Von Südenfed
What to make of the musical mind-melt that saw The Fall’s Mark E Smith hook up with Düsseldorf experimentalists Mouse On Mars? Jan St Werner takes us behind the scenes with Von Südenfed
Nik Kershaw ‘I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’
Synthpop legend Nik Kershaw talks us through his 1984 smash hit ‘I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’
The Vision Quest Of Hans Edler
Released in 1971, Hans Edler’s ‘Elektron Kukéso’ album step-programmed its way into the future, at a time when computer pop was still a sci-fi pipe dream. And it’s an enduring delight to this day
Hattie Cooke: Hit or Bliss
Entirely in keeping with the frank, confessional pop gems populating her imminent new album, ‘Bliss Land’, a chat with Hattie Cooke proves to be a no holds barred event. Roll up, roll up…
Anni Hogan: Hogan’s Run
From flat-sharing with Soft Cell during their Leeds university days to DJing at London’s legendary Batcave and collaborating with the great and good of art rock and electropop, Anni Hogan has been on one heck of a ride
Spiritualized: Suited, Rebooted
Billed as the Spaceman Reissue Program, the first four Spiritualized albums have been remastered, repackaged and re-released in glorious new vinyl and CD editions. Laid-back frontman Jason Pierce talks us through some of the most cosmic records of the last 30 years
Penelope Trappes
Yoga, healthy cooking, open swimming and the power of nature – just some of the calming influences in the life of Australian soundscape artist Penelope Trappes
Grauzone ‘Eisbär’
How Grauzone’s chilly ‘Eisbär’ became the soundtrack of a hot summer of Swiss youth rebellion
ESG ‘UFO’
Renee Scroggins of South Bronx avant-funkers ESG on how they created ‘UFO’, their much-sampled track of 1980, as “something fun to dance to”
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company ‘Like A Duck To Water’ (Earthquack, 1976)
Imagine a time when, as a concession to your audience, you’d show them cartoons while you were busy repatching your synthesisers between songs.