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The cerebral musical futurist traces his path from pioneering synth-rock to solo piano meditations

34 / REVELATORY PLAYWRIGHT BY LYNN NOTTAGE I live for those incomparable moments when you encounter the work of an artist who opens a door to reveal a fresh perspective on the world. This transformati

Hildur Guðnadóttir is scrolling through her phone. Whereas most people use the device to collect photographs and notes alongside contact numbers, the Icelandic composer records snippets of music. Thes

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At a secret location in Cardiff, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS have reconvened for their first interview together in over a decade. The reasons? An upcoming tour and the reissue for one of their most beloved albums, Love Kraft . Cue, then, 30 years’ worth of irrepressible anecdotes, covering “ambient space guitar”, Spanish petrol stations, coconuts in Rio, bankruptcy, sampling Steely Dan, altercations with the E Street Band, Japanese TV shows and more. Their conclusions..? “We couldn’t do formula if we tried,” they tell Tom Pinnock