Bill Nelson ‘When The Birds Return’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith
October 9, 2025

Influenced by Afrika Bambaataa, West Yorkshire and a dusty old marimba bought from The Beatles, ‘When The Birds Return’ is a forgotten masterpiece by Bill Nelson

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Dave Clarke ‘Wisdom To The Wise’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

Dave Clarke talks about ‘Wisdom To The Wise’, one of the finest, hard-hitting cuts from his ‘Red’ series, and indeed from techno history

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4 minute read

Orbital ‘Chime’

byMat Smith

A tune that hits the spot like few others, ‘Chime’ by Orbital is a genre defining classic if ever there was one. Paul Hartnoll tells us how it was recorded in a cupboard under the stairs

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Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

byPush

Rick Foster recalls the making of Chicory Tip’s 1972 hit ‘Son Of My Father’, the first UK Number One record to feature a synthesiser as the lead instrument

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4 minute read

John L Walters ‘Einstein A Go-Go’

byJools Stone

John L Walters spills the beans on Landscape’s insanely catchy electropop hit ‘Einstein A Go-Go’

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Max Richter ‘The Blue Notebooks’

byJools Stone

Max Richter on the making of 2004’s ‘The Blue Notebooks’, his meditative masterwork of “quiet protest”

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Robert Hood ‘Rhythm Of Vision’

byPaul Clarke

Robert Hood’s 1994 album ‘Minimal Nation’ stripped techno back to its vital organs, marking the birth of an entirely new way to feel a genre. The Detroiter reveals the story behind one of its standout moments, ‘Rhythm Of Vision’

Bill Nelson ‘When The Birds Return’

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Isaak Lewis-Smith

Dave Clarke ‘Wisdom To The Wise’

Orbital ‘Chime’

Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

John L Walters ‘Einstein A Go-Go’

Max Richter ‘The Blue Notebooks’

Robert Hood ‘Rhythm Of Vision’

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Bill Nelson ‘When The Birds Return’

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