http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/dollars-to-pounds-the-proper-ornaments/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/dollars-to-pounds-the-proper-ornaments/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:30:46 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=172345 There’s a saying around some parts of east London: the Totnes massive roll deep. Actually I’m probably the only person who says that, but it’s true. Totnes was known, if at all, for its pot, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/dollars-to-pounds-the-proper-ornaments/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dollars-to-pounds-toy/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dollars-to-pounds-toy/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:30:36 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=168871 The first time I saw Toy was unintentional. They were supporting Big Deal and they were a helluva lot of hair, immersed, along with the audience, in a groove-heavy, swirling wall of sound. Two months … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/dollars-to-pounds-toy/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/dollars-to-pounds-keaton-henson/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/dollars-to-pounds-keaton-henson/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:30:05 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=165426 Keaton Henson will not be coaxed out to meet me in person, he doesn’t want to talk on the phone. Over email I wrote, “I’m a nice person to have coffee with,” and he replied: … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/dollars-to-pounds-keaton-henson/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/dollars-to-pounds-emmy-the-great-and-tim-wheeler/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/dollars-to-pounds-emmy-the-great-and-tim-wheeler/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:45:29 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=162941 It’s Christmas! So instead of writing about new music from the UK I decided to share a cup of tea with Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler from Ash to talk about their winter warmer … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/dollars-to-pounds-emmy-the-great-and-tim-wheeler/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/26/dollars-to-pounds-fixers/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/26/dollars-to-pounds-fixers/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:30:02 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=157357 Oxford quintet Fixers played their first show two years ago. They performed Christmas covers, wore Santa hats and singer Jack Goldstein’s mom handed out festive home-baked goods. From the ashes of various local bands singer … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/26/dollars-to-pounds-fixers/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/dollars-to-pounds-two-inch-punch/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/dollars-to-pounds-two-inch-punch/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:15:14 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=153311 Before Ben Ash graduated from The Brit Academy’s Trinity College, where he was studying music, he sent hundreds of letters to labels and creative companies offering up his services as a songwriter for free. Only … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/dollars-to-pounds-two-inch-punch/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/27/dollars-to-pounds-deptford-goth/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/27/dollars-to-pounds-deptford-goth/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:45:54 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=149179 Several things crossed my mind when I first heard the gently manipulated vocals, pin-drop pings and synth-swathes of Deptford Goth’s “Real Love Fantasy”: Yes! Does he love Mariah Carey? (Note the node to Mariah’s “Fantasy” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/27/dollars-to-pounds-deptford-goth/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/20/dollars-to-pounds-lianne-le-havas/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/20/dollars-to-pounds-lianne-le-havas/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:46:23 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=145314 I love a girl who will openly discuss female facial hair. Interview done, coffee drained and talk turns to what a girl should do about a hairy upper lip. “Bleach,” I say. “Threading!” counters Lianne … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/20/dollars-to-pounds-lianne-le-havas/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-mozart-parties/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-mozart-parties/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:00:57 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=142326 It’s been just over a year since 23-year-old James Bennett composed his first song as Mozart Parties. From the isolation of the village Kirkby Lonsdale, located in England’s verdant, mountainous Lake District, Bennett found himself … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/dollars-to-pounds-mozart-parties/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/dollars-to-pounds-nzcalines/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/dollars-to-pounds-nzcalines/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:09 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=138582 The first time I heard Michael Lovett’s music I was shocked. Up until a year ago I knew the 24-year-old as the bassist for Your Twenties, the quite brilliant London (by way of Totnes) indie-pop … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/dollars-to-pounds-nzcalines/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/dollars-to-pounds-big-deal/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/dollars-to-pounds-big-deal/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:31:30 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=135979 When an audience watches Big Deal, glasses make it only midway to mouths and conversations fall away to a hushed silence. Hiding behind hair and guitars, Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe’s combined power lies in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/dollars-to-pounds-big-deal/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/dollars-to-pounds-elephant/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/dollars-to-pounds-elephant/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:30:04 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=133199 Yes, there are a lot of boy-girl duos around these days. Kisses, Tennis, Summer Camp, Cults, Big Deal and Cat’s Eyes. They all sound different and fantastic in their own ways but the common vibe … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/dollars-to-pounds-elephant/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-wolf-gang/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-wolf-gang/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:15:23 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=130450 I met up with Wolf Gang aka 24-year-old Max McElligott the day his album Suego Faults was released in the UK. Produced by Dave Fridmann—who’s worked with the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev and MGMT—McElligott’s debut … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/dollars-to-pounds-wolf-gang/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/dollars-to-pounds-spector/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/dollars-to-pounds-spector/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:30:41 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=127546 