http://www.spannered.org/music/search/date/down/0/features/1/ Music, art, film and literature from outside the mainstream bubble, a platform for writers. Spread a little mp3 love. en-gb Copyright 2007 Spannered. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 240 http://www.spannered.org/images/skins/spannered/RSS.jpg http://www.spannered.org/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1760/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1760/ Third Ear Recordings has released a consistent catalogue of idiosyncratic dance music during its decade of existence. On the label's tenth anniversary, Kone-R speaks with founder Guy McCreery. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1751/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1751/ Altern 8's Frequency track stands proud as an essential piece of rave history. With a re-release and remix package set to drop, Kone-R talks to its creator Mark Archer. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1737/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1737/ Mike Dred has spent nine years on a stormy voyage of sonic discovery. Now he's back, with two albums that push the boundaries of analogue and digital production. Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1733/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1733/ Bristol's Ekoplekz makes a fuzzy elixir to pour in your ears, drawing comparisons with King Tubby's singed dub, the sci-fi emissions of the Radiophonic Workshop and Suicide's protopunk electronics. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1731/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1731/ Since launching in '96, James Ruskin's Blueprint Records has played a key role in the evolution of UK techno. Kone-R talks to him about current releases and plans for the label. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1721/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1721/ Rephlex has spent two decades of rephreshing the parts other labels cannot reach. Kone-R tracks down co-founder and peerless player-of-tunes Grant Wilson-Claridge. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1696/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1696/ As Ninja Tune celebrates two decades of rewiring the electronic music scene, Mathias Kilian Hanf talks to Matt Black, label co-founder and one half of AV pioneers Coldcut. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1650/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1650/ Robots, Castro, Perez Prado, electrofunk and good ol' grandma's cooking. Spannered meets Miami resident Armando Martinez midway through his European tour. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1631/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1631/ Marking the launch of !Kaboogie label release #2, Dublin's bastion of bass music gathers together an exclusive showcase for Spannered. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1612/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1612/ Oddball opera, modernist classical kartoon klassics and the tone-transgressions of an avuncular middle-seventies gent? Martin Longley checks back in from New York. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1593/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1593/ You can't please all the people all the time, but you can bash them into a pulpy mass. Aphex Twin & Hecker show us how it's done, as witnessed by Fillip K Donk. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1592/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1592/ Techno, hip hop and sci-fi elements converge on Mark Pritchard's latest project. Laurent Fintoni talks to the many-monikered man behind some of electronic music's most enduring moments. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1576/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1576/ Extreme Inuit throat singing and Balkan wedding-band apeshitters? Martin Longley rounds up recent activity on New York's global music circuit. Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1565/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1565/ Martin Longley tunes into new wave, funk-punk and art rock in NYC, taking in gigs by Tuxedomoon, ESG, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and Camper Van Beethoven. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1552/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1552/ Heady Brazilian party tunes, bacchanalian beats and a reggae-induced stage invasion greet Martin Longley in New York. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1536/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1536/ Martin Longley takes in legendary LA drummer Chico Hamilton, Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen and punk jazz icon James Chance on his autumn tour of NYC's jazz haunts. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1534/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1534/ Is Shemekia Copeland the lovechild of James Brown and Tina Turner? And just what's in Bobby Bland's bottle of fruity beverage? Martin Longley gets blasted by blues in the Big Apple. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1526/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1526/ Glasgow's LuckyMe family are making the most of this 'beautifully open time in music'. Laurent Fintoni meets the idiosyncratic collective poised for world domination. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1525/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1525/ The Glitch Mob are much more than your regular turntable tagteam. Laurent Fintoni meets the Californian crew who sum up their musical approach in three words: dirty, fucking, bass. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1524/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1524/ Laurent Fintoni talks to LA-based producer Edward Ma, aka edIT, about the influences that have shaped his futuristic take on hip hop. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1518/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1518/ Since the start of the noughties, productions from both sides of the Atlantic have signalled a return to the boom bap beats of hip hop's golden era, says Laurent Fintoni. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1520/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1520/ Mystical sounds outta '70s California and a hefty homage to Captain Beefheart are just two of the delights encountered by Martin Longley during a two-night stint at NYC's Knitting Factory. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1453/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1453/ Spannered's man in NYC, Martin Longley, takes in Satyagraha, Philip Glass's second opera, along with performances from the Christian Wolff Sextet and Frederic Rzewski. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1441/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1441/ Caustic blues distortion and gobble'n'quaff foot-tappers? Spannered's man in New York, Martin Longley, gives his latest round-up of jazz-wise action from the Big Apple. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1433/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1433/ Martin Longley catches Paul Simon and David Byrne on stage in NYC, and soaks up sounds from Niger, Morocco, India and China on the city's global music circuit. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1411/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1411/ Martin Longley, Spannered's intrepid NYC correspondent, encounters tasteful bossa, post-bop and performance art jazz scores when he sets out for some sax in the city. Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1403/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1403/ Laurent Fintoni takes a deep breath and dives into the world of bass operator Paul Rose, aka Scuba, the man behind the ever-evolving Hotflush label. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1398/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1398/ Electro-acoustic fireworks, headbanging afrobeat, Philippine gongs, New York jazz and a hearty dose of Zappa. Gig addict Martin Longley takes a springtime trek around his home turf. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1399/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1399/ Topical performance art, a new Philip Glass production and some very big lungs greet Spannered's Martin Longley on his return to New York. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.spannered.org/music/1389/ http://www.spannered.org/music/1389/ Spannered's Martin Longley sates his appetite for blues with a gig-going spree spanning both sides of the Atlantic. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT