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Electronic & Club Culture

Retracing the Hexagon Sun: Boards of Canada’s Landmark 1996 EP Hi Scores Receives Definitive 30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue Via Warp Records

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Executive Overview Electronic music history is defined by pivotal moments where the underground consciousness shifts irrevocably. For the enigmatic Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada—comprising brothers Marcus Eoin and Michael Sandison—such a paradigm shift occurred in the mid-1990s. Emerging from the misty, isolating landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, the pair cultivated a sonic palette that … Read more

British Music History & Nostalgia

Retracing the Ghost in the Machine: Graham Sutton on Four Decades of Bark Psychosis, the Birth of Post-Rock, and the Purest Motives in Music

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Executive Overview Formed in London in 1986, Bark Psychosis emerged as one of the founding architects of the post-rock movement, charting a visionary path that blurred the lines between ambient introspection, jazz-inflected soundscapes, and intricately detailed power. Their 1994 debut LP, Hex, remains a landmark achievement of the genre—a gloomy yet glimmering masterwork that cast … Read more

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