August 2023 – Page 2 – Electronic Sound

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Bluedot 2023 Review

byStephen Dalton

Even four days of monsoon-style rain could not diminish the sparkle or dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd at this year’s Bluedot festival. From ‘Doctor Who’ to the inimitable powerhouse that is Grace Jones, there were so many highlights…

PPulse

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Sha Ru

byImogen Bebb

Intercontinental duo go full throttle

PPulse

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Kinn

byJames Thornhill

Darkly political electronicisms

PPulse

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High Pulp

byJeremy Allen

Desert-questing astral jazz mavericks

PPulse

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Eve Maret

byWill Stokes

Tennessee tinkerer drops electronic gold

UUnder The Influence

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James Ellis Ford

byRobert Harris

Brian Eno, essential bits of kit, and the importance of family – uber-producer and Simian Mobile Disco man James Ellis Ford discusses his life and loves

NNeeds Must

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Jack Said What

byKris Needs

Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Jack Said What

LLandmarks

4 minute read

Tim Dorney ‘Weekender’

byBen Gilbert

Flowered Up keyboard player Tim Dorney discusses the evolution and impact of the titanic ‘Weekender’, the band’s 1992 post-rave anthem

BBanging On

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Space-Age and Woooo

byFat Roland

More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell): Ambient Music

LLong Reads

5 minute read

Morton Subotnick: Quantum Bleep

byMark Roland

Morton Subotnick’s 1967 album ‘Silver Apples Of The Moon’ is an experience of pure electronic music – or “new new music”, as Subotnick puts it. It was created solely on the Buchla, the modular synth he commissioned as an “easel” for creating the kind of studio art sounds he had in mind