Mike Batt ‘Zero Zero’ (Epic, 1982)
“Long, long ago, far into the distant future and after the seventh war, there is a civilisation called System 605. Where the diseases of love and emotion no longer exist to complicate our busy lives…”
Bluedot 2022
Under the shadow of Jodrell Bank’s gigantic Lovell telescope, Bluedot returns for a scintillating weekend of live music, science and culture
Ron Trent
Following the release of ‘What Do The Stars Say To You’ – a collaborative album under his WARM moniker – Chicago house legend Ron Trent opens up about his formative influences
Mark Hollis
Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis famously retreated from the limelight long before his untimely passing in 2019. But a recently unearthed mixtape given to producer Gareth Jones reveals the early musical influences behind this most reclusive of artists
The Art Of Noise ‘Close (To The Edit)’
Anne Dudley recalls the making of The Art Of Noise’s hugely influential 1985 hit ‘Close (To The Edit)’
Yann Tiersen: Go Figure
More absorbed than ever in electronics, Yann Tiersen’s latest album ‘11 5 18 2 5 18’ finds the Breton composer sampling and resampling old tracks into compelling, exquisitely wrought fresh shapes… with an occasional nod to the dancefloor. Who knew?
Working Men’s Club: Club Mix
The 2020 self-titled debut album from Working Men’s Club won universal acclaim, but their follow-up, ‘Fear Fear’, is arguably even better – a glorious collision of “scuffed” electropop, clubby energy and outright bangers. Frontman Syd Minsky-Sargeant reveals its story
The Best of Bergen (Via Tromsø)
The Norwegian press came up with the name Bergen Wave to describe the large number of bands and producers – of all shapes and genres – that developed in the west coast city of Bergen in the late 1990s. We’ve picked out 10 of the best electronic albums associated with the movement, although we’re starting the story in another place at another time…
Röyksopp: Curiouser and Curiouser
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
Gwenno: The Road To Kernow
‘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