Charlotte Gainsbourg ‘Charlotte For Ever’ (Philips, 1986)
Serge Gainsbourg wrote music for lots of people.
Josh Wink ‘Higher State Of Consciousness’
Josh Wink talks use through the making of his floor-filling monster, ‘Higher State Of Consciousness’
Delia Derbyshire At The Beeb
While her work at the BBC is well documented, she remains an enigmatic figure. We join Radiophonic Workshop veterans, Dick Mills and Roger Limb, who offer a glimpse into the more personal side of Delia Derbyshire
The Utopia Strong: Lucky Break
Respected prog/electronic music DJ Steve Davis is upping the ante again, this time as a recording artist with The Utopia Strong
Gary Numan/Tubeway Army ‘Replicas – The First Recordings’ / Gary Numan ‘The Pleasure Principle – The First Recordings’ (Beggars Arkive)
If the names of these two records said together are a mouthful, then spare a thought for Gary Numan, who’d wanted ‘Replicas’ to come out under his own name rather than as the follow-up to Tubeway Army’s eponymous debut.
Japan: Rising Sons
Between 1978’s ‘Obscure Alternatives’ and 1979’s groundbreaking ‘Quiet Life’, pure magic was afoot. Featuring brand-new interviews with all four surviving members, Japan reveal how and why they made the shift from guitar band to embrace the unstoppable synth revolution…
Pion
Future-facing French Indiana Joneses
Richard Norris
The Grid and Beyond The Wizards Sleeve’s Richard Norris explains how forests, psychedelia and John Waters films inspired his mind-expanding visions
Dave Ball
Perry Como, Ken Dodd, Status Quo. Not names you’d expect to see on the same page, or come to that, on these pages at all. Soft Cell’s Dave Ball reveals the early influences that shaped him.
Rose Elinor Dougall
Rose Elinor Dougall picks a path through her very own musical journey from cradle to, well, right now…