For a while if you googled “sleazy moustache” this picture of Fred Macpherson was the sixteenth result. Sadly his moustachioed visage has now been usurped by others with more questionable facial furniture. I had breakfast … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/dollars-to-pounds-spector/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/dollars-to-pounds-gwilym-gold/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/dollars-to-pounds-gwilym-gold/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:40:04 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=124368 Dollars to Pounds is a bi-weekly column with a look at the best of what’s happening in the UK. This Kim Taylor Bennett talks with Gwilym Gold about his experimental solo work. Allow me to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/dollars-to-pounds-gwilym-gold/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-blood-orange/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-blood-orange/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:04:09 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=121621 I always enjoy talking to Dev Hynes. He’s candid and switched on and it also helps that his musical output is always surprising. First there was the twitchy dance-punk of Test Icicles, formed when Dev … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-blood-orange/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/dollars-to-pounds-sbtrkt/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/dollars-to-pounds-sbtrkt/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:30:52 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=118656 Dollars to Pounds is a bi-weekly column with a look at the best of what’s happening in the UK. This week we introduce D2P’s new writer, Kim Taylor-Bennett. SBTRKT writes his best music in the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/dollars-to-pounds-sbtrkt/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-dropdead/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-dropdead/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:02:13 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=96618 Six months ago I was doing much the same as I am now (currently in bed with a laptop on my chest, writing stuff, spilling coffee down myself, it is 3pm), but it was about … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-dropdead/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/dollars-to-pounds-star-slinger/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/dollars-to-pounds-star-slinger/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:00:25 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=90618 On this day, five years ago, J Dilla passed away, aged 32. I interview a lot of bands for Dollars to Pounds and his name crops up more than any other. There’s a whole generation … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/dollars-to-pounds-star-slinger/feed/ 12 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-stopmakingme/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-stopmakingme/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:30:37 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=88618 Back in 2008 I interviewed London DJ extraordinaire Erol Alkan for FADER 58. He told me one of the things he is most proud of is all of the bands and creative ventures that began … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-stopmakingme/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/dollars-to-pounds-eagulls/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/dollars-to-pounds-eagulls/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:30:55 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=87457 Note to bands: record a raging cover of The Wipers and I will write about you. Eagulls are from Leeds and play loud, brash and snotty. Like D2P alumni Yuck, they take their cues from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/dollars-to-pounds-eagulls/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/d2p-prizes/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/d2p-prizes/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:59 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=86486 Usually it’s a bit boring to ask bands about their influences, but Londoner Hari Ashurst has a nice way with words so this week’s Dollars To Pounds contains Obvious Questions, but also Good Answers. Hari’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/d2p-prizes/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/16/dollars-to-pounds-waskerley-way/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/16/dollars-to-pounds-waskerley-way/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:30:19 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=83723 Not long ago I made a podcast tribute to Ariel Pink. I arranged for a load of awesome bands to record covers or remixes of his songs, then played them and talked rubbish over the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/16/dollars-to-pounds-waskerley-way/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/dollars-to-pounds-rory-brattwell/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/dollars-to-pounds-rory-brattwell/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:00:42 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=82345 If there is one name that pops up over and over again in Dollars To Pounds, it is Rory Brattwell. He has produced songs for loads of the bands I’ve covered here. He is our … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/dollars-to-pounds-rory-brattwell/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/dollars-to-pounds-lonely-galaxy/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/dollars-to-pounds-lonely-galaxy/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:30:41 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=80773 I will cry at any movie that is even vaguely sad. If it’s something like “Wendy & Lucy” (she loves her dog and is just trying to get by! Why be so harsh, world?) or … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/dollars-to-pounds-lonely-galaxy/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/12/dollars-to-pound-girl-unit/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/12/dollars-to-pound-girl-unit/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:00:57 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=77984 By the time we hit publish on this week’s Dollars To Pounds, buildings across south London will be shuddering their way to an early demolition as Night Slugs (label of the year?) go all night … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/12/dollars-to-pound-girl-unit/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/dollars-to-pounds-hot-horizons/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/dollars-to-pounds-hot-horizons/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:00:13 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=75807 Hot Horizons is a band started by brothers Jake and Rory McCarthy. They look pretty young, and while their songs are full of notions peculiar to youth (i.e. optimism and hope), they are also grand … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/dollars-to-pounds-hot-horizons/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/dollars-to-pounds-young-montana/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/dollars-to-pounds-young-montana/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:30:50 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=74910 Some musicians make music rooted in their surroundings, yet listen to Young Montana‘s soulful, twitchy, hyperactive productions and Conventry isn’t the first place that springs to mind. His songs make you think of lots