Japan ‘Quiet Life’ (BMG)
By the time post-punk’s dressed-down urban anxiety began to define the late 1970s zeitgeist, Japan had already taken a couple of unsuccessful shakes of the musical dice.
An Article About Steven Wilson
A limited edition (of one) boxset for £10,000. A can of Antarctic air for £500. A toilet roll for £200. A hole punch for £50. An album of electronic rock (or should that be rocktronica?) with 2021 written all over it. Enter the mighty strange world of studio perfectionist and cult phenomenon Steven Wilson
Mika Vainio ‘25082016235210179 – Live at Berlin Atonal’ (Berlin Atonal)
This double vinyl set captures the last live performance of Pan Sonic founder Mika Vainio before his tragic death in 2017.
In Search of Daphne Oram
She was the founding director of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the inventor of Oramics, but there are big gaps in what we know about Daphne Oram. Join us on a road trip with a difference to discover more about the first lady of British electronic music
Ryuichi Sakamoto ‘Hidari Ude No Yume’ (Wewantsounds)
Welcome reissue for overlooked early release
Lyndon Scarfe ‘Shoreline’ (Cue Dot)
This instrumental album of textures and electronic sound is the first in a series from new label Cue…
Doug McKechnie ‘San Francisco Moog 1968-72’ (VG+)
“Doug McKechnie And His Moog Synthesizer” was a regular billing on late 60s concert posters around the Bay…
Dimensional Holofonic Sound ‘Seeing Is Believing’ (Holofonic)
Dimensional Holofonic Sound is one of many projects helmed by Ben Stokes, Bay Area visual artist and producer…
A Certain Ratio ‘Loco’ (Mute)
Full Steam Ahead
Devo: Freedom Of Choice
Forty years on from their synthpop masterpiece ‘Freedom Of Choice’, Devo’s Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh reflect on a record made for 1980 whose dire warnings are more relevant today than ever