April 2023 – Electronic Sound

27 minute read

100 TRACKS OF TOMORROW

byES Staff

Musicians have been writing and recording tracks about the future since pretty much forever, and we’re marking our 100th issue with 100 of our favourite examples. They’re mostly electronic, of course, but you might find some surprises along the way…

PPulse

2 minute read

Tristan

byWill Stokes

Experimental swooner from Flanders

PPulse

2 minute read

The B-Roll

byJoe Silva

A/V feast from film/modular maestro

PPulse

2 minute read

Kiffie

byMat Smith

Love, metaphysics and riotous synthpop

PPulse

2 minute read

Albert.

byImogen Bebb

Hong Kong psychedelia to spin you round

NNeeds Must

2 minute read

Dorothy Moskowitz

byKris Needs

Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Dorothy Moskowitz

LLong Reads

7 minute read

Viva La Evolution

byClaire Carroll

Digital explorer and presenter Aleks Krotoski muses on the potential of the internet and AI, the symbiosis between humans and machines, and how we might cope with the next steps in technology

LLong Reads

9 minute read

Emil Schult: Updating The Man-Machine

byMark Roland

From legendary collaborations with Kraftwerk to his current Transhuman Art Critics project, renowned German artist and futurist Emil Schult is still beaming himself forwards through space and time

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Turn and Face The Strange

byPush

Ch-ch-changes… David Bowie knew a thing or two about the future, but he never wrote a song about astrochickens. And if you don’t know what astrochickens are, you really need to read our Handy Guide To Some Of The Crazy Shit Coming Your Way Shortly (Maybe)

LLong Reads

10 minute read

To Infinity…

byMat Smith

Ever wondered what music will sound like in generations to come? Some of it – by Brian Eno, John Cage, La Monte Young and others – is already heading out into time and space, with more waiting to be revealed in both the near and distant future