Nominated by Steve Levine, Steve Lillywhite, Peter Collins, Hugh Padgham, Swain and Jolley

Systemcheck

The Greengate goes loopy

This month, a specially extended Track Record looks at the making of two very different albums with one thing in common. The Stones' Dirty Work and Joe Jacksons' Big World were both recorded live

Omar: comin' to ya, on a dust road

Henry Priestman: the word

True Stories

that will amaze you

Making Classic Funk

Philip Bashe and Don McLeese stop a lone Stone stateside

Studio setting up

Adrian Legge on pedal power

how to stay at the top for two decades, and still not get noticed

NOMIS

Chris Maillard co-stars in The NOMIS Complex. In all major West End cinemas now

As well as being famous for the size of his record collection, DJ Mark is currently one of the major forces in hip hop sampling. The 45 King tells Simon Trask about the biters and the bitten.

In spite of The Turtles' attempts to sue them to death, De La Soul is Dead remains simply the title of their second long player. Mark van Schaick talks samples and success with Maseo.

Marillion's guitarist talks to John Harris about the band's home studio and about getting great guitar sounds on tape...

Welcome to your new free musicians' magazine: what's in it for you?

Japanese Artist: World Musician

Despite the cult following for Yellow Magic Orchestra, collaborations with David Byrne on the Oscar-winning soundtrack to 'The Last Emperor', and a long-standing musical friendship with David Sylvian, the multi-faceted talents of Ryuichi Sakamoto are still not widely appreciated. Mark J. Prendergast attempts to rectify the situation...

Our series continues with the voice, whether synthetic, sampled or the real thing.

In part two of this short series, David Etheridge looks at the role of effects and unusual chords in New Age music.

Keyboard composer/player and leader of Hungary's top rock band, LGT