Rational Youth ‘Cold War Night Life’ (YUL, 1982)

byMat Smith
March 10, 2022

The accepted history of electronic pop music that I was spoon-fed, via compilation cassettes and CDs, ran a well-worn patch cable back to 1981.

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Synergy ‘Sequencer’

byMark Roland

X marks the spot when it comes to unearthing lost gems from the hidden chest of electronic music past. This month, we dig up ‘Sequencer’, Synergy’s seminal late 1970s album

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Higher Intelligence Agency, ‘Colourform’, (Beyond, 1993)

byMat Smith

"Chris was the older brother of my high school best friend. He had the hippest taste in music, but he was also really intimidating."

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Nick Nicely ‘Psychotropia’ (Tenth Planet, 2003)

byImogen Bebb

Born on a transatlantic flight layover in 1959, from the moment he took his first breath there was always going to be something a little different about Nick Nicely.

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Back in the olden days, many music journalists had a nice sideline penning biogs, frothy one-pagers extolling the virtues of a major label’s next big thing. The money was more than you’d earn writing a cover feature, so understandably competition was fierce.

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Money Mark, ‘Mark’s Keyboard Repair’

byMat Smith

Thick as thieves Beastie Boys’ compatriot Money Mark is perhaps best known for his eclectic 1998 album ‘Push The Button’, but his earlier debut, ‘Mark’s Keyboard Repair’, was really where it’s at

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