Features
Grassroots: Making A Scene
25 of the most ambitious independent labels in the UK, each of them championing left-field artists and setting……
Grassroots: Round Table
Independent artists, label owners and other key figures discuss the current state of the grassroots electronic scene, from……
Grassroots: Local Heroes
10 regional snapshots of the electrifying artists and dynamic communities driving innovation and reshaping underground music across the……
Grassroots: Root Cause
The UK’s grassroots electronica movement has been building a head of steam for some time. From experimental and……
Grassroots: Shoots And Leaves
101 of our current favourite underground electronic artists on Bandcamp, a list that we spent weeks trying to whittle down from a much bigger number
Soda Stereo ‘Nada Personal’ (Discos Cbs, 1985)
“It might seem slightly disingenuous to label an album by Soda Stereo as “buried treasure”’…
Reviews
No Bounds 2024 Review
If an alien landed on planet Earth and demanded to know where they could find the best demonstration of the UK’s burgeoning electronic scene, your answer should be Sheffield’s No Bounds Festival. As our man on the ground discovers, this raucous mix of rave and immersive arts will make you never want to leave the Steel City
Live Sessions
ESLS017 – Bodega
Brooklyn’s post-punk art rock stylings hit the Electronic Sound studio
ESLS016 – Ultramarine
Electronica blends into a sound art experience in the Electronic Sound studio
ESLS015 – Hifi Sean & David McAlmont
Men and machines in perfect harmony in the ES studio
Recent
Ravenswood & Friends for Eat Or Heat: A Community Celebration for a Cause
Walthamstow, NE London – 1 March 2025 On 1 March Ravenswood & Friends will return to Walthamstow’s vibrant…
Electronic Sound CD: ‘2025: UK Grassroots Electronic Music’ Double CD
Manufactured with care by Packaged Sounds Various Artists: ‘2025: UK Grassroots Electronic Music’ Double CD This month’s Reader…
Keigo Oyamada, aka Cornelius,
One of Japan’s foremost musical innovators, Shibuya- kei pioneer Keigo Oyamada, aka Cornelius, reflects on his key influences – including playing live with Yellow Magic Orchestra
The Sabres Of Paradise
Zipping through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: The Sabres Of Paradise
Omega Institute
Bristol dub jazz trio hit their groove
Sal Dulu
Hellfire hypnagogia from Ireland
Wavemaker
Having left the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1973, Brian Hodgson formed the prog-tinged synth duo Wavemaker with Canadian composer John Lewis. Their two albums are underappreciated 1970s gems
Musica Contemporanea Puertorriqueña
Resident archivist Jack Dangers finds an untitled avant-garde electronic record from 1970s Puerto Rico
Utah Saints ‘What Can You Do For Me’
Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt of Utah Saints give the lowdown on their much-loved, sample-heavy 1991 hit, ‘What Can You Do For Me’
An-Ting
Classical pianist goes underground