John Carpenter: Feel The Fear

byStephen Dalton
December 7, 2023

With a new John Carpenter anthology featuring reworked versions of his most iconic and haunting themes, the celebrated horror director and composer reflects on his creepy “synth-noir” sound and a life well-lived

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Stephen Dalton

Karl Bartos: Phone Ohm

byMark Roland

The rise of tech and how we use it to communicate is the central focus of Karl Bartos’ debut solo album from 2003. We connect with the former Kraftwerker to talk about the welcome reissue of the record

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Polypores and Field Lines Cartographer: The Weird Dream Team

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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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Ride: Ride On Time

byBob Fischer

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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

John Carpenter: Feel The Fear

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Stephen Dalton

Karl Bartos: Phone Ohm

‘Autobahn’ At 50: Krautrock’s Off-Ramp

Suzanne Ciani: Finding Suzanne Ciani

Polypores and Field Lines Cartographer: The Weird Dream Team

Ride: Ride On Time

Drew Mulholland: Tales From The Loop

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Oceanic ‘Insanity’

Cold War Electronica: Cold Warrior

Andrew Ostler: Drone Ranger

Moby: To The Beat, Y’all!

Dot Allison: Branching Out

Alison Cotton: A Northern Soul

John Carpenter: Feel The Fear

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