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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Motor
12 | Novamute   
28 May 2003
Motor
0503
Motor are Olivier Grasset and Bryan Black. What went through their minds when making DIN 9 is anyone's guess: it sounds like a constipated...
by Franklyn J
Mike Grant
12 | Moods & Grooves   
1 April 2001
Mike Grant
And Then It Was My Turn...
Label boss Mike Grant finally gets his own way on his own label and does not waste his chance. Two tracks on side A are stunning examples of true...
by Miles Hawthorn
Metaphrog / Hey / Múm
ep | FatCat   
28 August 2004
Metaphrog / Hey / Múm
Dreams Never Die
There's an ad on at the moment where a baked bean, who is, I'm sure, voiced by the fat guy from Seinfeld, evaluated his exceptional prowess as a...
by Ed Chamberlin
Luke Vibert
ep | Warp   
11 August 2003
Luke Vibert
Syntax/I Love Acid
Unbelievably this is Luke Vibert’s first proper release on Warp. Despite being closely affiliated to the label and its artists for years now,...
by The Felonious Punk
Luke Vibert
ep | Planet Mu   
31 July 2007
Luke Vibert
Mate Tron
One artist who’s not averse to getting the rave stabs out at 33 is that granddaddy of electronic beats, by Kone-R
Luke Slater
12 | Novamute   
14 January 2004
Luke Slater
Traktion Action
Luke Slater is in the process of putting a fifth album together for release on Mute. In the interim Novamute are treating us to a series of singles...
by Benjamin Lehmann
Lotek HiFi
7 | Big Dada   
18 September 2003
Lotek HiFi
Ram Dancehall
This one’s been out for a while but I only just caught up with it. Wayne Bennett has previously produced for Roots Manuva and this hard to...
by Masta G
Lotek HiFi
7 | Big Dada   
2 October 2003
Lotek HiFi
Percolator
The Big Dada website coyly describes this new 7 as ragga disco, clearly hoping that people might not realise it's actually garage. Whatever you want...
by Masta G
LJ Kruzer
12 | Uncharted Audio   
25 January 2004
LJ Kruzer
Bitch Owes Money
LJ Kruzer once cited Abba, Def Leppard and Rick Astley as influences in an interview. Thankfully these inspirations are scarcely apparent on his...
by Ed Chamberlin
La Mouche
ep | Memphis Industries   
1 May 2000
La Mouche
Super Strasse
It's not much of a secret that this is one of my very favourite labels, so I'll keep the sycophancy and over-the-top praise down to a minimum and...
by Dave Stelfox
L Pierre
7 | Melodic   
8 June 2004
L Pierre
Total Horizontal Part 1
L Pierre (formerly Lucky Pierre) is Adian Moffat, the vocalist of Scottish miserablist duo, Arab Strap. Despite crediting his cohort Malcolm...
by Ed Chamberlin
Kim Hiorthoy
ep | Smalltown Supersound   
7 June 2004
Kim Hiorthoy
Hopeness
An obsession with the childlike and the innocent is a common peccadillo amongst many electronic artists – cue toy pianos and sampled...
by David Gunn
Junior Kelly
7 | Rocky 2003 Rhythm   
10 September 2003
Junior Kelly
Backbone
Kelly lays down a heavy conscious vocal on this ravey/breakbeat-inspired rhythm. He reckons he's going to kick Babylon off its throne and his...
by Masta G
Jimmy Edgar
ep | Warp   
21 January 2004
Jimmy Edgar
Access Rhythm
Following his recent signing to Warp, Jimmy Edgar has come out with some considerable fireworks for this EP. Already an established figure at the...
by David Gunn
Jerome Pacman
12 | Crack & Speed   
6 August 2004
Jerome Pacman
One
A brilliant name for this French label which plays host to an artist I haven’t heard anything from in a long time. He seems to have somewhat...
by Miles Hawthorn
Jengaheads
12 | Savalas Underground Developments   
1 July 2001
Jengaheads
Caborkebab
Think of a hamster running round in his wheel. The constant rattle and squeak as poor hammy pants away like some poor sod running himself into the...
by Edward Blake
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