Long Reads

Chopping, slicing, cutting and pasting – in both the digital and the analogue worlds – Mira Calix immersed herself in the history of collage for her album, ‘Absent Origin’

Don’t be fooled, ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ isn’t Jon Hopkins going all wallpaper ambient on us. It’s a weighty album he says needs to be listened to loud. We turn up the volume 

With new tracks from a who’s who of composers, a few family favourites thrown in for good measure and a continuous Mixmaster Morris set, Coldcut’s ambient ‘@0’ collection is a balm for our times

As UNE, BBC Radio DJ Mark Radcliffe and beats-obsessed boffin Paul Langley pay homage to the war memorials of the former Yugoslavia with their third album, ‘Spomenik’

Showcasing the sights and sounds of Estonia’s eclectic electronic scene, we pay a visit to Tallinn Music Week 

Join us as we open the doors of the RA Moog Company at 49 East Main Street in Trumansburg, New York, and meet the people whose innovative ideas led to the creation of a groundbreaking synth

Transporting the senses with exotic scents in the studio, channelling synaesthesia, and visualising electricity are all part and parcel of the new Xeno & Oaklander album ‘Vi/deo’

The expansive, ethereal sound of Efterklang goes route one on new release ‘Windflowers’, their most pop-fuelled, melody-driven LP yet

Minimalist electroacoustician Sarah Davachi reveals her love of prog rock (sshhh!) and the impetus for her distinctive ambient and drone compositions