Cold War Electronica: The Hands Of Doom

Created in 1947, the Doomsday Clock is a terrifying visual representation of how near we are to the end of the world. The closer that the hands get to midnight, the closer we get to oblivion

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Bristol collective Ishmael Ensemble are evolving at a rate of knots. Their expansive new album sees them pushing boundaries like never before, exploring not only contemporary jazz and clubby electronics but also dub, psych and experimental sounds. Thrilling stuff it is too

LLong Reads

6 minute read

Beth Orton: Roots And Branches

byBethan Cole

The original folktronica trailblazer has really cranked up the ’tronica for her excellent new album, ‘Kidsticks’. Will the real Beth Orton please stand up?

LLong Reads

11 minute read

Kraftwerk: The Man-Machine at 40

byMark Roland

How does ‘The Man-Machine’, Kraftwerk’s vision of the future, hold up after four decades? We compare and contrast the vision of 1978 with the reality of 2018

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8 minute read

Elizabeth Parker: Singing In The Wires

byBob Fischer

Elizabeth Parker was a BBC Radiophonic Workshop mainstay and one of Britain’s most in-demand composers of TV and film soundtracks. A new compilation, ‘Future Perfect’, gathers together previously unheard pieces from her own private archive. Expect ghostly nuns and clunky scaffolding

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6 minute read

Moon Shot

byJoe Silva

Charting NASA’s extraordinary eight-day mission in July 1969 that saw the first Moon landing, the new ‘Apollo 11’ documentary is not just a visual feast, but an audio one too. Director Todd Douglas Miller, composer Matt Morton and sound designer Eric Milano explain how they brought this remarkable achievement to life

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8 minute read

Haiku Salut: Poetry in Motion

byBen Willmott

They refer to themselves as “three mute girls”, but Haiku Salut are very happy to talk about their superb new album and their unusual live shows, which have taken place in churches, libraries and even the deep end of a swimming pool