On the cover: Magma: the monumental music of the fabled French ensemble has been pouring from the mind of its leader Christian Vander for more than four decades. Keith Moliné travels to north east France for an audience with the man behind the mythos. Heather Leigh: the former Charalambides member is recasting the pedal steel as a means to warp the fabric of space, time and the human voice. By Stewart Smith. Kamasi Washington + Thundercat: the Flying Lotus associates are applying their virtuosity to develop a strain of cosmic fusion that’s accessible to all. By Joseph Stannard. Plus: Jam City Invisible Jukebox, Texan producer Rabit, ex-Hunting Lodge drummer Seth Cooke, London singer Elaine Mitchener, hundreds of albums, book and gigs reviewed, and much more.