Montjuïc
Power duo give downtempo masterclass
The Allegorist: Live And Let Die
Anna Jordan, aka The Allegorist, conjures brooding synthscapes with cinematic flair. Her new project, a conceptual meditation on “the spectrum of life”, is a thoroughly scintillating tour de force
Scaler: Hammer Time
Mashing up trip hop, drum ’n’ bass, techno, metal and drill, Bristol’s Scaler unleash a pounding sonic brew
The Mood: Synths and Sensibility
Early 1980s synthpop outfit The Mood should have been contenders, but misfortune and mismanagement got in the way.
RIP Douglas McCarthy
Mat Smith pays tribute to the Nitzer Ebb frontman and industrial music pioneer
AM Boys: Duo Purpose
Having met at an Aphex Twin listening party – as you do – New York’s AM Boys deploy synths, drum machines and vocoders to craft enticingly languid pop and electronic instrumentals, imbued with all-essential “space echo”
Eliana Glass
Pianist turns to synths for expression
Barry Gray: Scoring Position
With their promise of exhilarating retro-futuristic adventures, Barry Gray’s defining soundtracks for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson fizz with bombastic brass, sweeping strings and daring electronic innovation
Barry Gray: Stand By for Action!
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s pioneering TV worlds were driven by Supermarionation and sci-fi spectacle, but it was Barry Gray’s trailblazing soundtracks that gave them soul...