Studio Electrophonique
The fascinating story of Studio Electrophonique and its owner Ken Patten, an unassuming Sheffield car mechanic who provided an essential launchpad for Martyn Ware, Jarvis Cocker and countless others
Budgie
Former Siouxsie And The Banshees drummer Budgie has just published his memoirs. He opens up on his primary influences – from the delights of birdsong to the Radiophonic Workshop
Kid606 ‘The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You The Fucking Jams’ (Violent Turd, 2002)
"...a hyper-paced stream of pinched music that Miguel Trost De Pedro reassembled into his glitched-out vision of the dancefloor."
‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’
Michael Rother dissects ‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’, an ethereal cut made with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius for Harmonia’s second album, 1975’s ‘Deluxe’
Automatic: Automatic For The People
Californian trio Automatic channel 21st century angst into brilliantly effervescent synth/post-punk nuggets – and somehow still find time……
Lucrecia Dalt: The Sensual World
Emerging from an “abyssal realm of erotic delirium”, the latest work from Lucrecia Dalt explores the nuanced complexities of human connection. Co-produced by Dalt and David Sylvian, it’s a charismatic and enigmatic ode to love and longing
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
The Space Lady: Down To Earth
Cosmic icon and Casio busker The Space Lady reflects on her 50-year journey – from San Francisco street performer to her debut club tour aged 66 – and why she believes she’s finally ready to plant her feet back on terra firma
The Utopia Strong: United We Stand
What do you get if you combine Gong’s flamboyant guitarist, an internationally renowned bagpipe builder and a six-time world snooker champion? The joyous friendships behind The Utopia Strong, whose third studio album, ‘Doperider’, is an occult-flavoured delight
Wevie Stonder: Stuck On Stupid
After a 16-year hiatus, glorious oddballs Wevie Stonder are back. Deploying a familiar melange of multi-hued electronics, eccentric humour, cartoonish sound effects and patently skewed storytelling, they’re still delightfully bonkers