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30 indie rock records I swear by (part II)

Featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys, & Grizzly Bear

Jun 9 • Oliver Kemp

30 indie rock records I swear by (part I)

Beware of big singalongs, catchy riffs, and guitars galore

May 21 • Oliver Kemp

[Video] 5 Albums to Get You Into DARK AMBIENT

From raison d'être to The Caretaker – time to plunge into the darkness

Apr 14 • Oliver Kemp

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30 records that sparked my post-rock fixation (part II)

The second half of my post-rock feature – are you favourites represented?

Mar 17 • Oliver Kemp

30 records that sparked my post-rock fixation (part I)

The cream of the 'anything goes' genre (provided there are some guitars and drums in there..maybe)

Mar 10 • Oliver Kemp

Don Buchla, the synthesis innovator

The second instalment of Modulators, a series on the visionaries of electronic music

Feb 10 • Oliver Kemp

30 jazz records that expanded my mind (part II)

The second part of my definitive favourite jazz list

Jan 20 • Oliver Kemp

30 jazz records that expanded my mind (part I)

From passages of spiritual beauty, to white-hot free improvisation

Jan 13 • Oliver Kemp

30 electronic records that rewired my brain (part II)

From Orbital to Cluster, Skee Mask to OPN – the second instalment of my favourite electronic records

Oct 14, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

30 electronic records that rewired my brain (I)

From EDM bangers to abstract bloops, these are the electronic records that reprogrammed me

Sep 30, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

Delia Derbyshire, a tape-looping pioneer

Introducing Modulators, a new series on the groundbreaking figures of electronic music

Aug 19, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

Riff worship: 30 records that keep me headbanging (part II)

The second half of my heavy music exploration, including Bolt Thrower and Godflesh.

Aug 12, 2025 • Oliver Kemp

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