Down To Earth
How do you make music from shifting tectonic plates? We ask Stuart Hyatt, whose latest Field Works album redefines the meaning of rock music
When Heldon Met Kraftwerk
Heldon guitarist and electronics innovator Richard Pinhas reflects on some memorable encounters with Kraftwerk
Oceanic ‘Insanity’
Oceanic’s David Harry and Jorinde Williams talk us through the making of ‘Insanity’, their 1991 dance mega-hit
Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*
A special report from Ljubljana on electronic music in Slovenia, a country with an exciting and thriving scene headed up by Laibach, but boasting a host of less-celebrated bands, producers, labels and more
Tears For Fears: Fear Factory
Celebrating the release of the first Tears For Fears album since 2004, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith reflect on a five-decade career and talk about loss, working under duress, musique concrète and Gothic architecture
Nik Colk Void: Dark Matters
With an impressive track record as a serial collaborator, Nik Colk Void is finally striking out on her own. Exploring some weighty ideas, her debut solo album ‘Bucked Up Space’ will have you flexing the grey stuff
Whatever The Weather: Gale Force
From upfront electropop and reflective spoken-word sonics, drawing on everything from jazz to dancefloor bangers, to her latest detour into mellow abstract moods as Whatever The Weather, we dare you to pigeonhole the musical whirlwind that is Loraine James
Laibach: Ruffling Feathers
A band? An art project? A secret cabal of political provocateurs? Going about their subversive business for more than four decades, everything that this unique Slovenian collective does comes as a surprise. Absolutely everything. Brace yourselves as we are granted an audience with the entity that is Laibach
Hannah Peel and Paraorchestra: Rock Music
‘The Unfolding’ is Hannah Peel’s timeless collaboration with Paraorchestra. Inspired by the imprints of life beneath our feet, it’s a document of all of Earth’s incredible history – in 54 minutes
Faceless ‘Achievement’ (Noisebox, 1995)
Norfolk’s answer to The Chemical Brothers, Alistair Cormack and Thomas Albrighton were an ambient dub duo from Norwich.