AM Boys: Duo Purpose
Having met at an Aphex Twin listening party – as you do – New York’s AM Boys deploy synths, drum machines and vocoders to craft enticingly languid pop and electronic instrumentals, imbued with all-essential “space echo”
Cosey Fanni Tutti: Mission Reactivated
Cosey Fanni Tutti’s new solo work is an absorbing “sound cameo” – a profoundly personal sonic reflection of her life that, true to form, finds joy in resistance. Also on the agenda are Delia, Throbbing Gristle and the strange power of dreams
Demise Of Love: Love Unlimited
Producer Daniel Avery, Ghost Culture’s James Greenwood and Working Men’s Club frontman Syd Minsky-Sargeant join forces as Demise Of Love – a synth-powered supergroup with a dark heart
Editions Mego: Mega Mego
Marking their 30th anniversary, pioneering Austrian label Editions Mego – formerly Mego – continue to thrive, carrying forward the fearless sonic legacy of visionary founder Peter Rehberg, who passed away in 2021
Peter Baumann: After Dark
Tangerine Dream legend Peter Baumann knows a thing or two about cosmic voyages. The synth maestro’s latest solo album, ‘Nightfall’, is a masterwork of transcendent atmospherics, shapeshifting soundscapes and an eerie “sense of the beyond”
Ultramarine : From Mundane To Magical
The “pastoral techno”, genre-blurring sound of Ultramarine has spanned 36 years. With the release of ‘Routine’, a newly……
Saint Etienne: When The Saints Go Marching Out
After 35 years, Saint Etienne have made their final album. The upbeat new collection ‘International’ will be the last instalment in a recording career that has been both thrillingly eclectic and warmly indebted to their love of classic pop. Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs look back on three decades’ worth of highlights
Radiophonic Workshop: Maida To Order
To create a new Radiophonic Workshop sample library, esteemed former members reconvened at the BBC’s iconic Maida Vale studios for one last poignant rendezvous
Rainy Miller: Grim Tales
Steeped in “northern gothic” atmospheres, Rainy Miller’s genre-blurring new album is bleak yet gripping, reflecting the huge emotional impact of a chance encounter
Xmal Deutschland: Present And Correct
An Xmal Deutschland retrospective covering the German goth/post-punk band’s defining 4AD years prompts singer Anja Huwe to reflect on her teenage epiphanies