1975: Kernkraftwerk The Nuclear Powerplant

byMark Roland
September 30, 2015

Forty years since the release of Kraftwerk’s ‘Radio-Activity’, we take a close look the dark horse of the five-album masterwork the band produced between 1974 and 1981

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Mark Roland

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

byJasa Buzinel

A special report from Ljubljana on electronic music in Slovenia, a country with an exciting and thriving scene headed up by Laibach, but boasting a host of less-celebrated bands, producers, labels and more

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8 minute read

Belbury Poly: Where The Wild Things Are

byBob Fischer

Ghost Box Records founder Jim Jupp is returning to his otherworldly roots with ‘The Gone Away’, his first solo album as Belbury Poly in four years. It’s not about ghosts this time, though. It’s about fairies

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8 minute read

Editions Mego: Mega Mego

byDerek Walmsley

Marking their 30th anniversary, pioneering Austrian label Editions Mego – formerly Mego – continue to thrive, carrying forward the fearless sonic legacy of visionary founder Peter Rehberg, who passed away in 2021

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7 minute read

Karin Park: Nordic Noir

byDanny Turner

Electronic artists sometimes struggle to make their music work in a live setting. But not much-lauded electro-popster Karin Park, as our behind-the-scenes peek at the London show on her recent UK tour proves

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5 minute read

Reaper On Red: Hot Fuzz

byAndrew Perry

The shadowy sonics of Cincinnati pairing Reaper On Red pulse with dark psych, brooding electronics and “gothic-shaded salvos”

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8 minute read

The Wolfgang Press: Back To The Future

byDavid Stubbs

With a sonic reinvigoration, former 4AD outfit The Wolfgang Press are making a surprise comeback with their first album in almost 30 years – a brooding and typically multidimensional return to form

1975: Kernkraftwerk The Nuclear Powerplant

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Mark Roland

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

Belbury Poly: Where The Wild Things Are

Editions Mego: Mega Mego

Karin Park: Nordic Noir

Reaper On Red: Hot Fuzz

The Wolfgang Press: Back To The Future

Eddy Grant ‘Electric Avenue’

Robin Guthrie

Mark Reeder

Cold War Electronica: Cold Warrior

Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe: 10 Selected Works

Dot Allison: Branching Out

Andrew Weatherall: “I’m a sponge, I want to soak up everything”

Max Cooper

1975: Kernkraftwerk The Nuclear Powerplant

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