Latest articles by Jim Ottewill
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
Florian Pilz joins us to talk about his rise to YouTube stardom and pick out five of his baddest bits of "bad gear"
Artist and author Paul Purgas shines a light on an archive of visionary sounds recorded during a radical period of experimentation at Ahmedabad's National Institute of Design
We get up close and personal with the music tech phenomenon with over 40 albums and two million YouTube subscribers to his name
From session drummer to Mercury Prize nominee, UK artist Georgia’s career continues its ascent. We took flight with her to chart the course of glorious new album Euphoric