of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/dollars-to-pounds-young-montana/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/15/dollars-to-pounds-seams/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/15/dollars-to-pounds-seams/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:45:56 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=74019 I don’t know if laptops became a lot cheaper or there are just really good rips of Ableton and Logic floating around, but there has been a wave of amazing electronic music coming out of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/15/dollars-to-pounds-seams/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/dollars-to-pounds-peepholes/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/dollars-to-pounds-peepholes/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:00:47 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=71345 Peepholes are super-determined, but so much fun you hardly notice. Like most noise-pop duos they are hell bent on proving they can be louder and more awesome than all of those other bands with their … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/dollars-to-pounds-peepholes/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/dollars-to-pounds-holy-other/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/dollars-to-pounds-holy-other/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:15:09 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=70001 Back in April we publicly asked Holy Other, “who are you and could you please be a little less mysterious so we can congratulate you for making this song.” Today we finally got to speak … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/16/dollars-to-pounds-holy-other/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/dollars-to-pounds-still-corners/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/dollars-to-pounds-still-corners/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:30:10 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=69031 London quintet Still Corners usually spend their time perfecting gorgeous, shimmering pop songs, watching subtitled movies and being glacial heartbreakers. This week they took time out to make us a sumptuous 142-minute mixtape and answer … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/dollars-to-pounds-still-corners/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/dollars-to-pounds-ahu/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/dollars-to-pounds-ahu/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:45:13 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=64196 I’ve been a fan of Ahu since 2008 when she appeared on the shuffling, enigmatic “I Know All The Bitches” with my buddy Mr Beatnick. As Dolly she sung on Flying Lotus’ astral stepper “RobertaFlack,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/dollars-to-pounds-ahu/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/dollars-to-pounds-chad-valley/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/dollars-to-pounds-chad-valley/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:45:17 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=40949 Chad Valley is the unlikely side project of Hugo Manuel, who plays and sings in a great Oxford band called Jonquil. It’s unlikely for a number of reasons, that weird name for a start. The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/20/dollars-to-pounds-chad-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/12/dollars-to-pounds-dam-mantle/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/12/dollars-to-pounds-dam-mantle/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:30:52 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=40086 One thing I learned during this interview is that, while Dam Mantle (aka Tom Marshallsay) goes to university in Glasgow, he isn’t actually Scottish. I also learned the word “creolisation” which Tom uses to describe … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/12/dollars-to-pounds-dam-mantle/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/dollars-to-pounds-field-day/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/dollars-to-pounds-field-day/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:30:17 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=39328 I hate music festivals and usually don’t go to any. They are wacky concentration camps for people who wear stupid hats. If I had to go to a music festival it would need to be … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/dollars-to-pounds-field-day/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/30/dollars-to-pounds-boiler-room/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/30/dollars-to-pounds-boiler-room/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:15 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=38636 Usually on Dollars to Pounds I find an amazing band and ask them a load of stupid questions, but this week is different because I went to an event and asked more stupid questions to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/30/dollars-to-pounds-boiler-room/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/dollars-to-pounds-solar-bears/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/dollars-to-pounds-solar-bears/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:30:08 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=37008 Solar Bears are so awesome that I’m going to cheat this week and drag Dollars to Pounds across the UK’s only land border into Ireland. For one week only this is Dollars To Euros. John … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/dollars-to-pounds-solar-bears/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/dollars-to-pounds-drugs/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/dollars-to-pounds-drugs/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:25 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=36202 D/R/U/G/S got mentioned yesterday on the Vanity Fair website. Unfortunately it was part of a blog cussing Altered Zones, the new music blogomerate set up by Pitchfork, and it made fun of the band’s semi-autistic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/dollars-to-pounds-drugs/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/dollars-to-pounds-spectrals/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/dollars-to-pounds-spectrals/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:30:22 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=35678 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/01/dollars-to-pounds-spectrals/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-porcelain-raft/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-porcelain-raft/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:00:25 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=34775 Hey Italy, you may have been humbled and humiliated in the World Cup today, but don’t worry dudes! Displaced sons like Mauro Remiddi can give you hope. He lives in London and makes music as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/dollars-to-pounds-porcelain-raft/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/dollars-to-pounds-kwes/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/dollars-to-pounds-kwes/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:18 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=33825 About two minutes into Kwes‘ bonkers six-minute space jam “No Need To Run” it becomes obvious the young London producer looks at music a little differently than most. And he does, literally. He has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/dollars-to-pounds-kwes/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/dollars-to-pounds-echo-lake/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/dollars-to-pounds-echo-lake/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:58 