Marie Davidson: Clowning Around

byBen Murphy
February 13, 2025

Loaded with epic synth action and co-produced by Soulwax, the latest offering from Canadian producer Marie Davidson is blisteringly good – clubby, punchy, and quite possibly her finest yet

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Suzanne Ciani: Riding The Waves

byMark Roland

Suzanne Ciani is now one of the world’s most respected electronic music composers. It’s been one hell of a battle to get there, though

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8 minute read

Alex Paterson: Sphere And Now

byBen Murphy

As driven and restless as ever, and with a new, career-spanning “director’s cut” compilation in the shops, The Orb’s Alex Paterson reflects on his eventful 30-year journey – with good tales, to boot

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5 minute read

Office For Personal Development: Funny Business

byBob Fischer

Office For Personal Development are both a great synthpop band and a mischievous spoof of the more sinister side of motivational corporate culture. Where the line falls is anybody’s guess…

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6 minute read

I Speak Machine: Undead or Alive

byStephen Dalton

As if creating a spot-on retro horror flick soundtrack isn’t enough, los Angeles-based I Speak Machine have made the film to go with it. ‘Zombies 1985’ even stars Gary Numan’s kids…

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8 minute read

Trip Hop: The Mighty Sound Of Bristol

byMiles Picard

The 20th anniversary of Britpop has been exercising the nation recently, but there was another UK scene emerging around the same time that we believe should be celebrated. A lot of the artists hated the name, but the music press called it Trip Hop…

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9 minute read

ROC: For those about to ROC

byNeil Mason

Few bands survive being swallowed whole by the music industry, but south London’s ever-inventive sonic tinkerers ROC are thankfully made of sterner stuff