Latest articles by Jim Ottewill
From the DJ booth of Berlin’s Panorama Bar to the Balearic synth-pop of the Charm, Avalon Emerson is embracing the freedom of a borderless musical landscape
Sound engineer Marc Carolan shares the challenges and excitement of helping bring My Bloody Valentine's first headline tour in over a decade to life
UK Eurovision entrant Sam Battle talks us through seven of his most absurd and extraordinary musical machines
Producer and composer Apparat reveals the creative process behind the making of his latest record and first in seven years, A Hum of Maybe
Producer and UK garage legend MJ Cole charts his journey from classical music to the club and unpicks the production behind the genre-defining Sincere
Experimental electronic artist James Adrian Brown unpicks the making of his debut album and how it was inspired by the illuminations and arcades of Blackpool
Post-punk indie futurists Dry Cleaning have set the bar high for 2026 albums with their masterful third album Secret Love. They tells us how they created it in cahoots with acclaimed producer Cate Le Bon…
With Mastery Studio releasing its new Quantum Sound album aimed at “redefining sonic meditation”, we explore the potential of electronic music to enhance our wellbeing
We discover how Massive Attack's climate activism has seemingly set a new green blueprint for the live industry…
The artist formerly known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs dives into the making of his latest project, driven by a desire to keep things simple and find joy in the creative process
Songwriter, producer and creative artist Robin Scott is the man behind M and the huge hit Pop Muzik. Over 40 years later, he shares the story of the iconic track and why he’s brought this moniker back on his new album
Issues of accessibility present ongoing challenges for disabled music-makers, but a range of different organisations, artists and innovators are aiming to bring about industry-wide change
Oram Award-winning electronic artist Helen Anahita Wilson tells us how she generated the music for her new album from poisonous plants and hallucinogens
The Dutch DJ/producer is reimagining the future of live electronic performance with his R² AI technology. We find out how he does it
Now on his sixth studio album, we speak to Daniel Avery and hear how he mixed the distorted with the ethereal to create the sonic universe of Tremor
Lifting the lid on the lost years, creative blocks and colossal sample-clearing process that resulted in the immaculate Wildflower
Discover how studio and music production was redefined by an unlikely group of Trevor Horn-led English synth geeks
The alt-pop icons delve into the making of their final record and explain why now is the moment to call time on their career after 35 years of music making
The Grammy-nominated composer, percussionist and producer talks fusing drums and electronics, the inimitable sound of classic samplers and the magic of decades-old DSP
Born out of grief, Thackray’s new album Weirdo is her most heartfelt concept yet. Here, she delves into the record’s creation and how the process of putting it together helped her reclaim her sense of self
The original superstar DJ drops some essential advice for aspiring producers and talks us through his ambitious Dolby Atmos score for the immersive Da Vinci Genius exhibition
Producer, DJ and classically trained pianist LP Giobbi unpicks the creative strands that have made her and the workings behind new album, Dotr
“My biggest, ongoing obsession is using gear to get the most exciting and interesting sounds I can find”
Brian D'Souza reveals how he uses biosonification to transform signals from mushrooms and other living organisms into experimental electronic music
Nothing is safe from the DAWs of today’s producers, with club-ready edits of everything from Aqua to Gwen Stefani taking over dancefloors across the world. We speak to three artists crafting these brilliantly divisive bootlegs