Bluedot 2023 First Headliner: Max Richter
Max Richter will perform on the Thursday might opening concert, a slot triumphantly taken by Hannah Peel and Paraorchestra this year.
ESLS007 – Halina Rice
Producer and artist Halina Rice's visit to the Electronic Sound studio immersed the space in shapes of light and sound.
Premiere: Erasure ‘Angel’ (Love Eternal Mix by TSF)
Previously unreleased remix taken from the forthcoming lavish reissue of the band's 1995 self-titled LP
Rave On Irvine
Novelist Irvine Welsh has released a collaboration with veteran producer, DJ and former half of Radio Slave Serge Santiago.
Sakamoto Bows Out
The Japanese composer announces what he thinks may well be his last public performance
Video Premiere: Kayla Painter ‘Quantum Superposition’
This unsettling video featuring white-eyed multiples jerking to the electronic stutter of the soundtrack is showcasing the work of composer, producer and sound design artist Kayla Painter.
Make Space For Eno
In a talk at the Barbican, Brian Eno tackled the idea of space in music. Over 90 minutes he freewheeled from early recording techniques to Dolby Atmos, to the addition and removal of reverb in music, and ended with a request…
Amon Tobin: Vinyl Campaign
Snag a copy the sound master's etched one-sided beauty, 'A Living Room (Music from Meow Wolf's Omega Mart)'
ESLS006 – Blancmange
With Neil Arthur’s dramatic voice and arresting lyrics, and absolute killer songs, Blancmange racked up eight hit singles…
Bluedot 2022: Sunday Diary
We bump into Tim Peake in the media centre. I say “bump into”, it was more “walk past while he’s talking to someone else”.