CONTENTS 4-5 ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE: The Japanese psych leader Kawabata Makoto reforms an old project
ISSUE 1
6-7 BRUM IN THE 80s WITH RICHARD MARCH: The Bentley Rhythm Ace/Pop Will Eat Itself bassist looks back on clubs and venues in the 80s 8-9 IN THE STUDIO WITH KELLI ALI: The ex-Sneaker Pimps vocalist talks about the sound of her upcoming release 10-11 THE RETURN OF UB40: Saxophonist Brian Travers reveals all about their upcoming album 12-13 HOUSE OF GOD: Brum’s longest-running techno club celebrates 19 years
14-17 THIS MONTH’S DEBATE: Vinyl, CD or Mp3? Which is better? Does it matter how people listen to music?
18-21 ELECTRONIC ARTIST COPPE’ CELEBRATES 15 YEARS: The Japanese self-admitting Martian invades Birmingham and talks about her latest album
22-39 RETRO-FUTURISM, BIRMINGHAM’S IMAGINARY WORLD: Looking back on a 90s music scene that took influence from a past image of the future. Including topics
such as night club Sensateria, the passing of the scene’s defining voice, Trish Keenan, the ultimate retrofuturist’s instrument, and quotes from the likes of Pram, Plone, Brian Duffy and Stereolab
40-47 FESTIVAL COVERAGE: This year sees the birth of Network Music Festival, a laptop, live coding event that will take place between
27th - 29th January at The Edge, Friction Arts, Cheapside. Find out more about the festival by reading the interviews with performers Birmingham Laptop Ensemble, Benoit & the Mandelbrots and Glitch Lich
48-53 LIVE REVIEWS: The Major Toms, Misty’s Big Adventure, The Autumn Almanac: The Slow Boat Sessions