St Vincent The Tulsa born guitarist and songwriter’s restless anxiety derails and undermines conventional songforms. By Joseph Stannard Trevor Wishart The Yorkshire electronic music pioneer and vocal improvisor dreams up sonic theatres that channel the will of the people. By Andy Hamilton Lee Gamble The London producer hacks into the structures of reality to play games with distance and scale in sound. By Rory Gibb Filastine The globe trotting beat-maker harnesses the sound of protest. By Robert Barry Günter Schickert The veteran krautrock guitarist channels the dark side of life into resurrected trio Ziguri. By Keith Moliné Huddersfield sound systems A new book tells the story of the Yorkshire town’s sound systems. By Steve Barker Collateral Damage Crowdsourced music creates the facade of community but only serves to divide composers and listeners. By Emily Bick