Welcome to Spannered’s music feature and review archive. What’s in here then? Well, since the site was launched in December 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 musical innovators Jeff Mills and Photek, write-ups of Cat Power, Caribou and Matmos gigs, and album reviews spanning Aphex Twin to NoMeansNo. You can also visit Spannered's music blog.
 
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Papa M
album | Domino   
21 August 2005
Papa M
Pajo
Richard Bold envelops himself in the haunting world of Slint guitarist Dave Pajo's debut solo album.
by Richard Bold
CocoRosie
album | Touch and Go   
21 August 2005
CocoRosie
Noah’s Ark
Piercingly beautiful feral folk music, but are CocoRosie quite as original as they'd like to be?
by Ed Chamberlin
Beck
album | Polydor/Geffen   
1 August 2005
Beck
Guero
Okay, I should begin by admitting that I really loved the soporific, heartbroken country of Beck’s last album Seac...
by Kate Andrew
Various Artists
album | VP Records   
6 July 2005
Various Artists
Universal Message
Unmissable compilation showcasing Jamaica's new roots sound which eschews modern dancehall’s materialism and the trinity of guns, girls and ganja for more spiritual values.
by Masta G
Jaga
album | Ninja Tune   
4 July 2005
Jaga
What We Must
Martial drumming, huge, pulsating waves of melody and brazen disregard for your eardrums. Yes, Jaga are now a post-rock outfit.
by Ed Chamberlin
La Cedille
album | Chocolate Fireguard   
8 June 2005
La Cedille
Vu Du Large
Afro-French hip hop outfit La Cedille's debut communicates a devoted belief in music and language.
by Benjamin Lehmann
Grizzly Bear
album | Canine Records   
6 June 2005
Grizzly Bear
Horn Of Plenty
Deep Sea Diver opens this album with a collection of submerged, static drones and muffled vocals reminiscent of Can’s Future...
by Ed Chamberlin
Four Tet
album | Domino   
5 June 2005
Four Tet
Everything Ecstatic
Kieran Hebden's latest LP offers oodles of energy and enthusiasm, but musical ecastsy is more elusive.
by Alastair Dant
Autechre
album | Warp   
9 May 2005
Autechre
Untilted
It’s about that time – another two years, another Autechre album rattles into view. I skip back home, recline sofa-wise in some Richard...
by David Gunn
Various Artists
album | Zebra Traffic   
9 May 2005
Various Artists
The Dugout
A wide regional variety of talent from the UK hip hop label's finest.
by Demented Toddler
Tunng
album | Static Caravan   
27 April 2005
Tunng
Mother's Daughter and Other Songs
There is a school of thought which holds that a landscape will influence the soundscapes recorded there. Sigur Rós'...
by Ed Chamberlin
Alex Smoke
album | Soma   
18 April 2005
Alex Smoke
Incommunicado
Soma have been quietly modernizing of late, and so far this year their output has been exceptional, with the wonderful Robag Wruhme and Wignomy...
by Benjamin Lehmann
Caribou
album | The Leaf Label   
1 April 2005
Caribou
The Milk of Human Kindness
Great production but sketchy songwriting from Manitoba that was.
by Ed Chamberlin
Various Artists
album | Delta 9 Plastics   
17 February 2005
Various Artists
Plastic Volume 1
Delta 9 Plastic's accomplished debut album keeps one eye firmly on the dancefloor but is refreshingly diverse.
by Benjamin Lehmann
When, Upland, Bogus Blimp
album | Jester   
17 February 2005
When, Upland, Bogus Blimp
Whenever/Oblitorated/Rdtr
There are some record labels that become like old friends to you. You know the ones: they don't just spew out crap like someone who has mistaken the...
by Ed Chamberlin
Harmonic 33
album | Warp   
17 February 2005
Harmonic 33
Music For Television, Film and Radio Volume One
Pin-pointing the birth of electronic music is more difficult than you think. Often people will bring up Kraftwerk’s name, as they certainly...
by Ed Chamberlin
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