Karl Bartos: Kling Klang Man

Spellbinding electropop, you say? You’d better put us through to our French cousins tout de suite. Picking up the phone in Brittany is Julie Budet, aka Yelle, who makes a welcome return with her latest set of guaranteed floorfillers

There was no single unifying event for the formative UK electronica scene, no point when something suddenly clicked, no precise year zero moment. But there was a bunch of like-minded souls beavering away in what they thought was their own little void, unaware there were others just like them all over the country. We talk to seven of the artists featured on the ’Close To The Noise Floor’ box set and get their big bang stories

Soundtracking low-budget British film ‘Moon’ was an experience that combined Clint Mansell’s love of Bowie, modern morality and a lifetime of sci-fi into one of his most meaningful projects. The composer tells us how science fiction offers a mirror to mankind

Not so much dancing to it, but certainly soundtracking it, Nicolas Godin’s second solo album, ‘Concrete And Glass’, pays tribute to the career he should have had if music hadn’t come calling… 

Benge, Hannah Peel and Robin Simon talk about their collaborations with John Foxx on the album 'Howl'.