Hannah Peel: Permanent Waves

Hannah Peel has surely and steadily established herself as one of the leading lights of the electronic world, with the likes of John Foxx, OMD and Paul Weller seeking out her services. With her new album, ‘Fir Wave’, she enjoys the unique privilege of retrospectively collaborating with her idol, the late Delia Derbyshire

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Nabihah Iqbal: The Stuff Of Dreams

byStevie Chick

After overcoming immense challenges during its gestation, the second album from London producer Nabihah Iqbal – the left-field, intimate and gloriously melancholic ‘Dreamer’ – is an unequivocal triumph over adversity

LLong Reads

9 minute read

OMD: Electric Blue

byChi Ming Lai

With the release of the new OMD album, ‘English Electric’, Andy McCluskey talks about the Voyager spaceship, Helen of Troy, butchering songs for radio and, inevitably, Kraftwerk

LLong Reads

14 minute read

Carter Tutti Void: Triple Strength

byKris Needs

When Carter Tutti Void invited us to spend an afternoon at their remote rural HQ, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Two parts Throbbing Gristle to one part Factory Floor, the threesome made their recording debut with a live album recorded at their very first gig. Now there’s a second album, ‘f (X)’, a rare non-TG release on the seminal Industrial Records. And it’s an absolute corker

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Jamie Harley: Surfing On The Sine Waves

byPush

You won’t have heard of him before, but you will have heard his work. Jamie Harley is the sound engineer that everyone from Aphex Twin and Autechre to Fuck Buttons and Hot Chip turns to when they’re doing a live show. And if you ever need a room ringing out, Jamie is your man

LLong Reads

6 minute read

Leafcutter John: Making Waves

byBen Murphy

For his latest outing, Leafcutter John walked the Norfolk coast and recorded the sounds he heard along the way, mixing them with modular synth melodies for his latest album. Released on James Holden’s revered Border Community label, it’s his most direct and delightful work yet

LLong Reads

5 minute read

Ah! Kosmos And Hainbach: Hum Comforts

byFat Roland

Berlin electronicists Ah! Kosmos and Hainbach conjure eerie, experimental music from old and obsolete machinery, transforming hum, noise and decay into haunting, hypnotic transmissions