Dave Clarke ‘Wisdom To The Wise’
Dave Clarke talks about ‘Wisdom To The Wise’, one of the finest, hard-hitting cuts from his ‘Red’ series, and indeed from techno history
Tangerine Dream ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’
Tangerine Dream had a big year in 1974 with the release of ‘Phaedra’ and their first UK tour. But let’s not forget their score for the Greek tragedy ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’ in Chichester
Leonore Wheatley
Leonore Wheatley, singer with The Soundcarriers, Co-Pilot and International Teachers Of Pop, shares the key influences and inspirations that shaped her
LAIKA ‘Silver Apples Of The Moon’ (Too Pure, 1994)
Laika should be much better known than they are...
Alan Sparhawk: Petal Power
Dedicated to his late wife and former Low cohort, Mimi Parker, and made using his children’s drum machine and synths, Alan Sparhawk’s astonishing solo debut is both profound and propulsive
cumgirl8: Riot Grrrls
Extraterrestrial interlopers, hyperreal post-punksters or “cyberfeminists”? Whichever way you see it, NYC’s cumgirl8 are here to save us
Faithful Johannes: Yours Faithfully
Faithful Johannes? The Alan Bennett of hip hop. Sir John Betjemen with beats. And weighing on his mind at the moment are life-threatening lawns, river monsters called Tony and the “icky” thoughts that have inspired an album riddled with very English anxieties
Rafael Anton Irisarri: Behind The Mask
Rafael Anton Irisarri’s mournful and majestic new work – all complex ambient and drone heft – heaves with “simmering electric despondency”
The Wolfgang Press: Back To The Future
With a sonic reinvigoration, former 4AD outfit The Wolfgang Press are making a surprise comeback with their first album in almost 30 years – a brooding and typically multidimensional return to form
Nídia And Valentina Magaletti: Opposites Attract
Afro-Portuguese producer Nídia and experimental percussionist Valentina Magaletti have teamed up for ‘Estradas’, a melodic and pulsating tour de force of eclectic rhythms and essential beats