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Air: Shoot For The Moon

Retro-futuristic, gorgeously languid, utterly irresistible – Air changed the sonic landscape almost overnight with the release of ‘Moon Safari’ in 1998. Taking a break from performing the album in full on a mammoth world tour, Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin reflect on their robo-romantic masterpiece 
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British Murder Boys: Techno Twins

Anthony Child (aka Surgeon) and Karl O’Connor (aka Regis) are British Murder Boys. It’s more than 20 years since they first got together and the venerated industrial techno duo have only just released their debut album, but it’s been worth the wait 
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Conny Frischauf: Pick And Mix

Combining playful electronics, left-field pop and wonky jazz vibes, the synaesthetic sound world of Viennese electronicist Conny Frischauf is packed full of sonic possibilities
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DMX Krew: Electric Eclectic

Whether he’s making classic electro-funk, arch synthpop, curious techno or raw dancehall beats, DMX Krew’s Ed Upton keeps emotional content at the forefront of his multi-hued machine soul
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Orbury Common: Common People

Orbury Common’s records are fanciful delights, combining hazy hip hop beats and traditional folk trappings with the hallucinogenic imagery of a nightmarish parallel universe
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Walt Disco: The Rebel Alliance

It’s already been a hell of a year for Glaswegian art rockers Walt Disco. The band have enjoyed a rapturous reception as tour support with OMD and released a new album, ‘The Warping’, combining the anthemic with the deeply personal 
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Richard Sen: Richard The First

The debut solo album from revered DJ and producer Richard Sen is a collection of questing cosmic house and disco that explores his ancestral roots and cements his reputation as a creative polymath. Strap in for one heck of a backstory…
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Simon Reynolds: Tomorrow’s World

From Kraftwerk to Auto-Tune via a range of scenes, subcultures, technologies and sci-fi backdrops, Simon Reynolds’ latest book ‘Futuromania’ looks at the impact of “machine music” from the 1970s to the present day
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Ride: Ride On Time

Together for eight years, apart for 19, and then back together for another 10. Life in Ride has often been a rollercoaster, but the band’s new album ‘Interplay’ is a synth-heavy triumph
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Pet Shop Boys: Boys Keep Swinging

Pet Shop Boys are back with ‘Nonetheless’, their 15th studio album and a fresh creative peak that imbues their quintessential electonic sound with string arrangements and live instruments