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
Rational Youth ‘Cold War Night Life’ (YUL, 1982)
The accepted history of electronic pop music that I was spoon-fed, via compilation cassettes and CDs, ran a well-worn patch cable back to 1981.
The Haçienda
Ben Kelly, the designer of The Haçienda, talks us through the club’s iconic design aesthetic
Tim Hecker: Ice Breaker
His score for the TV series ‘The North Water’ is a high point in an already impressive career. Canadian ambient maestro Tim Hecker extols the joys of the cello, outlines the perils of the soundtrack composer, and explains why he prefers to make music in the winter