Adrian Sherwood: All Fall Down

Thirteen years since his last solo outing, Adrian Sherwood’s new work finds the dub visionary pushing his indomitable, low-end sound into exhilarating new territory

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Saint Etienne: Ohm is Where the Heart is

byPeter Paphides

Their new album, ‘Home Counties’, not only celebrates the leafy commuter belt burbs of their formative years, it also sees Saint Etienne getting back into the electronic groove of their prime

LLong Reads

9 minute read

Electronic Sound contributor and author David Stubbs’ book ‘Future Days’ is the first comprehensive overview of the krautrock scene and the cultural and socio-political atmosphere from which it came. In this exclusive excerpt, David discusses Kraftwerk’s ‘Autobahn’ and places it in the wider context of its day

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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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15 minute read

Japan: Rising Sons

byJeremy Allen

Between 1978’s ‘Obscure Alternatives’ and 1979’s groundbreaking ‘Quiet Life’, pure magic was afoot. Featuring brand-new interviews with all four surviving members, Japan reveal how and why they made the shift from guitar band to embrace the unstoppable synth revolution…

LLong Reads

9 minute read

The Beloved: Happy Talk

byDavid Pollock

Originally released in 1990 and reissued this month, The Beloved’s ‘Happiness’ album appealed to ravers and the pop charts alike. Jon Marsh reveals the full story of one of the classic records of the post-acid era

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8 minute read

Xeno & Oaklander: Working Overtime

byMat Smith

Transporting the senses with exotic scents in the studio, channelling synaesthesia, and visualising electricity are all part and parcel of the new Xeno & Oaklander album ‘Vi/deo’