Efterklang: In Full Bloom
The expansive, ethereal sound of Efterklang goes route one on new release ‘Windflowers’, their most pop-fuelled, melody-driven LP yet
New Muzik ‘From A To B’ (GTO, 1980)
New Muzik’s ‘From A To B’ is one of those albums you love, but very few other people seem to know about.
Space Raiders ‘Don’t Be Daft’ (Skint, 1999)
Prince said we should party like it was 1999, and, as far as we know, he hadn’t even heard the debut album by Middlesbrough’s Space Raiders.
Sarah Davachi: A Kind of Hush
Minimalist electroacoustician Sarah Davachi reveals her love of prog rock (sshhh!) and the impetus for her distinctive ambient and drone compositions
Renegade Snares: New Horizons – The Dawn of Ambient Jungle
In an exclusive extract abridged from their new book, ‘Renegade Snares – The Resistance And Resilience Of Drum & Bass’, authors Ben Murphy and Carl Loben pick their way through the origins of the more mellow offshoot, and it all starts with LTJ Bukem
Janet Beat: Dammit, Janet!
From wartime bombings to the creaking of tree bark, Janet Beat has always been fascinated by sound. Now in her 80s, this contemporary of Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire is finally being recognised for her pioneering electronic work
Haiku Salut: Ghost Hunters
The latest Haiku Salut album is based around found sounds the group have gathered from across the globe over the last five years – often in very strange and spooky places. Is your spine ready for some tingling?
Gerald V Casale: Rage Against the Machine
When Devo’s Gerald V Casale came up with a new solo vehicle in the early 2000s, America was not ready for Jihad Jerry And The Evildoers. With a snazzy new re-release and a brand new track, perhaps the time is now. After all, his is not a holy war…
Gemma Cullingford: Vox Humana
Sink Ya Teeth bassist Gemma Cullingford has found her voice and is stepping into the spotlight with a solo album of electronic songs about love, death and getting the boiler mended
Faust: Freak Power
Faust produced four albums of head-spinning brilliance between 1971 and 1974. It might have been five if half the band hadn’t been carted off to jail...