Summer 1978, New York’s New Wave Heatwave: Talking Heads
“So we found out about CBGB’s and we found out about Patti Smith and The Ramones and Television, and we knew that there was something going on” – Chris Frantz
EMS: The Visionary
Peter Zinovieff, company founder and EMS mastermind
EMS: The Gear
EMS created nearly 30 synthesisers and other related technologies, and many more were developed that never went into production. Here are some of the highlights from a decade of innovation
Let’s Eat Grandma: Now Hear This
Marking a return to the fray with their second album, ‘I’m All Ears’, Let’s Eat Grandma dip their biscuits into waters new – musically and quite literally. We tag along for the ride…
L’Orange: Extraordinary Man
He’s deaf in one ear, makes beat-heavy music from unpromising raw material – including pre-war jazz and old radio shows – and yet Seattle’s L’Orange will change everything you think you know about hip hop…
The French ‘Local Information’ (Too Pure, 2003)
Though Hefner survive in the collective consciousness as the exemplar of an indie guitar outfit, the band deployed vintage synths and drum machines on later recordings. Which means that this, The French’s ‘Local Information’, isn’t quite the without-precedent one-off it might first appear.
The Radiophonic Workshop: 60th anniversary gathering
In 1958, a mysterious electronic music studio was established at the BBC’s Maida Vale building. sixty years on, an intimate gathering of alumni celebrates the anniversary of The Radiophonic Workshop with a live performance and a post-gig get-together. We pick up the bar tab…
Matt Johnson: Long Shadows, High Hopes
In a flurry of activity, the enigmatic Matt Johnson has recently stepped back into the limelight playing a bunch of sell-out London shows before Embarking on an extensive tour with a rebooted THE THE. Hungry for more?
WH Lung: Breath of Fresh Air
Shunning support slots in favour of their own headline shows and a stop-you-in-your-tracks debut album, ‘Incidental Music’, it’s time to sit up and pay attention to Manchester’s WH Lung…
The Analogues: Liverpool Echo
From Mellotrons to Claviolines, Dutch sonic project The Analogues scour the planet for vintage kit to enable them to replicate The Beatles’ post-touring albums perfectly. The band’s musical director Bart Van Poppel tells us how they’re getting better all the time