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Yeasayer: "I've killed more mice than there are tracks on the album." Understandably famous band on ‘Odd Blood’, seafood and death, among other things.

Darkstar: "We work better when it's black and pretty active." In the future, everything will sound like them.

'A Mountain Of One's favourite examples of psychedelia. Band select 7 things that inspired their headbending and beautiful music.

Health's favourite noises. A list of several sounds that the mega good band Health love.

Teengirl Fantasy: “Punk house.” Interview with amazing Merok band that run on neon and video tapes.

No Age: "WOOOOOOOOOOOW." David interviews probably the best punk band in the world about their ‘Losing Feeling’ EP and more.

Girls: "I literally have nothing else in the world." Interview with band from the sunshine state for whom failure is not a option.

The Invisible x Micachu: "We have a terrible friendship." Two excellent London musicians (and friends) interview each other.

Hudson Mohawke: "That Yellow Brick Road style." Interview with man famous for making psychedelic electronic soul music.

Diplo: "I got off the boat and went to Jamaica." Very rare interview with excellent ale-drinking man who changed music, on his Major Lazer project.

VITALIC: “Disco can be everywhere slightly." Electroclash great eight years on.

Marcus Nasty: "I can’t explain why, but I love it." Tough funky house don on where the scene goes next.

The Dummy Guide to Greek Music. What no Vangelis? 10 points on the scene in Greece.

The Golden Filter: “It’s always good to stretch your wings.” Our favourite band lets us release their song and talks to us about music and mythology.

Sally Shapiro: "We're not into fooling people." Rare interview with mysterious disco chanteuse.

10 non-musical influences on the music of Stricken City Rebekah and Iain from excellent band love birds and cricket, make charming indie.

Terror Danjah: “We’ll smoke them out later.” Nice grime producer doesn’t like MCs, changed music.

Florence Welch: "I’m still definitely in the woods." Interview with famous singer, who is actually pretty wild.

The Juan Maclean: "That should be totally fine." Future-ready DFA band on new album plans and love of tea, snyths.

Simian Mobile Disco "We like the wonky bits." James Ford and Jas Shaw return with vocal friends in tow for Temporary Pleasure.

Primary 1: "It’s almost like catchphrase music." The next pop megastar talks to Ruth Saxelby.

YACHT: "Koala trainers and us." Mystical DFA pop band who are way more than a pop band.

The Dummy guide to Rinse FM 11 things you need to know about the most important radio station in Britain.

Aeroplane: “I think we can both agree on Champagne.” Utterly amazing melodramatic disco band from Europe’s heart give rare interview.

The xx: "It started as a joke." Interview with bashful London electro band who have made the year’s best soul record.

The Horrors: “We never compromised. Then again, we never had to.” Very famous garage band are far better – and more interesting – than you think.

Katie Stelmanis: "My parents were like 'You play too much!'" Very good Canadian opera singer, who turned punk, now is totally amazing.

Lindstrom: "Hey, wanna make some music today?" Hans-Peter, cosmic disco superstar, is really nice and just wants to make beautiful sounds – whatever the genre.

Gang Gang Dance: "We like theatrics!" Singer Lizzie Bougatsos talks about wearing masks and her mindblowing band.

The Dummy Guide To The Field. Famous techno producer with the moon on his side – our 10 point primer to The Field.

A Dummy Film About Little Boots "I'm always pop at heart." New pop sensation Little Boots talks about her forthcoming album Hands, goofing around, a giant Tenori-On and wolves with lazers in their eyes.

Holy Fuck: "We’ve got to make this as crazy as possible." Your favourite jam band on the new album, Foals and on-stage sabotage.

A Dummy Film About Hot Chip “There’s a lot being worked on this year.” Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Felix Martin talk about the DJ mix album they have compiled for Bugged Out, which features both techno and Hall & Oates, their solo projects and plans for their fourth album.

Blue Roses "I love sad songs." Laura Groves isn’t so nervous anymore, now she’s Blue Roses.

Fever Ray “I work with raw feelings and emotions.” Phil Collins and Plastikman: the influences behind Karin Dreijer Andersson’s new solo project.

Phoenix “We made music that made us feel uncomfortable.” The French four are still determined not to fit in anywhere.

Boys Noize "I think it might be called Thunderdome." Alex Ridha takes his Boys Noize Records artists on tour.

Lights! Synths! Dancing! A Brief History Of Electro Disco Film Soundtracks.

A Dummy Film About Delphic "We've always admired Kraftwerk, Bowie, Bjork." Before taking the stage and blowing the roof off our first Dummy party in London we filmed an exclusive interview with Manchester’s best new band and talked albums, techno and not locking themselves in toilets.

Caspa “It’s just beats, bass and energy.” One of dubstep’s leading producers talks hype, rubber chickens and not shooting hoops.