Features – Page 48 – Electronic Sound

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Richard Anthony Hewson

byBob Fischer

Richard Anthony Hewson, who lent his initials to The RAH Band, enjoyed chart success with space-age stomper ‘The Crunch’ in 1977 and ‘Clouds Across The Moon’ in 1985. He shares some of his inspirations on the road to success

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

I Start Counting ‘My Translucent Hands’ (Mute, 1986)

byImogen Bebb

"Of the various musical guises assumed by David Baker and Simon Leonard, it was arguably their first – I Start Counting – which saw them at their most multifarious"

LLong Reads

26 minute read

British Electric Foundation: Electric Storm

byNeil Mason

‘Music For Stowaways’ remains one of the most innovative and important electronic albums of all time. And the story of how it all came together has some pretty incredible twists and turns…

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10 minute read

Gilroy Mere: What Lies Beneath

byBob Fischer

Gilroy Mere is Oliver Cherer, a man with a fondness for oddness. He’s just released ‘Gilden Gate’, his third album for Clay Pipe, and it’s a moody celebration of a place that no longer exists

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Nathan Fake: Diamond Geezer

byJeremy Allen

With guest appearances by Clark and Wizard Apprentice, Nathan Fake’s latest release is a euphoric rush of techno, house and even jungle hues. Get thee to a dancefloor!

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9 minute read

Penelope Trappes: Heaven Up Here

bySharon O'Connell

Australian producer and ethereal soundscaper Penelope Trappes returns with the haunting ‘Heavenly Spheres’. Using just her voice, an upright piano and an old reel-to-reel, it’s a remarkable record steeped in phantasmal atmospherics and hypnagogic strangeness

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Magic Touch

byVel Ilic

Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder, ardent sonic adventurer, soundtrack maestro… following his recent passing at the age of 71, we reflect on the remarkable 45-year career of revered Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto

LLong Reads

6 minute read

Glows: Shining Bright

byMark Roland

London duo Glows talk through their excellent mixtape, 'LA, 1620', a gallery of woozy electronics and artful noise……

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27 minute read

100 TRACKS OF TOMORROW

byES Staff

Musicians have been writing and recording tracks about the future since pretty much forever, and we’re marking our 100th issue with 100 of our favourite examples. They’re mostly electronic, of course, but you might find some surprises along the way…

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7 minute read

Viva La Evolution

byClaire Carroll

Digital explorer and presenter Aleks Krotoski muses on the potential of the internet and AI, the symbiosis between humans and machines, and how we might cope with the next steps in technology