“You should never really ask a musician what music they make or you get a really vague, ubiquitous answer.” One can’t really be surprised that someone of Nathan Fake’s calibre would come out with this gem of information when describing techno. (more…)
The Prodigy have made a spectacular comeback. Some would argue they’ve never been away as they consistently tour, however, they’re now back at the top end of the UK charts and a new generation has embraced their rave-rock beat-blast. (more…)
36 year old freelance illustrator, Richard Wilkinson, has taken his merry time to find his niche in life. It all started in York, where he studied fine art, “In the 1st week I was told not to use black lines. Don’t go there. They sucked all the joy out of it for me. After that I worked in sound design and then in commercials production until I remembered I wanted to be a commercial artist. That was 3 years ago”. And some where in between, he had a brief career in music, although he is rather modest about it (he was signed to Ninja Tune you know!), “I used to make music but was rubbish at it. I still listen to it though. I’m good at that.”
We pinned down the multi talented maestro to quiz him about his work and got together a selection of his illustrations for you to devour… (more…)
In Issue 19 we started the tour of the new Deluxé playroom, “Sanctum Sanctorum” but hit the word limit before we managed to move on from the grand entrance, aka “The Hall Of The Six True Kings”. I also promised to tell the tale of the Dark Knight, so let’s now enter the Main Chamber and start with the Pièce de résistance of our humble studio. Well, of those pièces anyway. (more…)
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