50 Key Modular Artists
Our pick of the modular artists – some of them recognisable names, but most of them new – that you need to know about
African Head Charge: True Dub Ways
For more than four decades, African Head Charge have pushed the outer limits of dub, concocting an intoxicating brew of electronic exploration and live percussion. Their latest long-player continues to confound expectations – from Accra to Ramsgate and back again
Modern Cosmology: Splinter Groop
As Modern Cosmology, Lætitia Sadier and Brazilian outfit Mombojó make quite the team. Fusing lounge jazz, bossa nova, psych and prog grooves, their debut album is like a lost early Stereolab classic
The Final Frontier of Sound
The fascination that electronic music artists and fans have with worlds beyond Earth is being deepened by technological advancements and renewed intergalactic ambitions. And we’re also now starting to get answers to a question that’s bugged many of us for a long time. What does space actually sound like?
Higher Intelligence Agency, ‘Colourform’, (Beyond, 1993)
"Chris was the older brother of my high school best friend. He had the hippest taste in music, but he was also really intimidating."
Timothy London ‘Hippychick’
Soho’s Timothy London reflects on their 1990 hit, ‘Hippychick’, which fuses the central riff from The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ to a Soul II Soul beat
‘Musical Offering’
Following the recent reissue of ‘Musical Offering’ from 1971, featuring music composed on the Soviet-made ANS synthesiser, Scanner recalls a visit to Moscow where he first saw the legendary machine
Peter Strickland
Acclaimed British film director Peter Strickland’s most recent feature ‘Flux Gourmet’ takes inspiration from his own formative experiences manipulating sound recordings of vegetarian cookery. He would also like to thank Bauhaus, Mantovani and, er, owls
Faizal Mostrixx: Days of Future Past
A pioneer who made his name as a significant figure on East Africa’s vibrant electronic scene, Faizal Mostrixx explains his unique take on Afrofuturism
Lara Jones: No Sax Please
A euphoric celebration of queer intimacy, Lara Jones’ glorious new ‘Fig’ EP is swathed in sensuous samples and glitchy electronics