Quintessence

Time to reappraise the international cosmic explorers

First two albums faithfully repackaged

Nostalgic compilation of first three albums from late-'60s raga rockers

The making of Solid Air's glorious, unruly follow-up

Re-Make, reissue: four-disc redux of art-rock’s 
forgotten foundation

REM explain how they created their 20 greatest singles

Today (January 28, 2015), social media reliably informs me that Robert Wyatt is 70, which seems a reasonable justification for reposting this long and, I hope, interesting transcript of an interview I did with him at home in Louth back in 2007, a little before the marvellous “Comicopera” was released. It begins with Wyatt discussing, of all things, Big Brother...

Bargain priced boxsets showcasing the early genius of Mr Jones...

Reed and Cale's most experimental work. Still mind-blowing...

Hairy misfits defiant debut...