Unicorn Ship Explosion: Horn Of Plenty

byWill Stokes
September 12, 2024

A detuned mass of driving electronics, oblique kosmische vibes and out-there transmissions, the first album by Stroud duo Unicorn Ship Explosion is an almighty statement of left-field intent

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Comprising left-field producer Coby Sey, soprano Olivia Salvadori and drummer Akihide Monna, Gaister’s self-titled debut is a mesmeric fusion of rarefied soundscapes and poetic form – sonic balm for the soul

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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

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8 minute read

The Mood: Synths and Sensibility

byMat Smith

Early 1980s synthpop outfit The Mood should have been contenders, but misfortune and mismanagement got in the way.

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10 minute read

David Holmes: Back In The Saddle

byJim Butler

Big-name DJ, go-to producer, award-winning soundtrack artist… David Holmes needs no introduction. And his first solo album for 15 years – the blistering, euphoric and exquisitely crafted ‘Blind On A Galloping Horse’ – is an absolute pearler

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8 minute read

Halina Rice: Divine Rice

byMat Smith

Producer Halina Rice creates immersive, audiovisual environments where music, art and technology intersect. Her second long-player, ‘Elision’, takes you on a deep journey into abstract soundscapes

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6 minute read

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Doing it by the Buchla

byBen Murphy

Appearing seemingly out of nowhere with her stop-you-in-your-tracks album ‘The Kid’, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith talks Buchla, the great outdoors, Buchla, why electronic music very much isn’t cold and uninviting… and Buchla

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Will Stokes

Gaister: Immersion Therapy

Emil Schult: Updating The Man-Machine

The Mood: Synths and Sensibility

David Holmes: Back In The Saddle

Halina Rice: Divine Rice

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Doing it by the Buchla

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Peter Howell ‘Through A Glass Darkly’

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Arthur Baker: Quality Baked Goods

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Unicorn Ship Explosion: Horn Of Plenty

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