Guardian Music — The Spice Girls, George Michael and Faux-asis. Why was the closing ceremony so keen on celebrating a bygone decade?The Olympics might be over, but I can't help think about the closing ceremony's emphasis on one particular decade: the 90s.If Danny Boy... more info

Guardian Music — The star-studded musical event didn't quite live up to the preceding fortnight - but then, perhaps nothing couldEven as Emeli Sandé kicked off the closing ceremony, rumours circulated about what the show would entail. Some of them seemed redolent of... more info

Guardian Music — Rick Smith of techno duo Underworld reveals how they tackled the soundtrack to the London Olympics opening ceremony – and how it left him with an 'absolutely beautiful feeling'The contrast between this summer's two uber-spectaculars – the diamond... more info

XLR8R — Months after curating and releasing Worldwide Family Vol. 2 via Brownswood, UK beatmaker Kutmah (pictured above) has delivered a fittingly esoteric and strange mix to FACT, while Benjamin Power (a.k.a. Blanck Mass) of Fuck Buttons did the same for Du... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, the Queen gets to hear Fuck Buttons! more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle's track selections for the Olympics opener ranged from the Sex Pistols to Elgar, and all points in betweenA wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.Here ... more info

XLR8R — One half of UK outfit Fuck Buttons, Benjamin Power (a.k.a. Blanck Mass) will soon follow his immense collection of beatless ambience, Blanck Mass, with a two-track 12" for Joel Ford's and Daniel Lopatin's Mexican Summer imprint Software. r... more info

XLR8R — One inherent element of most ambient music—of the electronic variety, specifically—is the lack of distinct rhythms. At the most, artists will infuse their compositions with extremely loose rhythms, which can prove to be an ideal approach for crea... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Holy Mountain / 2009f potential were a physical substance, it would've dripped like melted wax from Wooden Shjips' 2006 debut 10". The three-song slab of raw, noisy grooves was so bursting with ideas, it suggested a lifetime of musical possibiliti... more info

Impose Magazine — The wait for a follow-up to Tarot Sport is over. Benjamin John Power of the Fuck Buttons under the pseudonym of Blanck Mass has made atmospheric music that inspire stories and land masses that you assemble in your head. In a 10 song cycle, you will b... more info