Features – Page 8 – Electronic Sound

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The Alan Parsons Project: Future Tense

byBob Fischer

In 1977, ‘I Robot’ propelled The Alan Parsons Project to global success, all crisp disco beats and futuristic arrangements. Five decades on, with a deluxe reissue on the shelves, the man himself looks back fondly on “the rise of the machine”

LLong Reads

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Awkward Moments: Strange Brew

byPaul Weedon

Club-fuelled hedonism, arty vibes and their own self-styled “techno opera” – get ready for the playful euphoria of Awkward Moments

LLong Reads

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Ian Boddy and Chris Carter: Uncaged Melody

byMat Smith

Twenty five years on from their spellbinding collaboration ‘Caged’, DiN founder Ian Boddy and Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter present a new edition with two reimagined tracks – an evocative reminder of their enduring alchemy

LLong Reads

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Jo Johnson: This Year’s Grrrl

byBen Murphy

Inspired by the likes of Laurie Spiegel, Delia Derbyshire and Éliane Radigue, electronic minimalist Jo Johnson creates slow-burning sounds that shimmer with emotion and quiet intensity

LLong Reads

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Kraftwerk: Love Hertz

byMark Roland

It’s the 50th anniversary of ‘Radio-Activity’, the darkest of the five albums Kraftwerk produced between 1974 and 1981

LLong Reads

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Albums Of The Year 2025

byES Staff

After much listening and lively debate, here are our Top 75 Albums of 2025

LLandmarks

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Lush ‘Sweetness And Light’

byBob Fischer

It’s 35 years since ‘Gala’ became Lush’s de facto debut album. Now available again as a deluxe reissue, songwriter and guitarist Emma Anderson looks back at the breakthrough track ‘Sweetness And Light’

TTime Machine

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‘Decoder’ soundtrack

byBen Willmott

Featuring Einstürzende Neubauten, Genesis P-Orridge, William Burroughs, Dave Ball and Matt Johnson, the epic soundtrack to sci-fi dystopia flick ‘Decoder’ is unlike any other

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The Cleaners From Venus ‘Corridor Of Dreams’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

Professional Englishman Martin Newell recounts the story of 1982’s ‘Corridor Of Dreams’, a classic track by The Cleaners From Venus born out of industry disillusionment, fraught relationships and a love for the “damp, misty lands” of Essex

TTime Machine

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Optimo Espacio

byDavid Pollock

In the weeks before his recent untimely death, Keith McIvor, aka JD Twitch, revisited the birth of Optimo Espacio, the celebrated Glasgow club night he helmed with Jonnie Wilkes, from 1997 to 2010 and beyond