Richard H Kirk
Cabaret Voltaire custodian and sonic lone ranger in his own right, Richard H Kirk guides us through a handful of his formative influences
Sheffield: Tales from The Steel City
The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Clock Dva, Vice Versa, and a whole lot more besides. What on earth was going on in Sheffield in the late 1970s? Was the electricity really better there? Six of the key players take us back to the early days of the Steel City’s pioneering electronic scene, with tales of groups like Musical Vomit, The Dead Daughters, The Studs and The Future…
‘Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest’
When a mysterious album of nine experimental electronic trance mixes of the same tune was released in 1993, no one could quite believe who was responsible…
Stephen Mallinder: “Meet You at The Fish Tank at Half Eleven”
Cabaret Voltaire and Wrangler man Stephen Mallinder gives a hugely entertaining and highly personal account of life at the centre of the Sheffield music scene in the 1970s and beyond
Salman Gita ‘Sussan’
Salman Gita reveals the tale behind Loop Guru’s 1994 indie chart smasheroo ‘Sussan’
Public Service Broadcasting’s: Soul Mining
Recorded in one of the communities where it happened, Public Service Broadcasting’s absorbing ‘Every Valley’ album tells of the rise and fall of the Welsh mining industry through the eyes of those it affected most deeply
Martin Rev: Demolition Man
From his seat at the top table of way-out-there electronica, Martin Rev reveals the thinking behind his newly released ‘Demolition 9’ solo album and discusses life after the death of Alan Vega, his long-time partner in Suicide
Gudrun Gut: A Fish Called Monika
From her early days with Einstürzende Neubauten and Malaria! to her role at the head of the fabulously eclectic Monika Enterprise label, Gudrun Gut has long been a potent force and a significant voice on the Berlin music scene. And it looks like she’s only just warming up…
In The Nursery ‘Stormhorse’ (Sweatbox, 1987)
"I was at the centre of the greatest story ever told and I’d never felt more alive."
Gnoomes: Tschak Attack!
They’re Russian, they’ve got a tasty collection of old Soviet synths, and their ‘Tschak!’ album is a terrific blend of analogue grit and psychedelic goodness. Get ready for the latest gnews on Gnoomes