Awkward Moments: Strange Brew

Soundtracking low-budget British film ‘Moon’ was an experience that combined Clint Mansell’s love of Bowie, modern morality and a lifetime of sci-fi into one of his most meaningful projects. The composer tells us how science fiction offers a mirror to mankind

As Sparks mark the 40th anniversary of their disco opus ‘No 1 In Heaven’, Ron and Russell Mael wonder if it’s a disco record at all, explain how they bluffed their way to getting Giorgio Moroder on board, and reveal their Donna Summer epiphany

Since reforming in 2010, The Pop Group have gone about reinventing themselves fit for a musical journey into the 21st century. We join Mark Stewart at the controls…

In early 1969, you could count the world’s synthesiser companies on the fingers of one hand after an unfortunate fireworks accident...

In 1986, Holger Czukay and David Sylvian met up at Holger’s converted cinema home/studio in Weilerswist, near Cologne. totally by accident they conjured up Aural magic. In a rare interview, David Sylvian discusses The fruit of the sessions, which are collected in a new boxset to be released later this month

For more than four decades, African Head Charge have pushed the outer limits of dub, concocting an intoxicating brew of electronic exploration and live percussion. Their latest long-player continues to confound expectations – from Accra to Ramsgate and back again