Sonic Boom: The Avant-Gardener
Former Spacemen 3 big wheel Pete Kemper discusses his collaborations with everyone from Delia Derbyshire to Silver Apples and explains why he’s resurrected his Sonic Boom alias after a gap of 30 years
Nightmares On Wax: Groove Is In The Heart
While it hardly seems possible, Nightmares On Wax’s ‘Smokers Delight’ is 25 years old. As the album gets a welcome reissue, we talk to big chief George Evelyn about his labour of love, and where it all came from…
Immersive Listening: Drowned In Sound
The development of new sound technology like Sony’s 360 Reality Audio is changing and redefining our sonic experience. Welcome to the world of Immersive Listening
The Beloved: Happy Talk
Originally released in 1990 and reissued this month, The Beloved’s ‘Happiness’ album appealed to ravers and the pop charts alike. Jon Marsh reveals the full story of one of the classic records of the post-acid era
Ghostpoet
Ghostpoet – Obaro Ejimiwe to his friends – reflects on the influences that have shaped his life and career
Léon Theremin
The astonishing story of Léon Theremin goes far beyond his famous instrument, taking in war, espionage, kidnap and, ultimately, redemption
A Certain Ratio ‘Shack Up’
Martin Moscrop talks us through A Certain Ratio’s cover version of Banbarra’s 1975 funk barnstormer, ‘Shack Up’
Sparks: Tap Dancing
With the album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’, Sparks sound as essential as ever. What keeps them going after all these years? We talk Adam and Eve, Stravinsky, The Gettysburg Address and lawnmowers…
Nikmis
A life-changing conversation with Virginia’s hippest teenager, thwarted Hammond organ entrepreneurship, and 18 albums of classical synth suites… written on a ukulele. Enter the magical realm of Nikmis
Edgar Froese ‘Kamikaze 1989’ (Virgin Schallplatten, 1982)
Tangerine Dream have released a lot of albums. The German electronic pioneers were so prolific that nobody quite knows how many LPs there are, though it’s thought to be around 160, all told.