Mandy, Indiana: American Psycho

Hold on to your hats – we’re on a road trip to Mandy, Indiana. The French/English electronic noise merchants are back with a full-on second album, and there will be no comfort breaks

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Alison Moyet: The Other One

byMat Smith

It’s been a battle sometimes, but she’s picked her own path through a music life well lived. With the lush electronica of her new album, Alison Moyet clearly remains a force to be reckoned with

LLong Reads

11 minute read

On the release of his autobiography, ‘The Sound Of The Machine’, Karl Bartos opens up about working with Ralf and Florian, unpublished demo recordings, and how pioneering technology helped to create Kraftwerk’s extraordinary legacy

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9 minute read

Lucrecia Dalt: Space Invader

byClaire Francis

Lucrecia Dalt’s latest album is a sumptuous and radiant sci-fi meditation in which the bolero, salsa, mambo and merengue influences she absorbed throughout her childhood are refracted through “machinic distortions”. But an alien presence is lurking…

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8 minute read

Fat Dog: Off The Leash

bySian Pattenden

London’s Fat Dog return with their second album – a gleefully unruly mix of electro-punk, rave, pop and wonky balladry, Inspired by family dynamics and curious life encounters. Cue Elvis impersonators, Aliens and the penguins of ‘Madagascar

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22 minute read

Soft Cell: Cell Shock

byNeil Kulkarni

With ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’, their hugely influential 1981 debut album, Soft Cell brought sleazy lyrics and shady but infectious synth anthems to the mainstream. Marc Almond and Dave Ball reflect on art-school aesthetics, punk electronics, and the controversies that fuelled their speedy rise

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8 minute read

Yann Tiersen: Go Figure

byJeremy Allen

More absorbed than ever in electronics, Yann Tiersen’s latest album ‘11 5 18 2 5 18’ finds the Breton composer sampling and resampling old tracks into compelling, exquisitely wrought fresh shapes… with an occasional nod to the dancefloor. Who knew?