Aphex Twin: I Am The Music Maker

byBen Gilbert
September 15, 2022

The impact of ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ can’t be overstated. In the three decades since its initial release, it has minted the myth of Aphex Twin and redefined ambient, electronic and dance music. Richard D James, take a bow

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Belbury Poly: Heavy On The Magick

byBob Fischer

On ‘Sorcery’, the new album from Belbury Poly, Jim Jupp explores his childhood fascination with fantasy fiction...

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Space Blanket: That’s A Wrap

byBen Murphy

Shimmering synths, hazy ambience and a spot of “space trumpet”… Space Blanket make warm, cosmic sounds you’ll want to cosy up to

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Richard Barbieri: The Ghosts Of My Life

byJeremy Allen

Apparitions, spectres, alternative realities… former Japan and Porcupine Tree synthesist Richard Barbieri returns with ‘Hauntings’, a spellbinding solo work steeped in memory and imagination

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Der Plan: We are the Robots

byJeremy Allen

Forget Kraftwerk doing it for one song, in the late 1980s, fellow Düsseldorf outfit Der Plan came up with a crackpot scheme to completely replace themselves with robots…

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Herb Deutsch: Out Of The Ether

byJoe Silva

Moog collaborator turned university professor

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Fila Brazillia: Fila Dealers

byFat Roland

Silent since 2004, the return of Hull’s finest with a brand-new EP is cause for some celebration. Parking up in the nearest hostelry, sit back and enjoy the very good company of Fila Brazillia