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Dummy started life as a quarterly music magazine in 2005. It re-launched as a website and record label in February 2009. We are based in London.

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Plastic Horse animation studios

Introducing Plastic Horse animated music videos for the likes of Nochexxx, Débruit and Lukid.
Band photography by Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore shoots 9 bands including The Drums, Spank Rock, Mac Miller, War Paint at an LA house…
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This week’s list from our favourite canine friends finds them turning their piercing gaze towards th…
Watch a Latvian DJ 'scratch' up a tape deck at 1991 Technics convention

Incredible live footage from a 1991 Technics convention in which a Latvian DJ shows the hip hop don’…
Madonna's Super Bowl collaboration with MIA and Nicki Minaj!

Giant of music lead cheers ahead of big American sporting event.

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Dan Avery has a quick drink with Erol Alkan

Stopmakingme continues his series with a coffee and catch up with the essential Trash legend, BBC 6M…
Michael Mayer interview: "I'm going to defend it until my last drop of blood."

Leighton from Keytars and Violins emails the Kompakt co-owner with regards to the new Pop Ambient CD…
Ewan Pearson interview: “A rather horrid thing to say to an enthusiastic 16-year-old.”

Heroic producer on his new CD for Kompakt, ‘We Are Proud Of Our Choices’, and other things.
The Dummy Guide To Cold Wave

Dan Nixon on adventurous minimal synth music from the early 1980s, which is actually an incredibly i…
The Dummy Guide To Warp Records

Know a great deal about the most important British electronic music label ever in 20 simple steps.

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