Düsseldorf: A Psycho-Geography Of Electri_City
Sleep-deprived – thanks to a flight that required getting out of bed at three in the morning – is probably the best way to discover a new city
Colin Newman: “I’m the world’s worst pop star”
Which may well be the case, but when Wire’s Colin Newman also claims he’s a rubbish solo artist we just have to step in. Exhibit A? the lovingly reissued trio of his extraordinary 80s solo albums…
Baltic Fleet: Industrial Revolution
The landscape of the north-west of England is at once rolling green hills and stark man-made skyline. Hailing from Widnes, Baltic Fleet draws Inspiration from these surroundings to create a different kind of escapism
Max Richter
Composer, pianist and sonic adventurer Max Richter talks us through a few of his formative influences
Tony James ‘Love Missile F1-11’
Sigue Sigue Sputnik founder Tony James casts his mind back to 1986 and ‘Love Missile F1-11’, a record that sounded – and still sounds – like nothing else
Colourbox ‘Colourbox’ (4AD, 1985)
"Formed in 1982 by brothers Martyn and Steve Young and later adding vocalist Lorita Grahame, Colourbox started life as an indie band"
‘Stranger Things’ Soundtrack: In Demand
Caught in the slipstream of a killer synth score for the TV event of the year, one half of S U R V I V E, A little-known synth band from Texas, and 100 per cent the ‘Stranger Things’ soundtrack composers, we communicate via fairy lights with Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon
Reed & Caroline: Space Oddity
An album of delicate synthpop? Just a female voice and a Buchla synth? Songs about space, washing machines, worms and electrons? Signed to Vince Clarke’s new record label? What’s not to like about Reed & Caroline?
Hannah Peel: Rise And Shine
Something of a best-kept secret, with her dazzling new album ‘Awake But Always Dreaming’ Hannah Peel is a star on the rise. We feel the increasing warmth of that limelight…
The 30 must-hear cult electronic soundtracks
“I am not a soundtrack expert, I’m just a guy who loves music and happens to love film scores,” says Spencer Hickman, whose Death Waltz label specialises in beautiful vinyl reissues of cult film soundtracks. “This isn’t a definitive list, it’s just a list of soundtracks I like and you should maybe check out. Although there are a lot of classics, hopefully there are a few that you are not familiar with. Anyway, dig in and enjoy…”