Crammed Discs: Measure of the Man

We all know him as Robert Moog, the godfather of the synthesiser, a man whose role in the history of electronic sound cannot be overStated. But to Michelle Moog-Koussa, he was plain old Dad, who helped her with her piano lessons, chopped wood for the fire, and liked gardening and canoeing and star gazing. Ahead of a new documentary about Bob Moog that Michelle is putting together for release next year, we get a fascinating and highly personal insight into the everyday life of a legend

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

From classical licks and pop tricks to anything goes rave anthems, Anna Meredith’s new album shows just why she is one of the finest exponents of the electronic arts

With just three instruments between them, how is that Manchester’s Gogo Penguin sound so familiar? We lift the lid on their jazz-like exterior and find out how they do live electronica… with no electronics