Features
Own a Piece of Audio History
Born of a visionary partnership between acoustic designer Ojas and Klipsch, the limited edition kO-R2 two-way multisectoral loudspeaker represents the pinnacle of audio collaboration…
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…
The Juan Maclean ‘Less Than Human’ (DFA, 2005)
“In 2005, two decades before the age of AI, ‘Less Than Human’ was a prescient album title…”
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
Jane Weaver
With a slew of her archival albums recently reissued, psych/avant/folk popstrel Jane Weaver delves into her foremost influences
Reviews
Gilroy Mere ‘Furlongs’ (Clay Pipe)
On The Right Track
End Of The Road: Review
The electronic highlights from this year’s End Of The Road festival
Hanna Tuulikki & Tommy Perman ‘Echo In The Dark’ (Kin-Tu)
Release The Bats
News
FROST ‘Functional Language for Underlying Structure’ Video Premiere
FROST is a solo drums and electronics project built around a hybrid setup of live kit, triggered samples and synchronised AV.
Sound Of The Year Awards 2025: Tom Fisher
We caught up with Tom Fisher, a runner up in this year’s Sound Of The Year Awards, about his piece ‘Treehopper Songs Inside A Plant Stem’
Sound Of The Year Awards 2025: Sejal Pawar
We caught up with Sejal Pawar, a runner up in this year’s Sound Of The Year Awards, about her piece ‘Jingrwai Lawbei (The Whistling Names)’
Live Sessions
ESLS018 – Sunda Arc
Electronica and woodwind – together at last Sunda Arc is an electronic project that seamlessly blends digital soundscapes…
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
Recent
Sound Of The Year Awards 2025: Mathias Arrignon
We caught up with Mathias Arrignon, winner of this year’s Sound Of The Year Awards, about his piece ‘Songs Of The Bearded Seals’
Sound Of The Year Awards 2025: Hee Ju Im
We caught up with Hee Ju Im, a runner up in this year’s Sound Of The Year Awards, about her piece ‘Sound Of Daenam Broadcast’
Shadowlands festival 2027: Full Line-up Announced
New boutique international music festival reveals breathtaking 35 act final line-up
Bullion
Electronic alt-pop producer Bullion on his first and last albums, plus an all-time favourite
The Anchoress
Singer-songwriter Catherine Anne Davies, better known as The Anchoress, takes on our quick-fire question machine
Stephin Merritt And The 6ths
Sweeping the forgotten corridors of music, this month Scott Blixen turns his attention to Stephin Merritt And The 6ths
Wobbling Gelatine Delight
Further random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we’re able to tell) is Decluttering
Constellation Tatsu
Location: Oakland, CA Est: 2012
Keel Her
Scene stalwart sees her moment arrive
No Beats Aloud
Zipping through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month he focuses on No Beats Aloud
Sarah Nicolls and Warp Works
Pioneering pianist Sarah Nicolls remembers the first time she felt the concert hall collide with the club, when Warp Works put electronica on even ground with Cage, Stockhausen and Ligeti
The Healing Power Of Horses
East Anglian duo tread a new path