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Sly Dunbar, Amber Arcades and Turner Prize winning-artist Martin Creed freak out!

What music are you currently grooving to? Solange! I saw her show at Glastonbury and was blown away. It’s hard to put this in the right words, but it was very moving to experience that performance and feel that that music was definitely not written for me – being a white person – but to still be so touched by it I almost cried. So, Seat At The Table, been listening to it ever since, trying to grasp it.

What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album? I have to go with Deerhunter, Halycon Digest, it’s the record that’s been such an eye-opener for me in all its eclecticism. I was coming from a very folky period and this record just hurled me into a whole other musical universe.

What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it? Nightwish – Once. I bought it when I was 14 and it was pretty much the only record I listened to for a year. I think it was from a record store called Boudisque in Utrecht.

Which musician, other than yourself, have you ever wanted to be? Matthew E. White. I see a dude at least three times a week where I’m like, “Hey, is that Matthew E. White?” But then it’s just another tall, big guy with long brown hair and a beard. If I actually was Matthew E. White I would pull a lot of pranks with this ability.

What do you sing in the shower? The Arcade Fire’s Everything Now. Not really the words, the Abba-esque musical intro.

What is your favourite Saturday night record? Donna Summer – Bad Girls, the Deluxe Edition with I Feel Love and Hot Stuff.

And your Sunday morning record? Weyes Blood, Front Row Seat To Earth. Keeping in line with the Christian tradition of spending Sundays rememberapocthe ing that the alypse is coming. But doing it in most relaxed, artlistening ful and beautiful way I can, to this record.