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Album review: _Interval by Autism – a dazzling trip through an electronica solar system

This is an album of ideas. Sometimes it glides between them; sometimes it leaps. One thing remains constant, however – the urge to explore.

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The kaleidoscopic haze of Doves’ new album The Universal Want

Revolving catchy melodies tangle themselves up and around Phil Spectoresque walls of sound like enchanting ivy.

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Unravelling Camilla Bruce’s You Let Me In: A novel that concocts mysticism and mystery

Faeries, we are told, do not exist. But what if we see them? What if they come into lives and completely change our paths and that of those around us? What if these mystical creatures manifest themselves in a real life mystery? What if their light helps overcome our darkness? Camilla Bruce’s You Let Me…

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Dave Lancaster releases new ambient album DRONE ALONE

Citing influence from the likes of Brian Eno, Vangelis, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter and Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross, Drone Alone is an album of longform ambient instrumentals intended for contemplation whether as background listening or more intense focus.

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The smell of acid in the morning: Is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Terry Gilliam’s Vietnam war movie?

A remarkably lucid and targeted vision that cuts through the haze like a sniper’s bullet soars over an opium field.

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Crime fiction you can’t ignore: The Listening Walls by Margaret Millar

What I like about Margaret Millar’s novels is that every chapter is strong enough and laced with enough character, tone and climax to function as its own short story.

Debussy’s Clair de lune – my extended ambient piano rework MUSIC VIDEO

I’ve slowed down the tempo significantly in an experiment to see if I could create a new soundscape out of something familiar. Hopefully someone finds it relaxing!

Book review: Frédéric Dard’s vintage noir The Gravediggers’ Bread is begging to be exhumed

Dard is brilliant at describing the unspoken tones of noir – the creeping dread, the red-blooded lust and the vein-bulging tell-tale signs of sin’s smothering aftermaths.

Film review: You Were Never Really Here – a corkscrew descent into the allure of violence

Fusing old school grit with contemporary cloth, You Were Never Really Here emerges from an acid trip to the cutting room as one of the most remarkable films of this generation.

Review: Paul Howarth’s debut novel Only Killers and Thieves – a western of grit and grace

As we immerse ourselves in a bracing loss of innocence, we are riveted to the rhythm of this doom spiral.

COMPETITION: Win H. Jon Benjamin’s “attempted” memoir FAILURE IS AN OPTION!

Great news all… FAILURE IS AN OPTION: An Attempted Memoir by one of the most talented voice actors of his generation, H. Jon Benjamin, is up for grabs on the blog!

Lost and found: The Gradual Disappearance of Jane Ashland by Nicolai Houm is a novel yearning for discovery

Often when reading narratives that decide to play with time, jumping back and forth without warning, I wonder if the book would hold up as well if it were rearranged in chronological order.

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