Benge: (Re)Benge Of The Nerds

“Lester Bangs told us that when Kraftwerk were in New York, they were in his apartment and he said, ‘This has just come out, now hear this!’. They were so blown away they took Lester’s copy… they just took his record!” – Martin Rev

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

In 1986, Holger Czukay and David Sylvian met up at Holger’s converted cinema home/studio in Weilerswist, near Cologne. totally by accident they conjured up Aural magic. In a rare interview, David Sylvian discusses The fruit of the sessions, which are collected in a new boxset to be released later this month

Way ahead of their time, Section 25 were one of Factory’s most inspired signings. Drummer Vin Cassidy looks back on the early years of the label and how his band came into its orbit 

Alex Paterson has been Chief Space Cadet of The Orb for more than 25 years, piloting the chill-out pioneers to parts of the universe nobody else even knew existed. Following the release of their ‘Moonbuilding 2703 AD’ album, Paterson talks Ralf Hütter, Johnny Rotten, Chuck D, cosmic horizons, concrete slabs, dead drums, public toilets in the 1970s and a lot more besides