Robert Calvert: Freq Out

It would seem that the solo output of Hawkwind’s visionary frontman Robert Calvert is something of a best-kept secret. We reveal the untold story of his maverick work as an electronic pioneer

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Spellbinding electropop, you say? You’d better put us through to our French cousins tout de suite. Picking up the phone in Brittany is Julie Budet, aka Yelle, who makes a welcome return with her latest set of guaranteed floorfillers

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4 minute read

Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

When Andrew Weatherall died in February 2020, one phrase became a parting mantra for many who were mourning on social media – “Fail we may, sail we must”.

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9 minute read

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

byJasa Buzinel

A special report from Ljubljana on electronic music in Slovenia, a country with an exciting and thriving scene headed up by Laibach, but boasting a host of less-celebrated bands, producers, labels and more

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8 minute read

Sparks: Firestarters

byDavid Stubbs

Ever since their extraordinary debut on UK TV in 1974, Sparks have pushed the boundaries of pop and electronic music. Their latest album suggests that the future still belongs to them

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9 minute read

Dorothy Moskowitz: California Scheming

byBob Fischer

In the 1960s, Dorothy Moskowitz voyaged through the heart of the US avant-garde, a journey culminating in the explosive psychedelia of her influential band, The United States Of America. Six decades on, the essence of that artistic revolution is emerging again

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9 minute read

David Stubbs: Future Days

byDavid Stubbs

Electronic Sound contributor and author David Stubbs’ book ‘Future Days’ is the first comprehensive overview of the krautrock scene and the cultural and socio-political atmosphere from which it came. In this exclusive excerpt, David discusses Kraftwerk’s ‘Autobahn’ and places it in the wider context of its day

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Joe Banks

Yelle: Breton Beats

Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

Sparks: Firestarters

Dorothy Moskowitz: California Scheming

David Stubbs: Future Days

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Fat Roland’s Xmas 2021 Time Machine

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Whatever The Weather: Gale Force

Robert Calvert: Freq Out

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