XLR8R — If you're not up to date on the latest in side-project trivia, one of the dudes from Portishead, Geoff Barrow, has another band; it's called Beak> and it's infinitely more kraut-y and formless than his main band. Barrow's three-pi... more info

Guardian Music — This 21-year-old Scot makes intelligent, atmospheric dubstep – like Brian Eno meets BurialHometown: London.The lineup: Arthur Cayzer (music, production).The background: Everyone – well, some people – OK, we ... have been wondering who will be t... more info

XLR8R — If you'll remember back to another time—say, the mid-'90s—when contemporary electronic music was still growing legs and labels like Warp pushed a burgeoning sound (debatably) called IDM, there was another style of more pop-influenced el... more info

NME - Radar — Dublin duo Solar Bears are the Planet Mu's latest signing. They make analog synth music that sounds like the singing Triffids from a JG Ballard novel getting amorous with Little Weed from Bill and Ben. In their downtime they hang-out in one of their ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — 0noise said... Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55 (2006) Beck - Golden Feelings (1993) Four Tet - Dialogue (1999) Dirty Projectors - The Graceful Fallen Mango (2002) Midlake - Bamnan and Slivercork (2004) Portishead - Dummy (1994) Wolf Parade - Wolf Parade ... more info

Guardian Music — The mini keyboard started life as a child-friendly toy in the 80s and ended up in the hands of everyone from Hot Chip to Stevie WonderWhat is it? A classic range of cheap, child-friendly keyboards launched in the early 1980s, making synthesisers as a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 2/3 of beak> beak> in the US so the tour is nearly bookes 2 shows around NY and a show each in Sanfran and LA we have some new tunes for you also... wooopeeee doooooooooooGeoff Barrow (Portishead), Billy Fuller (Fuzz... more info

411 Mania — The follow-up to Third is on the way... more info

NME — Producer/instrumentalist Geoff Barrow wants to 'bang on and get another record done' more info

Guardian Music — Geoff Barrow says he wants to 'bang on' with a fourth record after signing a new contract with a major labelPortishead are ready to "get together with all [their] bits" and record a new album, Geoff Barrow has revealed, after writing songs throughout... more info