Dubstar ‘Stars’
Dubstar’s Steve Hillier explains how a breaks album, dub reggae and a nightclub closure fed into their 1995 hit ‘Stars’
Dreamfish
Mixmaster Morris and Pete Namlook’s Dreamfish project and much-loved 1993 album of the same name were born of a rare mix of unhinged acid parties and monk-like studio discipline
Gary Daly
It’s 45 years since Scouse schoolmates Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon formed China Crisis, and a new album collects their earliest BBC radio recordings. The road to chart success, reveals Gary, was littered with notepads and Uni-ball pens
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!”
Buried Treasure: Raider of The Lost Archive
Buried Treasure have been releasing lost soundtracks for more than a decade, as well as being home to the delaware road project...
Hekla: Holy Wail
Icelandic theremin virtuoso Hekla crafts eerie ambient soundscapes that groan with feedback, blackened drones and a healthy dose of “sci-fi gloam”. Prepare to be subsumed…
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