Hi-NRG Heaven
An essential new compilation of queer club classics featuring Pet Shop Boys, Sylvester, New Order, Grace Jones and more reflects the vibrant Hi-NRG scene of the 1980s and the associated tracks that set the decade alight
Marina Zispin: Peek-A-Boo
Experimental darkwave duo Marina Zispin conjure shadowy sonic realms teeming with glacial synthpop and spectral hues. Spellbinding stuff it is too
Wolfgang Flür: Robotman
Featuring Juan Atkins, Boris Blank, ex-Daft Punk man Thomas Vangarde, Peter Hook and Kraftwerk associate Emil Schult, Wolfgang Flür’s latest project is a big-name collaboration merging the past and the future to scintillating effect
Miki Berenyi Trio: Tripla Crown
Rising from the ashes of Lush and Piroshka, Miki Berenyi Trio’s shimmering dreampop drifts enticingly between melancholy and euphoria. IT’S deliciously hazy, shoegazey, a little bit electronic and utterly mesmeric
Barry Gray: Stand By for Action!
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s pioneering TV worlds were driven by Supermarionation and sci-fi spectacle, but it was Barry Gray’s trailblazing soundtracks that gave them soul...
Barry Gray: Scoring Position
With their promise of exhilarating retro-futuristic adventures, Barry Gray’s defining soundtracks for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson fizz with bombastic brass, sweeping strings and daring electronic innovation
Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’
Swamp Children were a ragtag bunch of electro-jazz punksters from Manchester, featuring a fresh-faced Martin Moscrop and Ann Quigley. The two talk about the making of ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’, their groove-laden 1982 cut
The 1990s Finnish Electro Scene
A deep dive into the thrilling backstory to the 1990s Finnish Electro Scene, with key figures speaking about what made those years – and that music – so special
Hannah Peel
From the glorious scenery of Donegal to presenting BBC Radio 3’s ‘Night Tracks’, Hannah Peel reveals the primary influences that have shaped her
Philippe Doray / Asociaux Associés ‘Nouveaux Modes Industriels’ (Invisible / Scopa, 1980)
“This album is an intergalactic ambush!”