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WIL FORBIS

Wil Forbis

Marceline Smith chats to the infamous founder of acidlogic.com about his new book, his music, his time at diskant and just how generally great it is to be Wil Forbis. Read more >>

SUNNYVALE NOISE SUB-ELEMENT

Sunnyvale Noise Sub-element

Marceline Smith caught up with Oxford's finest electro-noise experimentalists as they prepared for diskant's ten year anniversary party. Read more >>

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EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY

Explosions in the Sky

From the archives:
This Texas band play sad loud instrumental epic music designed to soundtrack our dreams and nightmares. Dave Stockwell conducts this thorough and definitive interview with the band.
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Bands

- …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD by Marceline Smith
- ARAB ON RADAR by Luke Younger
- ASH by Marceline and Nicolette Smith
- BATTLES by Stu Fowkes
- BATTLES & CHARLOTTEFIELD by Tom Hammond
- BIS by Marceline and Nicolette Smith
- DISKANT GETS THE BLUES by Chris Summerlin
- BOYRACER ON BOYRACER by Alex Lincoln
- BROTHER DANIELSON by Chrxs Tipton
- THE BUTTERFLIES OF LOVE by Steve Potter
- CAT ON FORM by Xoë Kingsley
- DATA PANIK by Marceline Smith
- PHIL ELVERUM by Rob Fawkes
- ESKA by Marceline Smith
- EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY by David Stockwell
- THE FREED UNIT by Simon Minter
- FUGAZI: IAN MACKAYE by Chris Summerlin
- FUGAZI: GUY PICCIOTTO by Chris Summerlin
- GANGER by Marceline Smith
- THE GO! TEAM by JGram
- HUGGY BEAR & RIOT GIRL by Marceline Smith
- ICEBREAKER INTERNATIONAL by Marceline Smith and Chris Haikney
- KID606 by Chrxs Tipton
- THE LOCUST by Luke Younger
- MOGWAI: STUART BRAITHWAITE by Marceline Smith
- MOGWAI by Marceline Smith and Carl Bradley
- MOGWAI IN ROTHESAY by Danny Cameron
- MY ADVENTURES WITH MOGWAI by Marceline Smith
- OXES EUROPEAN TOUR 2002 PHOTO DIARY by David Geraghty
- RED MONKEY by John Coburn
- REYNOLDS by Simon Minter
- REYNOLDS by Marceline Smith
- SONIC YOUTH by Chris Summerlin
- SOUVARIS EUROPEAN TOUR DIARY by David Stockwell
- THE STROKES by Marceline Smith
- JIM THIRLWELL (FOETUS) by Sandra Kay
- STEVE TURNER (MUDHONEY) by Stewart Smith
- URUSEI YATSURA by Marceline Smith and Alex Lincoln
- THE YOUNG KNIVES by Simon Minter
- ZOOT HORN ROLLO (THE MAGIC BAND) by Chris Summerlin
- JOHN ZORN by Hugues Mouton

Labels

- ANTENNA RECORDS by Steve Potter
- BEAUTIFUL PIGEON by Simon Minter
- DIGITAL HARDCORE RECORDINGS by Simon Minter
- DISCHORD RECORDS by Chris Summerlin
- DREAMY RECORDS by Simon Minter
- EARWORM by Simon Minter
- FERRIC MORDANT by Simon Minter
- GUIDED MISSILE RECORDINGS by Marceline Smith
- MISPLACED MUSIC by Simon Minter
- SERIOUSLY GROOVY by Simon Minter
- SHINKANSEN RECORDINGS by Alex Lincoln and Marceline Smith
- TIME-LAG RECORDS by David Stockwell
- WÄNTAGE USA by Simon Minter

Art & Culture

- PAUL CANNELL by Marceline Smith
- WIL FORBIS by Marceline Smith
- RICHARD KERN by Xoë Kingsley
- JAPANESE BUTOH THEATRE by Joe Luna
- JAMES OLSEN by Wil Forbis
- OUTSIDER ART AND MUSIC by Danny Cameron
- RELATIVE WAYS VIDEO TREATMENT by Conrad Keely and James Olsen
- SONIC BOOM: THE ART OF SOUND by Chris Haikney
- THE ART OF STAR WARS by Marceline Smith

Events

- ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2008 by the diskant writers
- ATP: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2006 by the diskant writers
- ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2004 by the diskant writers
- ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2002 by the diskant writers
- ATP CD 1-2-3! by Ady Foley, JGram, Rob Strong and Stu Fowkes
- GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2005 by Chris Summerlin
- KIM DEAL: MY BEST MATE (FOR A DAY) by Kat Kitten
- KNOM by Simon Minter
- ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES 2000 by Marceline Smith
- AUDIOSCOPE 02 by Stu Fowkes
- AUDIOSCOPE 02 PHOTO DIARY by Marceline Smith
- AUDIOSCOPE 02 CD REVIEW by Chris Haikney
- HOSTILE AMBIENT TAKEOVER by Xoë Kingsley
- INSTAL 01 by Chris Haikney
- SUPERSONIC 2007 by the diskant staff

Round-ups

- SUMMER 2006 CATCH-UP by the diskant writers
- MORE FILMS OF 2006 by David Stockwell
- DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2006 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2006 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2005 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2005 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2004 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2004 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2003 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2003 by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2002 - by the diskant writers
- DISKANT’S TOP FILMS OF 2002 by the diskant writers

Resources

- GOING IT ALONE: GETTING YOURSELF GIGS by David Stockwell
- GET CYCLING, OR HOW NOT TO BECOME TOMATO PASTE by Chris Haikney

Talentspotter

- See the Talentspotter section for profiles of new bands, labels and zines