Battles ‘La Di Da Di’ (Warp)
Experimental rockers ditch the vocals in search of a new voice
Barbara Morgenstern ‘Doppelstern’ (Monika Enterprise)
The multi-talented Berliner shares her skills around with an album of collaborations
Aphrohead ‘Resurrection’ (Crosstown Rebels)
While the Cat’s away, Chicago’s underground genius revisits his dark alter-ego
Taking The Trans Europe Express
From Paris to Vienna to Düsseldorf, our very own man on the train follows the route laid out on ‘Trans-Europe Express’ for a unique Tour De Kraftwerk
Wolfgang Flür: Beyond The Robot
Former Kraftwerk man Wolfgang Flür recalls a little of his life as a robot and looks forward to an altogether more human future with his ‘Eloquence – Complete Works’ album and his dramatic ‘Musik Soldat’ live show
Ralf Dörper: Why Does It Hurt When My Heart Misses The Beat?
Propaganda founder Ralf Dörper tells the inside story of one of the finest electropop outfits of the 1980s – from ‘Dr Mabuse’, ‘Duel’ and their almost faultless ‘A Secret Wish’ album, to the band’s lengthy legal tussle with Trevor Horn’s infamous ZTT imprint
1975: Kernkraftwerk The Nuclear Powerplant
Forty years since the release of Kraftwerk’s ‘Radio-Activity’, we take a close look the dark horse of the five-album masterwork the band produced between 1974 and 1981
Gabi Delgado: The Electro Punk Kung Fu Master
With the release of his new solo album, ‘2’, DAF man Gabi Delgado talks about his days as a Düsseldorf punk, his dislike of analogue synthesis, and how his recent move to Spain has re-energised his creative drive