Features – Page 3 – Electronic Sound

9 minute read

The Dook: Long Live The Dook

byBob Fischer

Jim Noir is dead. For 20 years, the enigmatic alter ego of Alan Peter Roberts has been the purveyor of perfectly wonky retro-pop. Fear not, though – the man beneath the bowler hat is about to relaunch himself as electronic maestro The Dook

LLong Reads

8 minute read

System 7: In Full Bloom

byBen Murphy

Eleven years on since their last outing, “unapologetic psychonauts” Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy resume transmission as System 7 – and reflect on their storied past with Gong, Simple Minds and The Orb

FFeatures

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Waves: The Electronic Music of Éliane Radigue

byRichard Skinner

‘Music can be a mirror of the mind. There is an analogy with the body, too. The way…

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Speedy J: Click, Play, Repeat

byBen Murphy

Dutch techno veteran Speedy J returns with ‘Walkman’, his first solo offering in 20 years. Inspired by mix tapes and the fading role of the album in an era of instant gratification, it’s a freewheeling tour de force of innovation and unpredictable sonic twists

LLong Reads

5 minute read

Rudolf Rocker: Revenge Is Sweet

byBob Fischer

Take brothers Mark and Steve Goodall, add BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jeremy Dyson, and you have the original line-up of Rudolf Rocker – purveyors of synth-fuelled Yorkshire pop

LLong Reads

22 minute read

Hannah Peel: The Peel Deal

byFat Roland

For acclaimed composer Hannah Peel, the momentum just keeps building. A superb new album with virtuoso percussionist Beibei Wang, her continuing ‘night tracks’ show on BBC radio 3, and an ambitious ballet inspired by her Mary Casio alter ego, all point to 2026 being the year she makes another major leap forward

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

Brandy Dalton Of Drance ‘Fallen Angel Music’ (Titan Studios, 1999)

byJoe Silva

"Nostalgia is like some mute serpent, slipping steadily north inside us, until it reaches a spot where it can constrict our hearts"

LLandmarks

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The Grid ‘Swamp Thing’

byIan Berriman

Richard Norris of The Grid recalls the genesis of the band’s banjo-picking banger ‘Swamp Thing’, a Number Three hit in the summer of 1994

TTime Machine

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Birth Of The Minimoog

byJoe Silva

In 1971, the birth of the Minimoog was a happy accident that arguably saved the RA Moog Co from going under

UUnder The Influence

5 minute read

Steve Davis

byVel Ilic

With The Utopia Strong gearing up for another tour, Steve Davis traces the people, cultural touchstones and sounds that have shaped his sonic adventures