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=32655 Echo Lake chose their name well because they sound almost exactly as you’d expect: expansive, wild, ethereal, with endless depths of shimmering reverb. As is often the case, I first heard about them over at … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/dollars-to-pounds-echo-lake/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/dollars-to-pounds-radiant-dragon/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/dollars-to-pounds-radiant-dragon/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 16:30:12 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=31104 Radiant Dragon makes sprawling electronic songs that sound by turns like John Carpenter, Can and Carl Craig. His music has a distinct dramatic quality. He builds and sustains tension, takes you to weird places, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/dollars-to-pounds-radiant-dragon/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/dollars-to-pounds-deadboy/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/dollars-to-pounds-deadboy/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:30:53 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=30141 After a volcano-extended holiday, Dollars to Pounds is back to obsess over the burgeoning British bass scene that’s slowly taking over these pages. Deadboy, the man behind one of this year’s biggest 12″s, “If U … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/dollars-to-pounds-deadboy/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/dollars-to-pounds-yuck/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/dollars-to-pounds-yuck/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:20:32 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=27668 In last week’s Dollars To Pounds I joked that from now on I’d only interview bands from Stoke Newington in North London because it’s where I live and I am extremely lazy. This week I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/dollars-to-pounds-yuck/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/dollars-to-pounds-subeena/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/dollars-to-pounds-subeena/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:15:36 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=26798 I’ve decided to narrow the scope of Dollars To Pounds. Instead of introducing awesome new music from across the UK, I’ll focus on awesome new music from within five minutes of my flat in North … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/dollars-to-pounds-subeena/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/dollars-to-pounds-mount-kimbie/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/dollars-to-pounds-mount-kimbie/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:28:11 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=26013 I’ve been weirdly obsessed with Mount Kimbie’s “Maybes” since I heard it last year and I haven’t been able to work out why until now. It is basically the musical equivalent of an Icelandic volcanic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/dollars-to-pounds-mount-kimbie/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/08/dollars-to-pounds-summer-camp/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/08/dollars-to-pounds-summer-camp/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:40:41 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=25061 Summer Camp were 2009′s 37th mystery musical phenomenon, but they might also be the best. Top three, at least. Eventually, it turned out the band behind the woozy and wistful “Ghost Train” were not, as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/08/dollars-to-pounds-summer-camp/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/dollars-to-pounds-celestial-bodies/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/dollars-to-pounds-celestial-bodies/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:17:39 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=24212 Ferry Gouw has directed awesome videos for Lightspeed Champion, Emmy The Great, The xx and Vampire Weekend. He used to be in a great band called Semifinalists and sometimes he draws cool comics for Platform. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/dollars-to-pounds-celestial-bodies/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/dollars-to-pounds-rudi-zygadlo/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/dollars-to-pounds-rudi-zygadlo/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:25:30 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=23680 If he hadn’t died 100+ years ago, Charles Darwin would love dubstep. From early experiments in monstrous and monotonous bass, through the skittering grey rain of Burial, to the laidback licentiousness of purple, it has … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/dollars-to-pounds-rudi-zygadlo/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:44 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=23085 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:26 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22874 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/dollars-to-pounds-django-django/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/dollars-to-pounds-django-django/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:38:37 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22750 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/dollars-to-pounds-django-django/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/dollars-to-pounds-visions-of-trees/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/dollars-to-pounds-visions-of-trees/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:30:28 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22291 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/dollars-to-pounds-visions-of-trees/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/03/dollars-to-pounds-actress/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/03/dollars-to-pounds-actress/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:20:36 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22032 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/03/dollars-to-pounds-actress/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-egyptian-hip-hop/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-egyptian-hip-hop/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:20 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=21822 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dollars-to-pounds-egyptian-hip-hop/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/dollars-to-pounds-the-sticks/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/dollars-to-pounds-the-sticks/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:56:19 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=21460 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/dollars-to-pounds-the-sticks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/07/dollars-to-pounds-mazes/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/07/dollars-to-pounds-mazes/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:48:12 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=21285 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/07/dollars-to-pounds-mazes/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/dollars-to-pounds-deep-sht/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/dollars-to-pounds-deep-sht/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:36:29 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=20733 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/dollars-to-pounds-deep-sht/feed/ 2