Caterina Barbieri: Mother Universe

byClaire Francis
August 11, 2022

Inspired by female philosophers, mystics and poets, ‘Spirit Exit’ – the new album by Italian composer Caterina Barbieri – is a modular synth fantasy, billed as her most profound work to date. Strap yourselves in for a cosmic journey…

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Claire Francis

I Speak Machine: Undead or Alive

byStephen Dalton

As if creating a spot-on retro horror flick soundtrack isn’t enough, los Angeles-based I Speak Machine have made the film to go with it. ‘Zombies 1985’ even stars Gary Numan’s kids…

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Polypores and Field Lines Cartographer: The Weird Dream Team

byBob Fischer

Stephen James Buckley and Mark Burford are Polypores and Field Lines Cartographer respectively. Holed up together in a remote Lancashire church, their minds frequently wander to cosmic vibrations, pixelated dream states and chain-smoking ghosts…

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9 minute read

Jo Johnson: This Year’s Grrrl

byBen Murphy

Inspired by the likes of Laurie Spiegel, Delia Derbyshire and Éliane Radigue, electronic minimalist Jo Johnson creates slow-burning sounds that shimmer with emotion and quiet intensity

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Cold War Electronica: Atomic Anthems

byMat Smith

Five synth-driven gems from the 1980s that captured the paranoia and effervescent pop of the nuclear age – tales of tension, technology, hope and fear, as told by the artists themselves

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Gary Numan: Telekonesis

byRob Fitzpatrick

Released in 1980, Gary Numan’s ‘Telekon’ album wasn’t just a stark, futuristic landmark of electronic music – it was the sound of a young man grappling with sudden, overwhelming fame

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Severed Heads: Fast Forward

byClaire Francis

While he might be curating an online archive for his maverick Severed Heads outfit, Tom Ellard is not a man to rest on his laurels. “Don’t you want to jump full-bodied into the future?” he asks

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Claire Francis

I Speak Machine: Undead or Alive

Polypores and Field Lines Cartographer: The Weird Dream Team

Jo Johnson: This Year’s Grrrl

Cold War Electronica: Atomic Anthems

Gary Numan: Telekonesis

Severed Heads: Fast Forward

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Caterina Barbieri: Mother Universe

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