Polypores
Deep, dark woods, LEGO and ‘The War Of The Worlds’. Modular synth maestro Stephen James Buckley, aka Polypores, reveals just a few of the influences that make him tick
Tik and Tok ‘Intolerance’ (Survival, 1984)
In the early 1980s, robots were everywhere.
Cub\cub ‘Trig Point’ (Subexotic)
These charming, woozy recordings by Leeds producer Joshua Hughes first circulated on a Boards Of Canada forum in……
Torpa ‘Neon Plague’ (Bandcamp)
In the middle of a pandemic with its own distinctly dystopian feel, Chester-based brothers Steve and Peter Dandy……
2P Soldiers ‘A White Painted Piano’ (Bandcamp)
This off-beam project, the fourth album from Stratford-upon-Avon-based David Paul Phillips, who calls himself after the discounted servicemen……
Her Majesty’s Coroner For Wirral ‘Esoteric Healing: Friend Or Foe?’ (Emotion Wave)
Lo Five’s Neil Grant takes inspiration from an occult-tinged tragedy at a new age healers’ conference. “My name……
The Home Current ‘Devotional Syndrome’ (Woodford Halse)
Just like Meghan Trainor, The Home Current’s Martin Jensen is all about the bass. There the similarities end,……
Polypores ‘Tempus’ (Woodford Halse)
It’s doubtful even Stephen James Buckley knows how many Polypores records he’s made in 2020, but his work……
Concretism ‘Dick And Stewart – Original Soundtrack’ (Castles In Space)
Red sky at night, curveball soundtrack delight
Various Artists ‘The Layering’ (A Year In The Country)
Label boss Stephen Prince assembles an impressive roster of folktronic maestros to explore “places literally layered with history”.……