Tom Morris, 4AD house engineer, selects his favourite tracks

Producer at iconic 4AD label explains the magic behind some of his favourite tracks

“For me engineering and record production are about helping people make artistic, creative and forward thinking music whilst giving that music an appropriate and exciting sonic world to live in.… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 20 May 2013
Categories: Listen and you'll see, Music, Top 10 playlists
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Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to The Rain Song

Classic Album Sundays will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy this month. We asked founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy why it is still so special.… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013
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Alexis Petridis on My Bloody Valentine

Listen and you’ll see: Alexis Petridis on My Bloody Valentine

I can remember everything about the first time I heard My Bloody Valentine’s third album. Not just where I was and who I was with, but what time of day… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music
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Listen and you’ll see: Richard King on M/A/R/R/S

In many ways ‘Pump Up The Volume’ is an archetypal one hit wonder. The creators of the track M/A/R/R/S were a one-off project that was convened in the studio as… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 10 Jan 2013
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Listen and you’ll see: Geeta Dayal on Neu!

Neu! were one of the great bands of the 20th century, a sonic break with what came before. The German group was best known as a duo; drummer Klaus Dinger,… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 13 Dec 2012
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Emma Warren on Arthur Russell

Listen and you’ll see: Emma Warren on Arthur Russell

Arthur Russell had a recording habit that drove his engineers mad. He liked to record over old tapes, allowing something of what had gone before to seep through into the… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 6 Dec 2012
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Listen and you'll see: Robin Turner on Underworld's Rez

Listen and you’ll see: Robin Turner on Underworld

On first listen, Rez sounds like it’s not going to work at all. A spiralling riff – chirruping like digital bird song, a synthetic dawn chorus – attempts to soar… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012
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Listen and you'll see: Jon Savage on Family

Listen and you’ll see: Jon Savage on Family

It’s strange how few records from 1967 actually sound truly psychedelic in the 21st century. Sure, there are some terrific punkers from within the maelstrom – like the Outcasts’ “1253… Read more

Posted on: Monday, 19 Nov 2012
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Listen and you’ll see – sonic breakthroughs in independent music

In a new series of articles curated by Richard King, a selection of highly regarded writers locate several moments when artist and labels, whether by accident or design (or both) achieved… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 15 Nov 2012
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