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RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................... 18 Music and other media recommended by Chris Bohn, Deadbeat, Matthew Dear, Alec Empire, Thomas Fehlmann, Arto Lindsay, Glenn O’Brien; featuring new releases by Daphni, Bob Dylan, Mala, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Frank Ocean, Raymond Pettibon and more ABC The alphabet according to Mark Reeder ................................... 32 MS. STYLE ICON Anika on Marlene Dietrich ................................. 38 COUNTING WITH . . . Alexis Taylor .............................................. 40
“They were strangers to me before, innit” A.J. Samuels in London with COOLY G ............................................. 44 “Anything can be pop nowadays” Max Dax talks to PET SHOP BOYS .................................................. 50 “There are rarely good people in films who are cunts as well” A.J. Samuels interviews the THE KILLS ........................................... 58 “In a golden twilight, I walked through a mysterious city in ruins” Max Dax in conversation with IRMIN SCHMIDT .............................. 64
“Every audience loves pyro” MODESELEKTOR in conversation with H.P. BAXXTER .................. 74 A Day in the Life: 24 hours in Prague ............................................. 82 NEU: DJ /RUPTURE on Sufi Plug Ins .............................................. 98
Three of our featured contributors: Glenn O’Brien
André Vida
Anika
(* 1958) is a writer, journalist and former editor-in-chief of Interview Magazine. He also used to host the brilliant public access show TV Party. In this issue he recommends Cutups, Cut-ins, Cut-outs: The Art of William S. Burroughs. Photo: Max Dax
(* 1976) is a composer and saxophonist of world—no, universe—no, omniverse renown. He is also a regular contributor to Electronic Beats Magazine. In this issue he recommends Moritz von Oswald Trio’s album Fetch. Photo: Luci Lux
(* 1987) is a British-born singer and musician whose deep voice and love of protest music subverts the industry’s dominant paradigms. In this issue she discusses her style icon, actress and singer Marlene Dietrich. Photo: Georg Gatsas
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