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Striped Light: Electric Dreams

Go-to producer and vintage synth obsessive Benge has spent decades connecting creative dots, from John Foxx and Vince Clarke to Cabaret Voltaire and beyond. Now his Striped Light project gathers Tuung’s Sam Genders, Hannah Peel, Gazelle Twin and others for a nostalgic, retro-futuristic electronic journey

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Break Point

Think you’ve got Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith figured out? Then get ready for a big plot twist, as the classically trained modular synthesist swaps immersive sound design and experimental vibes for phat drum ’n’ bass and rolling breakbeats, with electrifying results

Nash The Slash: Under Wraps

Swathed in bandages and cloaked in mystery, Nash The Slash was one of music’s true eccentrics. As a revealing new documentary arrives, Gary Numan, Bill Nelson, Steve Hillage and Youth recall their encounters with the Canadian electronic/art rock pioneer

Soft Cell: Dancing In The Dark

After Dave Ball’s passing last year, Soft Cell’s farewell album ‘Danceteria’ – an upbeat tribute to the glamour and grit of early 1980s New York – has become an unexpectedly emotional final statement…
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ESLS018 – Sunda Arc

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

Dougee Dimensional and Honeymink of subversive loungers The Gentle People reflect on their chill-out classic ‘Journey’, their immersive approach, and partnering with Aphex Twin
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Solex: Sample Pleasures

Elisabeth Esselink – aka Solex – made one of the most adventurous sample-based albums of the early 2000s. As ‘low kick and hard bop’ is reissued, she reflects on how its off-kilter ideas and sounds took shape