Charlotte Gainsbourg ‘Charlotte For Ever’ (Philips, 1986)
Serge Gainsbourg wrote music for lots of people.
Mark Radcliffe
BBC broadcaster and one half of UNE with remixer and DJ Paul Langley, Mark Radcliffe talks us through his formative influences
When Patrick Moraz met Bob Moog
Patrick Moraz muses on days out in the 70s with Bob Moog and his synthesisers
Hula ‘Freeze Out’
Ron Wright, from Sheffield’s second-wave industrial funkers Hula, talks us through the making of the 1986 Steel Town electro showstopper, ‘Freeze Out’
The Nurse With Wound List
In 1978, Nurse With Wound lynchpins Steve Stapleton and John Fothergill were unknown noise merchants. Then they made a list that would accidentally become the guiding light for experimental music creators
Josh Wink ‘Higher State Of Consciousness’
Josh Wink talks use through the making of his floor-filling monster, ‘Higher State Of Consciousness’
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon discusses some of the influences that have shaped him and his spiffing and surprisingly synth-heavy album ‘Office Politics’
Thomas Leer ‘Private Plane’
Thomas Leer remembers Port Glasgow, friend and collaborator Robert Rental, and what led him to create ‘Private Plane’ and his “homemade” electronic sound
No-Man: Man Alive
Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson are back with the first No-Man album since 2008 – and it’s a return to their electronic roots, soundtracking a tale of tragic, fractured romance
Marconi Union: Talk Radio
Despite the acclaim and avid fanbase, Marconi Union are strong silent types with a deathly serious outlook and a reluctance to engage about their expansive ambient soundscapes, right? As their 10th long-player drops, they blow that idea clean out of the water