Long Reads – Page 3 – Electronic Sound

9 minute read

Robin Scott : The M Factor

byBob Fischer

It’s 46 years since Robin Scott slipped into the sharp suits of his M alter ego and stormed the charts worldwide with ‘Pop Muzik’. Now, for the first time since 1982, he has revived that singular initial for his new album

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5 minute read

Wooolheads: Spinning Yarns

byVel Ilic

Stroud electro-art duo Wooolheads put the quirk in quirky, stitching surreal spoken word and pulsing synths into wonderfully offbeat patchworks

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8 minute read

The Mood: Synths and Sensibility

byMat Smith

Early 1980s synthpop outfit The Mood should have been contenders, but misfortune and mismanagement got in the way.

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20 minute read

Jeff Mills: Astronaut of Sound

byFat Roland

Detroit techno pioneer, visionary DJ, science fiction obsessive and interstellar adventurer – Jeff Mills is a restless futurist

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8 minute read

Cosey Fanni Tutti: Mission Reactivated

bySian Pattenden

Cosey Fanni Tutti’s new solo work is an absorbing “sound cameo” – a profoundly personal sonic reflection of her life that, true to form, finds joy in resistance. Also on the agenda are Delia, Throbbing Gristle and the strange power of dreams

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4 minute read

Demise Of Love: Love Unlimited

byBen Willmott

Producer Daniel Avery, Ghost Culture’s James Greenwood and Working Men’s Club frontman Syd Minsky-Sargeant join forces as Demise Of Love – a synth-powered supergroup with a dark heart

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8 minute read

Editions Mego: Mega Mego

byDerek Walmsley

Marking their 30th anniversary, pioneering Austrian label Editions Mego – formerly Mego – continue to thrive, carrying forward the fearless sonic legacy of visionary founder Peter Rehberg, who passed away in 2021

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Peter Baumann: After Dark

byJeremy Allen

Tangerine Dream legend Peter Baumann knows a thing or two about cosmic voyages. The synth maestro’s latest solo album, ‘Nightfall’, is a masterwork of transcendent atmospherics, shapeshifting soundscapes and an eerie “sense of the beyond”

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Ultramarine : From Mundane To Magical

byAnton Spice

The “pastoral techno”, genre-blurring sound of Ultramarine has spanned 36 years. With the release of ‘Routine’, a newly……

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20 minute read

Saint Etienne: When The Saints Go Marching Out

byBob Fischer

After 35 years, Saint Etienne have made their final album. The upbeat new collection ‘International’ will be the last instalment in a recording career that has been both thrillingly eclectic and warmly indebted to their love of classic pop. Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs look back on three decades’ worth of highlights