Jolt
Industrial mayhem to shock your system
Spike
Film composer turns to pop
Martin Carr
Fresh from releasing a terrific new solo album of “distracted beats and messy electronics”, one-time Boo Radleys man Martin Carr talks through his defining influences
Richard Pinhas
Hot on the heels of two key Heldon reissues, founder and guitarist Richard Pinhas pinpoints the sounds and inspirations that powered the band’s mind-expanding prog/early synth experiments
KOGG: Spanner In The Works
Driven by curiosity and playful improvisation, experimental duo KOGG fashion spanners, elastic bands, toy whistles, brass and broken piano keys into charming, wibbly-wobbly sonic sketches
‘Take Me, I’m Yours’ Squeeze
Squeeze’s ‘Take Me, I’m Yours’ is an unassuming electronic landmark which may never have existed had Jools Holland not written the C-word on John Cale’s forehead. Yup, you read that right
Alia
Belly dancer turned theremin queen
Laibach: Pop, Pop, Pop Musick
Eschewing their usual avant-garde provocations, Laibach are back with their most pop-facing record yet – a gloriously hook-laden set packed with undeniable bangers. Didn’t see that one coming…
Lip Critic
NYC electropunks will make you sweat