John Maus: The Maus That Roared

Synth-toting American firebrand John Maus is predicting a global apocalypse, as he returns to do battle armed with a new album

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Dada, Hugo Ball’s quirky anti-art movement that inspired bands galore, celebrates its centenary this year. From 1916 and Zürich’s Cabaret Voltaire in 1916 to 2016 and the return of Yello, we squint at the cogs inside this cuckoo Swiss concept

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8 minute read

New Order: Expert Knob-Twiddlers

byNeil Mason

Collecting a dazzling array of New Order production jobs stretching back to the 80s, the scope and scale of Manchester’s finest when behind a mixing desk is laid bare on the ‘New Order Presents Be Music’ compilation

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7 minute read

Fukiya & Miyagi: “We’ve never even been to Japan”

byMat Smith

What’s in a name? Quite a lot it’d seem if you are as misunderstood as Fujiya & Miyagi, whose warm, thrumming tunes are… well, what? we do our best to get to the bottom of the whole thing

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14 minute read

Tangerine Dream: The Reims Cathedral Disaster

byEdgar Froese

The inside story of Tangerine Dream’s infamous performance at Reims Cathedral in France in 1974

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7 minute read

The Best of Bergen (Via Tromsø)

byJeremy Allen

The Norwegian press came up with the name Bergen Wave to describe the large number of bands and producers – of all shapes and genres – that developed in the west coast city of Bergen in the late 1990s. We’ve picked out 10 of the best electronic albums associated with the movement, although we’re starting the story in another place at another time…

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10 minute read

Joe Meek: No Ordinary Joe

byJeremy Blackmore

Hidden away for decades, Joe Meek’s near-mythical “tea chest tapes” have finally seen the light of day, revealing much about the working practices of the legendary producer responsible for The Tornados’ pioneering, electronically hued 1962 single, ‘Telstar’