Goldie

Editor-in-Chief Matthew Whitehouse on THE FACE's summer cover stars: Cortisa Star, Mona Tougaard and Goldie.

Goldie is innovative, loud and – as revered graffiti writer 10Foot points out in this conversation – a radical provocateur. With the release of Alpha Omega, his first album in eight years, it was time to give Uncle G his long-overdue debut FACE cover.

The Metalheadz co-founder, jungle pioneer and all-around British legend calls in from his home in Thailand to talk Bowie, ’shrooms and that machete he keeps under his bed.

The 24-year-old has taken her beloved genre into fresh territory and earned the respect of the scene’s older heads. Her next trick? A debut album that fuses euphoric breaks with the guitar-powered swagger of Britpop. Let’s have it.

My Media Diet: The dancefloor legend talks through his upcoming album, stripping it all back and his fears for the future of nightlife (tip: get off yer bloody phones).