Features – Page 45 – Electronic Sound

18 minute read

Röyksopp: Curiouser and Curiouser

byJeremy Allen

After reneging on their plan to never make another album, Röyksopp are back with two cracking long-players at pretty much the same time, both featuring a host of collaborations and bolstered by some mighty peculiar multimedia content. But then the often weird and always wonderful Norwegian duo don’t like doing things by halves

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Gwenno: The Road To Kernow

byStephen Dalton

‘Tresor’, the beguiling third album by Welsh artist Gwenno, is a love letter to the language and folklore of Cornwall. Celtic identity, embracing electronics and a mixing desk that once belonged to Martin Hannett all play their part in her colourful journey

LLong Reads

9 minute read

Caterina Barbieri: Mother Universe

byClaire Francis

Inspired by female philosophers, mystics and poets, ‘Spirit Exit’ – the new album by Italian composer Caterina Barbieri – is a modular synth fantasy, billed as her most profound work to date. Strap yourselves in for a cosmic journey…

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

Single Gun Theory ‘Millions, Like Stars In My Hands, Daggers In My Heart, Wage War’ (NETTWERK, 1991)

byClaire Francis

In retrospect, the films we watched growing up as kids in Australia in the early 1990s were extremely weird

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers ‘Canaxis’ (Music Factory, 1969, reissued on Spoon, 1982 and 1998)

byRichard Skinner

I heard rumours of this album’s existence – originally released privately as ‘Canaxis 5’ in 1969 and credited to Technical Space Composer’s Crew – in the days before the internet.

UUnder The Influence

4 minute read

Kelly Lee Owens

byStephen Dalton

Following the release of her ‘LP.8’ album, Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens reveals how witchcraft, Enya and er… gravy have shaped her work

TTime Machine

4 minute read

Jimi Tenor

byJeremy Allen

It’s been a busy year so far for Finnish techno/jazz polymath Jimi Tenor, releasing a photo biography, ‘Omniverse’, and an album, ‘Multiversum’. Hold on tight for a wild ride through his eclectic existence

LLandmarks

4 minute read

The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

byIan Berriman

The Beatmasters’ Paul Carter recalls the making of ‘Rok Da House’, their 1987 hit with The Cookie Crew – widely acknowledged as the first hip house record

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Stephen Mallinder: Collaborations

byNeil Mason

Stephen Mallinder may have just three solo albums to his name, but he’s been a serial collaborator throughout his career. Here are some of his finest moments…

LLong Reads

19 minute read

Stephen Mallinder: Maladjusted

byNeil Mason

It’s been nearly 30 years since Stephen Mallinder was last involved with Cabaret Voltaire, the act his name will always be associated with. Throughout that time, he’s never stopped creating, innovating and pushing forward, but his story isn’t as front and centre as you might expect. It’s time for an adjustment…