Krautrock: In Good Hans
Cluster and Harmonia co-founder Hans-Joachim Roedelius reflects on his early life experiences and momentous 1970s work, which featured the input of a certain Brian Eno
Krautrock: In Full Flow
Musician and author Wolfgang Seidel was a fly-on-the-wall observer during krautrock’s peak. In his new book, ‘Krautrock Eruption’, he argues that the genre was rooted in the German working class, before Berlin’s countercultural scene of psych, jazz and electronics elevated it to stratospheric realms
K-Klass ‘Rhythm Is A Mystery’
K-Klass’ Paul Roberts and Russ Morgan recall the making of their 1991 Number Three hit, ‘Rhythm Is A Mystery’
Ernest Berk
We dig into the fascinating story behind a long-lost film soundtrack by Ernest Berk, one of the most influential yet mysterious electronic composers of the 20th century
Loula Yorke
With her new ‘Live Compendium’ album recently released, modular tinkerer Loula Yorke ponders how voracious reading, free parties and living in squats have shaped who she is
Voigt/465 ‘Slights Unspoken’ (Unanimous Weld Enunciations, 1979)
"Where I grew up, in rural Australia in the 1990s and early 2000s, the radio served up a fairly standard menu of meat-and-potatoes rock ’n’ roll..."
Adwaith: Cymru Out In Force
With nods to The Cure, Can, Björk and even Turkish rock, the latest offering from Welsh trio Adwaith fuses electronics, post-punk and psych to resounding effect
Benefits: Friends With Benefits
Kingsley Hall and Robbie Major are north-east duo Benefits. Combining poetic spoken word with slick retro beats, their second album seeks out beauty amid the “incessant barking” of the modern media landscape
Soon: Time For Action
Adi Newton (Clock DVA) and Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto) are electronic royalty. Steeped in “spectral dimensions and psychedelic radiophonics”, their second collaborative project as Soon is the sort of ambitious tour de force we’ve come to expect
Cocorosie: Sister Act
Throughout their 20-year journey as CocoRosie, Bianca and Sierra Casady have been both revered and wilfully misunderstood. fully Embracing their “irrepressible artistic self-realisation”, they open up on creative freedom, sibling clashes and being “very witchy”