The Orb

Whoah, right? What’s going on here then? Well, we’ve unleashed our esteemed columnist, freed him from regular reviewing duties and he’s now going to be riding to work on a Smorgasboard of interesting stuff. Viva the electronic celebration!

Rattling on about whatever the heck he likes these days, our freshly-plucked free-range columnist recalls his first encounter, 40 years ago, with a new band called Throbbing Gristle…

Freewheeling through time and space, our renegade columnist ventures out on his further adventures in audio. This month, Jimi Hendrix

Our invaluable columnist trawls his weird mind palace and turns in yet another tale you couldn’t make up if you tried.

Our fearless audio adventurer Kris Needs casts a beady ear over a bumper harvest of recorded marvels, and all for your listening pleasure