by Ben Howe
How Are Vinyl Records Made? A Video of the Manufacturing Process

VIDEO | HOW ARE VINYL RECORDS MADE? | FROM MANUFACTURE TO TURNTABLE.

Watch a video exploring the making of vinyl records. Ben Howe travels to New York, visiting record mastering, cutting and manufacturing experts. He tries to understand the complex process of making this increasingly popular music format. 

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by Claire Mabey
FORCING ORDER ON A WORLD OF CHAOS: A FORENSIC READING OF STOP YOUR TEARS BY ALDOUS HARDING

FORCING ORDER ON A WORLD OF CHAOS: A FORENSIC READING OF STOP YOUR TEARS BY ALDOUS HARDING

Verb Wellington Director, Claire Mabey, didn’t set out to write a series of close readings of Aldous Harding lyrics. She just wanted to think about them in a forensic way for a bit. Then it got serious and out of hand. For the second in the series she took a deep dive into Stop Your Tears.

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EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC'S EARLY DAYS: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF FLYING NUN, XPRESSWAY AND MORE

EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC'S EARLY DAYS: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF FLYING NUN, XPRESSWAY AND MORE

Kiran Dass grew up a fan of experimental music. Below she recounts her journey, full of tidbits, anecdotes and of course, the music.

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"SOUTHERN PSYCHEDELIC MOMENT": AN ODE TO MARY HENEY & PETER STAPLETON

"SOUTHERN PSYCHEDELIC MOMENT": AN ODE TO MARY HENEY & PETER STAPLETON

Kiran Dass looks through the careers of Mary Heney  and Peter Stapleton, both of whom passed away in 2020. Kiran picks out her personal favourites from their extensive catalogues.

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