‘Dub From Creation’
In a recording rut at the age of 19, Adrian Sherwood called on reggae producer Dennis Bovell and the Creation Rebel masterpiece, ‘Dub From Creation’, was born
DJ Veronica Vasicka
Founder of the Minimal Wave and Cititrax labels, influential DJ Veronica Vasicka talks Throbbing Gristle, New York and arthouse films
The Glove ‘Blue Sunshine’ (Wonderland/Polydor, 1983)
Side projects were everywhere in the 1980s. Talking Heads had Tom Tom Club, David Bowie had Tin Machine and Duran Duran managed to split into two rival factions as Arcadia and The Power Station
Air: Shoot For The Moon
Retro-futuristic, gorgeously languid, utterly irresistible – Air changed the sonic landscape almost overnight with the release of ‘Moon Safari’ in 1998. Taking a break from performing the album in full on a mammoth world tour, Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin reflect on their robo-romantic masterpiece
Suzanne Ciani
Suzanne Ciani describes the making of her groundbreaking effects track ‘Xenon’ for the first-ever talking pinball machine. High score!
Orbital, Glastonbury 1994
Paul Hartnoll remembers Orbital’s era-defining Glastonbury headline performance of 1994, which thrust electronic dance music into the spotlight like never before
Tom Ravenscroft
Outsider art, rave tapes and dancing like a lunatic have all shaped BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Tom Ravenscroft – aside from being the son of John Peel, of course
David Behrman ‘On The Other Ocean’ (Lovely Music, 1978)
"For more than 23 minutes, the side-long title piece emerges like fog that’s crept in so slowly overnight"
Chanel Beads: The Bead Generation
Touting a mutated brand of electrified yet introspective post-punk, the debut album by New York’s Chanel Beads includes David Sylvian and The Blue Nile among its many influences. Yep, it’s that good
Jeff Mills: To Boldly Go…
Detroit techno don, pioneering DJ and ardent futurist, Jeff Mills is electronic royalty. His latest mission, themed around black holes, is a breathtaking “cosmic opera” that’s quite possibly his most ambitious work to date