Model friendships and poison ideas: the month's 10 most important reissues and archive releases
ATOM TM COLD MEMORIES (SÄHKO 2xCD) Sahko has dug into its enviable archive and unearthed two precious hours of music by Uwe Schmidt, recorded to tape for a radio project commissioned by the Helsinki Museum Of Modern Art in ’94. Touching on raga-like minimalism, beat-driven ambient techno and what feels like a whole galaxy between, [...]
The Essential… 4AD
Cocteau Twins, M|A|R|R|S, Dead Can Dance and more feature in a timely celebration of the label’s classic era
Tracks of the month: January
Champion sounds from Grimes, Machinedrum, A$AP Rocky, Julia Holter, Objekt and more
The art of… Mo Wax
The bold sleeve design of Jame Lavelle’s seminal imprint celebrated, from UNKLE to Urban Tribe
The art of… 70s rock gatefold albums
Eye-catching, budget-busting sleeve design from the heyday of rock bombast
20 albums to look forward to in 2012
Upcoming LPs from Chromatics, Actress, Burial, The xx – and 16 more reasons to be cheerful
20 best: FACT mixes of 2011
This year was the best yet – we think – for our mix series. These were our favourite contributions.
50 best: tracks of 2011
Our 50 favourite tracks of the last twelve months.
50 best: albums of 2011
Our 50 favourite long-players of the last twelve months.
10 best: breakthrough artists of 2011
From bedroom producers to YouTube starlets, ten acts who made names for themselves in ’11.
10 best: labels of 2011
Make no mistake: the record label is more important than ever before. This is our pick of 2011′s finest.
50 best: reissues of 2011
Raiders of the lost archive: the year’s best reissues and attic finds, starring Chris & Cosey, Talk Talk, LFO and more.
The 20 worst sleeves of 2011
The year’s most heinous crimes against cover art, starring Limp Bizkit, DJ Shadow and more
The Essential… Jeff Mills
The techno godhead guides us through the highlights of his peerless back catalogue.
The art of… 4AD
A celebration of the label’s iconic cover art, starring Cocteau Twins, Pixies and Ariel Pink
The Essential… Dabrye
The finest works of the modest hip-hop luminary, a pronounced influence on FlyLo and countless more.
Third Quarter Report 2011: 20 best albums Jul-Sep
The finest full-lengths of the last three months, starring Zomby, The Weeknd, Prurient, Machinedrum and more.
The Essential… Neptunes
No one ever really dies: Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams’ most potent pop moments collected.
20 best: Ambient
Another chance to peruse FACT’s 2008 guide to the world’s finest “discreet music”, starring Eno, GAS and The KLF