Jay Wires
Depeche-hued electronic catharsis
Leftfield ‘This Is What We Do’ (Virgin)
Original Thinkers
Halina Rice: Divine Rice
Producer Halina Rice creates immersive, audiovisual environments where music, art and technology intersect. Her second long-player, ‘Elision’, takes you on a deep journey into abstract soundscapes
Orbital ’30 Something’ (London)
Rave New World Thirty-something years ago, the thing that routinely disrupted the nascent British dance music scene was……
Gnod: And A Wink
Operating in various guises since 2006, Gnod‘s latest album, ‘Hexen Valley’, is inspired by the Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge. It sees them channelling psych, electronics, noise, drone and even a bit of Lou Reed, to rousing effect
Peach ‘Audiopeach’ (Epic/Mute, 1997)
Aside from its troubling “what if?” premise, two things stayed with me about the 1998 film ‘Sliding Doors’, and neither of these were Gwyneth Paltrow’s British accent.
Touch
Jon Wozencroft, founder of pioneering label and publisher Touch, reflects on 40 years of experimental electronics and audiovisual adventures
Roger Eno
Ambient composer Roger Eno, who has recently released a new album, ‘The Turning Year’, talks about cultural awakenings, blissful pottering and the beauty of stillness
Laibach: Ruffling Feathers
A band? An art project? A secret cabal of political provocateurs? Going about their subversive business for more than four decades, everything that this unique Slovenian collective does comes as a surprise. Absolutely everything. Brace yourselves as we are granted an audience with the entity that is Laibach
Paul Draper
Former Mansun frontman and now a solo artist in his own right, Paul Draper reels off some of his favourite formative influences