Features
Leonore Wheatley
Leonore Wheatley, singer with The Soundcarriers, Co-Pilot and International Teachers Of Pop, shares the key influences and inspirations that shaped her
Tangerine Dream ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’
Tangerine Dream had a big year in 1974 with the release of ‘Phaedra’ and their first UK tour. But let’s not forget their score for the Greek tragedy ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’ in Chichester
Dave Clarke ‘Wisdom To The Wise’
Dave Clarke talks about ‘Wisdom To The Wise’, one of the finest, hard-hitting cuts from his ‘Red’ series, and indeed from techno history
Alan Sparhawk: Petal Power
Dedicated to his late wife and former Low cohort, Mimi Parker, and made using his children’s drum machine and synths, Alan Sparhawk’s astonishing solo debut is both profound and propulsive
cumgirl8: Riot Grrrls
Extraterrestrial interlopers, hyperreal post-punksters or “cyberfeminists”? Whichever way you see it, NYC’s cumgirl8 are here to save us
Faithful Johannes: Yours Faithfully
Faithful Johannes? The Alan Bennett of hip hop. Sir John Betjemen with beats. And weighing on his mind at the moment are life-threatening lawns, river monsters called Tony and the “icky” thoughts that have inspired an album riddled with very English anxieties
Reviews
No Bounds 2024 Review
If an alien landed on planet Earth and demanded to know where they could find the best demonstration of the UK’s burgeoning electronic scene, your answer should be Sheffield’s No Bounds Festival. As our man on the ground discovers, this raucous mix of rave and immersive arts will make you never want to leave the Steel City
Broadcast ‘Distant Call: Collected Demos 2000-2006’ (Warp)
The Final Curtain
Watching Trees Festival 2024
How Optimo’s Rural Idyll Came Into Being “We’re always thinking about ways to bring that energy, that oneness,…
Live Sessions
ESLS017 – Bodega
Brooklyn’s post-punk art rock stylings hit the Electronic Sound studio
ESLS016 – Ultramarine
Electronica blends into a sound art experience in the Electronic Sound studio
ESLS015 – Hifi Sean & David McAlmont
Men and machines in perfect harmony in the ES studio
Recent
Video: Only Child Tyrant – ‘Long Down‘
Amon Tobin’s alter ego has car trouble When Amon Tobin unleashed Only Child Tyrant in 2019, we were…
Video: Tulipomania – ‘I’ve Been Told‘
New album inspired by ‘Annihilation‘ author’s new novel Anyone familiar with bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer’s epic ‘Southern Reach‘…
Video: Jim Noir
‘Out Of Sight‘ previews new album ‘Jimmy’s Show 2‘ Jim Noir announces new album ‘Jimmy’s Show 2‘ due…
Video: CURRENTMOODGIRL
Frog-related weirdness from Manchester’s sound mangler “‘Frogspawn’ is a playful reminder of all things small, cute and silly that…
Marc Hurtado
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Marc Hurtado
Hemlock Ernst & Icky Reels
Future Islands crooner dons rap cap
Brokenchord
Trippy Lithuanian underground sounds
Renu
Cosmic electronica from percussive talent
Custard Bazookas
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are Assumptions about electronic music
Camera Picture
Black Midi man delves into ambience