In 2005, I interviewed Wire's Colin Newman on Githead, his new group with wife and ex-Minimal Compact bassist Malka Spigel and Scanner (aka Robin Rimbaud) after a concert supporting Krautrock legends Dieter Moebius and Michael Rother as part of the South Bank's Ether series. [read more]

Paul Smith set up Blast First in 1985 specifically to release Sonic Youth's seminal Bad Moon Rising in the UK. Twenty years on, the Blast First legacy is a back catalogue comprising some of the weirder and most influential US rock acts, as well as jazz, obscure electronica and experimental eclecticism. Paul has most recently set up Blast First [Petite], releasing releases by Klang (featuring Donna Matthews of Elastica fame) and No Things (formed from the original Liars line-up). [read more]

Illustrious Company, a partnership between Human League and Heaven 17 founder Martyn Ware and Erasure's Vince Clarke hosted the third in a series of events under the banner Future Of Sound at BAFTA Piccadilly on 10 May 2005. The idea behind the event was to 'create a forum for discussion on how sound can be used in the future' and exploring the means by which we as individuals interact with sound. Here, Martyn explains more about the artists appearing, his love of sound design and a new compilation of his and Vince's collaborations. [read more]

Vic Twenty returned on 14 February 2005 with a new single, the fantastic 'I Sold Your Heart On eBay', released on the Essex-based Lucky Pierre Records. In his second interview with Vic Twenty's Adrian Morris, Mat Smith quizzes the synth wizard on his new single and upcoming plans. [read more]

Former Magazine bassist Barry Adamson was for over ten years the very essence of the quintessential Mute Records artist - eclectic, prolific and highly popular, just thankfully never a chart act. His work traversed many, many musical boundaries and genres from soul to hip-hop through to noir film scores. Barry left Mute in 2003, and Mat Smith caught up with him earlier this year for a few questions. Also included is a selected retrospective, including reviews of Barry's work with Magazine and Visage. [read more]

Jason Creasey will be familiar to Erasure fans for his stand-out remixes of the Loveboat singles 'Freedom' and 'Moon And The Sky', as well as his work with Phil Creswick and Vince Clarke on the Family Fantastic Nice! album. On top of all of this, Jason is a classically-trained musician, producer and composer who owns the London-based music production company Hitsound, where he writes music for TV programmes, film and record / production companies. Mat Smith found five minutes in the talented Mr Creasey's schedule to ask a few questions... [read more]

To celebrate the release of Simon Fisher Turner's new album, the download-only I'll Sleep When I'm Dead soundtrack, Documentary Evidence's Mat Smith spoke to the eclectic long-term Mute artist about the album, his past life as a 1970s heart-throb pop idol, his work as a soundtrack composer, his fondness for minimal Japanese electronica and all points in between. Click here to read a mini-biography and access a selection of reviews of Fisher Turner's past releases. [read more]

Piney Gir is the pseudonym of Mute Song's Angela Penhaligon. This gives her the somewhat enviable position of working at the UK's best record label, while also releasing her own music. A former member of Vic Twenty with Adrian Morris until 2003, Piney releases her incredibly special debut album Peakahokahoo via Truck Records on 19 July - click here to read our review of the album. Mat Smith grabbed five minutes with Piney to talk about the album, the origins of her name and a very diverse set of influences indeed. [read more]

2003 was quite a busy year for Vic Twenty's Adrian Morris. A tour with Erasure, the Mute-sponsored single 'txt msg' and a compilation appearance on the excellent RoboPop album. Documentary Evidence's Mat Smith caught up with Adrian hard at work on Vic's debut album to talk about all things electronic, life without Angie, chewing the fat about synthesizers with Erasure's Vince Clarke, and what's hidden behind those quirky onstage podiums... [read more]