Rolo McGinty

byBen Willmott
November 14, 2024

Rolo McGinty’s transition from indie darling to respected house producer has been a roller-coaster ride. From E in LA to spliffs with Scratch, he tells his unique story of a life in music

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‘Take Me, I’m Yours’ Squeeze

byJeremy Allen

Squeeze’s ‘Take Me, I’m Yours’ is an unassuming electronic landmark which may never have existed had Jools Holland not written the C-word on John Cale’s forehead. Yup, you read that right

TTime Machine

4 minute read

Telex Take On Eurovision Song Contest

byJools Stone

We backpedal to 19 April 1980 when leftfield Belgian electronic outfit TELEX took the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest in a bid to bag the legendary musical prize… or failing that, come last with null points

TTime Machine

4 minute read

Studio Electrophonique

byJeremy Allen

The fascinating story of Studio Electrophonique and its owner Ken Patten, an unassuming Sheffield car mechanic who provided an essential launchpad for Martyn Ware, Jarvis Cocker and countless others

TTime Machine

4 minute read

Léon Theremin

byRobert Webb

We’re setting the dials all the way back to 1927, to the Royal Albert Hall in London, where a packed audience gathered on a chilly winter’s evening to witness Russian scientist Léon Theremin using his remarkable black box to create “Music from the Ether”

TTime Machine

5 minute read

Hawkwind: Space Ritual Tour, 1972

byJoe Banks

We’re setting the dials for 1972 and the futuristic multimedia explosion of Hawkwind’s Space Ritual tour

TTime Machine

4 minute read

The ILLIAC II

byAnastasia Chernysheva

How were computers first used to make music? The ILLIAC II was used by both Lejaren Hiller and Salvatore Martirano to develop two different approaches to algorithmic composition