Disco Inferno ‘Technicolor’ (Rough Trade)
It’s 1996, Britpop is all-seeing and Rough Trade couldn’t give a hoot.
Kraftwerk: The Man-Machine at 40
How does ‘The Man-Machine’, Kraftwerk’s vision of the future, hold up after four decades? We compare and contrast the vision of 1978 with the reality of 2018
Snapped Ankles: Sticks and Stones
They dress as trees and play wooden log synths, and yet London’s subversive Snapped Ankles are living proof that you should never judge a book by its cover…
Charlotte Hatherley
Former Ash and Bats For Lashes guitarist turned synth Evangelist, Charlotte Hatherley shares a few of her formative influences
Spillers
When Spillers opened their doors in Cardiff in 1894, who knew that today they’d be the world’s oldest record shop. To mark Record Store Day on 21 April, we salute the rise and fall and rise of the humble record Emporium…
Kraftwerk: The Man-Machine
It was 40 years ago today, that Kraftwerk taught the synths to play…
Gogo Penguin: Unelectronic Sound
With just three instruments between them, how is that Manchester’s Gogo Penguin sound so familiar? We lift the lid on their jazz-like exterior and find out how they do live electronica… with no electronics
Who was El Lissitzky?
Eagle-eyed Kraftwerk fans scouring album sleeves in the 1970s would’ve come across a few clues to help their knowledge of these mysterious Germans. ‘The Man-Machine’ featured the following credit: ‘Artwork (inspired by El Lissitzky) – Karl Klefisch’
Paul Hardcastle ’19’
A Vietnam documentary, revolutionary sampling kit and a young musician who needed to kickstart a new career. In 1985, Paul Hardcastle shook up electronic pop with ‘19’
Liima
Three Danes, one Finn, two bands, one called Liima, one called Efterklang, a UK tour, a couple of pints and chat about what’s what. Confused? It’s easily done