Welcome to Spannered’s music feature and review archive. What’s in here then? Well, since the site was launched in 2006, Spannered has run in-depth interviews with globetrotting tastemakers Kode9, DJ Ripley and Maga Bo, tripped over to Barcelona's Sónar festival, fallen over at the first ever Bloc Weekend, toured New York's global music circuit and gotten tinnitus in Bristol and São Paulo.
 
Spannered's archive stretches all the way back to 2000, however. Have a dig about and you'll unearth interviews and features with Jeff Mills and Photek, write-ups of Cat Power and Caribou gigs, and album reviews spanning Aphex Twin to NoMeansNo.
 
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Pan Sonic
album | Blast First/Mute   
1 January 2001
Pan Sonic
Aaltopiiri
Pan Sonic are Finnish analog freaks who make decidedly expansive, er, minimal beat music. They used to be called Panasonic, but that was before the...
by Kate Butler
Origami Galaktika
album | Jester   
1 July 2001
Origami Galaktika
Stjternevandring/Eesti Lilled Silmad Suda
A real tongue twister of a title to get stuck into here but unfortunately not a lot else. This double CD from Norway is apparently about friendship...
by Miles Hawthorn
Organ Grinder
album | Pro-Jex   
1 April 2001
Organ Grinder
Creative Combustion
LP of ultra tough street techno on Charlie Hall's Pro-jex label, aping the jack-attack sound of Chicago's DJ Rush in an uncompromising albeit...
by Edward Blake
On/Off
album | Seed   
10 January 2003
On/Off
Distant/Personal
As is immediately evident from the artist name and album title, this is a work that is full of contrasts. One moment your heart is melted by the icy...
by Miles Hawthorn
Ommm
album | Adaadat   
17 February 2005
Ommm
Testing The Equipment
This album has some of the funniest and most simple cover artwork I have ever seen, especially when taken in context with the music itself. A...
by Ed Chamberlin
Oliver Ho
album | Meta   
1 May 2002
Oliver Ho
Universal
Following on from his last long-player, Listening To The Voice Inside, Ho continues in the deeply tribal vein, only this time more so. This...
by Low Life
Octagon Man
album | DC Recordings   
1 March 2000
Octagon Man
Ito Calculus
J Saul Kane returns under his pioneering Octagon Man guise for the sequel to 1995's The Exciting World Of... long-player. Ito...
by Dave Stelfox
Normal Position
album | Deep Water Recordings   
6 April 2004
Normal Position
Rave Killed The Romance
Released earlier this year, Normal Position's Boyfriend's Car seemed to revel in its lack of subtlety. Shamelessly melodic and pop-like in...
by Ed Chamberlin
Non-Prophets
album | Lex Records   
2 October 2003
Non-Prophets
Hope
Assured delivery puts less versatile MCs to shame, demonstrating a sharp range of styles, an acute knowledge of hip hop history and some impressive lyrical stunts.
by Demented Toddler
NoMeansNo
album | Ant Acid Audio   
1 December 2006
NoMeansNo
All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt
Ah, NoMeansNo. One of those bands that have been there all along, having moments of brilliance both noticed and missed. You get the feeling...
by Edward Blake
NMS
album | Ninja Tune   
11 January 2006
NMS
Imperial Letters Of Protection
The second avant-rap political extravaganza from Nephilim Modulation Systems will either irritate or involve depending how much you like “apocalyptic dark and gloomy shit”... or Michael Moore.
by Demented Toddler
Nitrada
album | 2nd Rec   
1 August 2002
Nitrada
0+
Nitrada, aka Christophe Stoll, claims he does not prioritise sound over image, and to demonstrate this aesthetic he has had different artists...
by Elizabeth Wells
Naw
album | Noise Factory   
28 May 2003
Naw
The Resound Of A Foggy Autumn Dawn
A prolific sound and avant-techno artist in his native Montreal, Neil Wiernik, aka Naw, offers a subtly invasive blend of sound manipulation and...
by Elizabeth Wells
Nairobi Yetu
album | UpToYouToo   
23 November 2004
Nairobi Yetu
Kilio Cha Haki (A Cry For Justice)
The poignant intro to Kilio Cha Haki sees MC Kinyanjui Anthony's assertion that 'I was born in the street, I was born in the slum' balance...
by Masta G
My Robot Friend
album | Soma   
2 May 2007
My Robot Friend
Dial 0
The name is an instant turn-off for me, so it’s with some trepidation that I place this into the CD player. My doubts are justified as...
by Edward Blake
Muslimgauze
album | D.O.R.   
1 January 2001
Muslimgauze
Abu-Dis
Another posthumous release from the ubiquitous Bryn Jones. Notorious when he was at his creative peak, producing what seemed like a couple of CDs...
by Mathew Riley
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