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Joe writes regularly for FACT, The Wire and Mixmag, specialising in electronic music and the anything-but-grey areas where genres and media dissolve into one another.

Articles By Joe Muggs

CD: M83 - Junk Saturday, 02 April 2016 Read more...	CD: Pet Shop Boys - Super Wednesday, 30 March 2016 Read more...
CD: Orlando Voorn - In My World Monday, 21 March 2016 Read more...	CD: Tonight Will Be Fine - Elephant Island Monday, 07 March 2016 Read more...
CD: El Guincho - Hiperasia Monday, 15 February 2016 Read more...	CD: Rihanna - Anti Friday, 29 January 2016 Read more...
Tony Allen and Jimi Tenor, Café OTO Saturday, 23 January 2016 Read more...	David Bowie, 1947-2016 Monday, 11 January 2016 Read more...
CD: Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - The Revenant Original Soundtrack Saturday, 09 January 2016 Read more...	Albums of 2015: Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness Wednesday, 30 December 2015 Read more...
CD: KRTS - Close Eyes to Exit Monday, 07 December 2015 Read more...	CD: Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams Friday, 04 December 2015 Read more...
CD: Pope Francis - Wake Up! Saturday, 28 November 2015 Read more...	RIP musician and producer Allen Toussaint Tuesday, 10 November 2015 Read more...
CD: Jeff Lynne's ELO - Alone in the Universe Saturday, 07 November 2015 Read more...	CD: Syracuse - Liquid Silver Dream Monday, 02 November 2015 Read more...

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