Higher Intelligence Agency, ‘Colourform’, (Beyond, 1993)
"Chris was the older brother of my high school best friend. He had the hippest taste in music, but he was also really intimidating."
Lara Jones: No Sax Please
A euphoric celebration of queer intimacy, Lara Jones’ glorious new ‘Fig’ EP is swathed in sensuous samples and glitchy electronics
Will Sergeant
Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist and Glide experimentalist Will Sergeant muses over his formative and foremost influences
Richard X ‘Being Scrubbed’
Producer Richard X talks about his Girls On Top single ‘Being Scrubbed’, the pioneering 2001 mash-up of early Human League and TLC tracks
Nick Rhodes
Duran Duran man Nick Rhodes recalls the launch of his 1984 book and subsequent London exhibition, ‘Interference’, which were brought to life by eminent graphic designer Malcolm Garrett
Kiffie
Love, metaphysics and riotous synthpop
To Infinity…
Ever wondered what music will sound like in generations to come? Some of it – by Brian Eno, John Cage, La Monte Young and others – is already heading out into time and space, with more waiting to be revealed in both the near and distant future
Depeche Mode ‘Memento Mori’ (Columbia)
Duo Purpose
Craig Armstrong
Revered Scottish composer Craig Armstrong recalls the excitement of working with Massive Attack on their influential second album, ‘Protection’, and releasing his own work on their Melankolic label
Vince Clarke: Animator
‘Bacon And Eggs’ is a new animated series from Erasure’s Vince Clarke, following on from the ‘Günter Finn’ shorts that Clarke began uploading in late 2022.