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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Ova Looven
ep   
3 May 2007
Ova Looven
Gravity Has Expired
Blimey, I wasn’t expecting this from the packaging. Ova Looven have the glacial 80s sound of bands like The Cure and Talk Talk,...
by Edward Blake
Gold Chains
single | PIAS   
30 October 2002
Gold Chains
Gold Chains
‘I Come From San Fransisco’ blares the opening track as the sound of a runaway tram collides into your brain. Gold Chains may sound like...
by Edward Blake
Yush 2K
7 | Genuine   
5 August 2003
Yush 2K
Fade Away/Bad Man
Following their more downtempo excursion on Soul Jazz a couple of months back, Yush 2K come with a bouncing old skool dancehall style riddim...
by Masta G
Various Artists
ep | Expanding/spa.RK   
31 July 2007
Various Artists
Expanding vs spa.RK
Barcelona’s spa.RK label have a long-standing relationship with London’s fine Expanding imprint, but I believe this is the first...
by Kone-R
Team Doyobi and Powerbooks For Peace
single | Alku   
1 May 2003
Team Doyobi and Powerbooks For Peace
Empire/Everest
Two new three inch CD releases on Alku from two groups that I believe also share a bandmember. Get ready to regress – this is baby music for...
by Miles Hawthorn
Echokrank
ep | Klangkrieg Produktionen   
26 June 2003
Echokrank
Echokrank
The word ‘Echokrank’ describes the acoustic hallucination suffered by deep-sea divers when they rise to the surface of the water too...
by Elizabeth Wells
Beenie Man and Ms Thing
7 | Fiesta Rhythm   
10 September 2003
Beenie Man and Ms Thing
Dude
Keeping the carnival vibe alive, the fresh new Fiesta Rhythm makes great use of the traditional Caribbean steel band sound, both for its catchy hook...
by Masta G
Wren
7 | Melodic   
22 September 2004
Wren
Drive Down Lines
Seemingly drawing inspiration from Lou Barlow's folk implosion project, the latest in the line of small pretty things from aptly titled...
by Andy Parsons
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
Psapp
ep | Melodic   
26 June 2003
Psapp
Do Something Wrong
An intriguing multi-instrumental release from Melodic, bursting with aural colours, textures and lovely tunes. What is evident from listening to...
by Elizabeth Wells
DJ 100000000 vs Atom Truck
7 | Adaadat   
8 June 2004
DJ 100000000 vs Atom Truck
DJ 100000000 vs Atom Truck
Adaadat are one of those labels that have been around for a while now, have a very dedicated following, throw amazing parties, but still seem to be...
by Mikerak
Good Girl/Mr G (aka Goofy)
7 | Young Blood   
21 December 2003
Good Girl/Mr G (aka Goofy)
Degree/Question
The question sometimes arises as to how dancehall producers get the often absurd names they give to their instrumentals (rhythms/riddims)... Well,...
by Gabriel
Eardrum
ep | The Leaf Label   
1 August 2001
Eardrum
Deadbeat
Percussionist duo Richard Olatunde Baker and Lou Ciccotelli have already caused quite a few waves with Eardrum, causing the press to sit up and...
by Edward Blake
Yungun and Mr Thing
12 | Janomi   
4 February 2004
Yungun and Mr Thing
Dancing Shoes
Mr Thing hits an infectious groove on this latest collaboration with Yungun (aka Essa), who lays down another strong lyric to follow on from his...
by Masta G
Cylob
ep | Rephlex   
15 June 2004
Cylob
Cylob Music System Volume 1 & 2
Volume 1Nostalgia is good. I'm not talking about all the crappy, dashed off,...
by Ed Chamberlin
Alex Cortex
single | Ann Aimee   
3 April 2003
Alex Cortex
CTRL
I love getting first releases on new labels, as you just know that people wait for something really special with which to launch a new imprint. And...
by Miles Hawthorn
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