Features

The Cleaners From Venus ‘Corridor Of Dreams’

Professional Englishman Martin Newell recounts the story of 1982’s ‘Corridor Of Dreams’, a classic track by The Cleaners From Venus born out of industry disillusionment, fraught relationships and a love for the “damp, misty lands” of Essex 

Optimo Espacio

In the weeks before his recent untimely death, Keith McIvor, aka JD Twitch, revisited the birth of Optimo Espacio, the celebrated Glasgow club night he helmed with Jonnie Wilkes, from 1997 to 2010 and beyond 

Graham Massey

As 808 State’s Graham Massey prepares to tour 1991’s acid house/rave classic ‘Ex:el’, he revisits his various influences, from Hawkwind to jazz 

William Basinski: Loop Guru

William Basinski’s ‘The Disintegration Loops’ has attained legendary status. As an expansive new reissue drops, this dark ambient masterpiece drifts back into focus, shimmering with haunted reverie

Chicks On Speed: Fast And Furious

Anarchic art-poppers Chicks On Speed are back with a career-spanning boxset and typically provocative new material. Co-founder Alex Murray-Leslie discusses witches, creative rebirths and trying to “break music”
Reviews

Factory Floor

Factory Floor are back… and feel like walking quickly but not quite running through a crumbling concrete industrial estate
Live Sessions

ESLS018 – Sunda Arc

Electronica and woodwind – together at last Sunda Arc is an electronic project that seamlessly blends digital soundscapes…
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