The First Electronic Demo Record In The World
Resident archivist Jack Dangers has found what may well be the first electronic demo record in the world
Orbital, Glastonbury 1994
Paul Hartnoll remembers Orbital’s era-defining Glastonbury headline performance of 1994, which thrust electronic dance music into the spotlight like never before
Tom Ravenscroft
Outsider art, rave tapes and dancing like a lunatic have all shaped BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Tom Ravenscroft – aside from being the son of John Peel, of course
DIMITRI
South Yorkshire synthpop maestro
Sound Of The Year Awards 2023: Yoichi Kamimura
We caught up with Japanese sound artist Yoichi Kamimura, winner of the best Natural Sound award, which recognises “A sound that occurs without human input”
Sound Of The Year Awards 2023: Martha Mutiso
We caught up with Kenyan conservationist Martha Mutiso, joint winner of the Most Unpleasant Sound award, which recognises “A sound that has caused significant distress”
Sound Of The Year Awards 2023: Lola De La Mata
We caught up with London-born, French-Spanish sound artist Lola De La Mata, joint winner of the Most Unpleasant Sound award, which recognises “A sound that has caused significant distress”
Sound Of The Year Awards 2023: Jorge Zurita Díaz
We caught up with Mexican sound artistJorge Zurita Díaz, winner of the Best Imagined Sound award which asks entrants to “Describe a compelling sound that doesn’t yet exist”
Sound Of The Year Awards 2023: Jana Irmert
We caught up with Berlin sound artist Jana Irmert, winner of the Disappearing Sound award, which recognises “A sound unlikely to be heard in the future, but that is worth saving”
Sound Of The Year Awards 2023: Jake Parry
We caught up with British sound artist Jake Parry, winner of the Composed With Sound award, which recognises “A composition made predominantly using recorded sound rather than musical”