Shortwave Radio
Ignoring all advice to “don’t touch that dial”, our resident archivist tunes into the mysterious world of shortwave radio and the records that have been created using it as the primary sound source
Simian Mobile Disco
Back with a new album of techno bangers, Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford and Jas Shaw take on our lean, mean, quick question machine
Scott Simon ‘Lawnchairs’
Scott Simon of Our Daughter’s Wedding recalls the heady early 80s days that sired their electropop classic ‘Lawnchairs’
Men in White Coats
Hang on… we’re just calling the men in white coats. Our esteemed columnist needs his injection and that nice coat with the sleeves round the back. “Hello? Yes, ambulance again please, and hurry…”
The Human League ‘A Very British Synthesizer Group’ (UMC)
The Sound of The Crowd-Pleasers
The Pop Group: Agit-Future-Funkateers
Since reforming in 2010, The Pop Group have gone about reinventing themselves fit for a musical journey into the 21st century. We join Mark Stewart at the controls…
Giorgio By Moroder
He is the godfather of disco and so much more. We talk Munich, his Musicland Studios, The Rolling Stones, Queen and Led Zeppelin. temperamental Moogs, Kraftwerk and Donna Summer. David Bowie and Oscar-winning soundtracks. Daft Punk, Space in Ibiza and being a globe-trotting superstar DJ aged 76… It’s time to Say hello to the irrepressible Giorgio Moroder
Moby & The Void Pacific Choir: When The Machine Breaks Down
Lining up as Moby & The Void Pacific Choir, the latest adventure from rave’s first superstar stirs both sonically and morally. Who else can combine angry indignation with hands-in-the-air joy so successfully?
Lambchop: Never mind the barbecue chicken and shit
with a little help from potheads, car stereos and tinny supermarket speakers, Kurt Wagner flips the lid and peers into the inner workings of ‘FLOTUS’, the magnificent new Lambchop album
Düsseldorf: A Psycho-Geography Of Electri_City
Sleep-deprived – thanks to a flight that required getting out of bed at three in the morning – is probably the best way to discover a new city