Tom Watson
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Past articles by Tom:
The Genius of Mark E Smith and The Fall in 20 Songs
In the wake of Mark E Smith's passing, Tom Watson traces the story of the post-punk band's history through their most definitive tracks → Read More
A Right Song and Dance: Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band at the Barbican
Matthew Herbert leads a musical response to Brexit. The result is a delirious message of unity → Read More
Playlist: 'Blade Runner' and Beyond
From Kuedo to Cliff Martinez, Vangelis’ 'Blade Runner' OST has remained a key influential touchstone. Here's the definitive playlist → Read More
20 Definitive Cold Wave Artists
From Asylum Party to Xeno & Oaklander, Tom Watson delivers an essential primer on the influential genre → Read More
Boris – 'Dear' review
Posited as a potential farewell note, the Japanese three-piece's 24th album sounds like anything but → Read More
Orlando – 'The Tide That Moves Me' review
Brooklyn producer Orlando flaunts dancehall daringness with a palette of synth sounds. However, his latest EP suggests his vision is yet to be perfected → Read More
Karen Gwyer – 'Rembo' review
Inspired by Gwyer's work over the course of playing the live circuit, 'Rembo' breaks down the divide between the listener and artist → Read More
Nick Höppner – 'Work' review
On his second LP, Nick Höppner strives to push techno's discourse forward through experimentation and stylistic variation → Read More
The Mandem Need You: Can Grime4Corbyn succeed where Red Wedge failed?
Tom Watson explores a very 2017 movement – and its echoes with pop's Red Wedge coalition three decades ago → Read More
Playlist: Twin Peaks and Beyond
As the world prepares to re-enter Twin Peaks's celestial void, anaesthetise yourself with this foreboding playlist of nightmarish oddities → Read More
Turning Points: Adrian Sherwood
The producer, label boss and DJ recalls a lifetime working with dub's most essential weirdos → Read More
GAS – 'Narkopop' review: Something in the air
Returning to the GAS project after 17 years, Wolfgang Voigt both inhabits and develops his trademark, influential sound → Read More
Future Days: The Can Project celebrate and amplify at the Barbican
Paying homage to late drummer Jaki Leibezeit, the avant-rock band's sonic abandon gets reimagined as classical compositions by the London Symphony Orchestra → Read More
The Tedious Contradictions of John Lydon
John Lydon is used to ruffling feathers with performed contrarianism. We scrutinise his track record and ask if it's time he retired his routine → Read More
Jacques Greene – 'Feel Infinite' review: a play on human emotions within dance music
An album that aims for rave euphoria but ends up somewhere far less ecstatic → Read More
Big Mistake: A conversation with Manuel Göttsching
Tom Watson meets the iconic German composer to unpick the foundations of his seminal work, 'E2-E4' → Read More
Big Mistake: A conversation with Manuel Göttsching
Tom Watson meets the iconic German composer to unpick the foundations of his seminal work, 'E2-E4' → Read More
Extreme Sorcerer: The anarcho-punk beginnings of Björk
Tom Watson revisits the projects and releases of Björk formative years → Read More
DJ Seinfeld – 'Time Spent Away from U' review
Infectious in its simplicity, DJ Seinfeld's debut transcends the lo-fi house movement once and for all → Read More