebastian will become one of the most important bands of the '90s. Oh ...

Astrud Gilberto: The Jazz Cafe, Camden, London

Live Review by David Hemingway, Melody Maker, 23 December 1995

MAYBE THE crux of the matter is that we should constantly review and re-interpret our own definitions of cool. ...

Matthew Herbert

Interview by David Hemingway, unpublished, 2002

House producer Matthew Herbert has made music from underwear, rodents and lazer eye surgery, remixed artists as disparate as Serge Gainsbourg and Moloko and is ...

Matthew Herbert, Matmos, Nymphomatriarch, Ultra-red, Matt Wand: Music From Unlikely Places: Nymphomatriarch, Matmos, Matthew Herbert, Ultra Red, Matt Wand

Review by David Hemingway, The Guardian, April 2002

NOEL GALLAGHER may attribute Oasis's success to having simply written unpretentious, uncomplicated songs on his guitar, but not everyone shares this fascination with six strings. ...

Kraftwerk: Tour de Force

Retrospective by David Hemingway, Record Collector, October 2003

Kraftwerk regularly appear in lists of the most influential artists of all time. David Hemingway takes the digital pulse to find out exactly why. ...

M83

Profile and Interview by David Hemingway, XLR8R, July 2004

THOUGH THEY DESCRIBE their modus operandi as prosaically as "We do one layer of keyboards, then another, then another," M83 create a music that is ...

The Pastels: The Last Great Wilderness

Review by David Hemingway, Record Collector, September 2003

LIKE THE FAMOUS Indian carpet-makers who deliberately incorporate flaws into their work so as not to offend their deities by attempting to emulate their perfection, ...

Piano Magic: Believe In Magic

Profile and Interview by David Hemingway, Record Collector, May 2002

A new Piano Magic retrospective from lo-fi experimentalists Piano Magic traces the grey area between Kraftwerk and the Durutti Column. David Hemingway tunes in. ...

Kurt Ralske, Ultra Vivid Scene: Kurt Ralske: An Interview

Interview by David Hemingway, unpublished, 1 March 2002

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This was intended as the basis for a feature in Alternative Press. It's never been previously published. ...

Smog

Profile and Interview by David Hemingway, Record Collector, July 2000

DESPITE WIELDING an acoustic guitar and piano, Bill Callahan of unrivalled miserabilists Smog happens to be one of America's most relevant music makers. With last ...

Wiley

Interview by David Hemingway, unpublished, 1 September 2003

A transcript of an interview that subsequently became an XLR8R feature ...

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Alan McGee: The Creation of Poptones

Report and Interview by David Hemingway, Record Collector, October 2000

Twelve months ago, as head of Creation Records, Alan McGee was working with the biggest band in the world. Now the star of his new ...

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