Long Reads – Page 8 – Electronic Sound

20 minute read

Propaganda: Wishful Syncing

byBen Murphy

As Propaganda unveil a definitive new boxset documenting their classic ZTT era, Ralf Dörper, Claudia Brücken, Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens reflect on the tensions, triumphs and visionary studio craft behind ‘A Secret Wish’

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9 minute read

The Alan Parsons Project: Future Tense

byBob Fischer

In 1977, ‘I Robot’ propelled The Alan Parsons Project to global success, all crisp disco beats and futuristic arrangements. Five decades on, with a deluxe reissue on the shelves, the man himself looks back fondly on “the rise of the machine”

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4 minute read

Awkward Moments: Strange Brew

byPaul Weedon

Club-fuelled hedonism, arty vibes and their own self-styled “techno opera” – get ready for the playful euphoria of Awkward Moments

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8 minute read

Ian Boddy and Chris Carter: Uncaged Melody

byMat Smith

Twenty five years on from their spellbinding collaboration ‘Caged’, DiN founder Ian Boddy and Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter present a new edition with two reimagined tracks – an evocative reminder of their enduring alchemy

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9 minute read

Jo Johnson: This Year’s Grrrl

byBen Murphy

Inspired by the likes of Laurie Spiegel, Delia Derbyshire and Éliane Radigue, electronic minimalist Jo Johnson creates slow-burning sounds that shimmer with emotion and quiet intensity

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26 minute read

Kraftwerk: Love Hertz

byMark Roland

It’s the 50th anniversary of ‘Radio-Activity’, the darkest of the five albums Kraftwerk produced between 1974 and 1981

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17 minute read

Albums Of The Year 2025

byES Staff

After much listening and lively debate, here are our Top 75 Albums of 2025

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12 minute read

Cold War Electronica: Wired For War

byDavid Stubbs

The birth of electronic music carried the tensions of its age – Cold War anxiety, nuclear dread and divided ideologies. From Stockhausen’s post-war Germany to musique concrète, radio labs and tape experiments, an avant-garde soundtrack emerged, documenting decades of division, secrecy and a world permanently wired for fear

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4 minute read

Cold War Electronica: The Jingle At The End Of The World

byBob Fischer

In 1975, the Central Office of Information secretly produced the chilling ‘Protect And Survive’ series of public information films, to be broadcast on British TV in the event of an imminent nuclear war. And the composer of its jingle, potentially the final piece of music the country would ever hear? The BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Roger Limb

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12 minute read

Cold War Electronica: Atomic Anthems

byMat Smith

Five synth-driven gems from the 1980s that captured the paranoia and effervescent pop of the nuclear age – tales of tension, technology, hope and fear, as told by the artists themselves