Crimewave: Long Arm Of The Loud

Fresh from Manchester’s electronic underground, Crimewave twists warped loops, trip hop vibes and shoegazey fuzz into a blistering maelstrom of energy – with not a synth in sight

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Drew Mulholland: Tales From The Loop

byBob Fischer

Sound obsessive, tape loop guru, godfather of hauntology and – least likely of all – teen pin-up. For five decades, Drew Mulholland has been walking a very individual path

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8 minute read

10 Landmark Modular Albums

byMark Roland

From Morton Subotnick to Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, these 10 records have defined modular synthesis in their own unique and thrilling style

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9 minute read

The second album by Electribe 101 is the stuff of legend. Dismissed as “crap” when they were dropped by their major label in 1992, ‘Electribal Soul’ is nothing of the kind. When it finally saw the light of day, singer Billie Ray Martin proudly showed off this lost classic

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A Sheffield Story: From Vice Versa To Abc

byVel Ilic

Hard as it is to fathom, the gold lamé and grand orchestral pop of Sheffield’s ABC developed out of post-punk experimentalist outfit Vice Versa. What were they putting in the water up there in South Yorkshire?

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9 minute read

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Razzle Dazzle

byWyndham Wallace

Commercial failures, artistic triumphs and overdue celebrations… On the eve of two exclusive live shows, Andy McCluskey discusses ‘Dazzle Ships’, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s often overlooked 1983 masterpiece

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17 minute read

Autobahn: The Electronic Road Trip

byMark Roland

It’s 40 years since Kraftwerk released their “year zero” album, ‘Autobahn’. With the help of insiders Wolfgang Flür and Michael Rother, and qualified self-confessed Kraftwerk obsessives Daniel Miller and Andy Mccluskey, we examine this most crucial and enigmatic of electronic music landmarks

Crimewave: Long Arm Of The Loud

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Drew Mulholland: Tales From The Loop

10 Landmark Modular Albums

Electribe 101: Soul Survivor

A Sheffield Story: From Vice Versa To Abc

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Razzle Dazzle

Autobahn: The Electronic Road Trip

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Billie Ray Martin

Thomas Dolby: This Charming Man

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10 Landmark Modular Albums

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Crimewave: Long Arm Of The Loud

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