Thomas Dolby: Cover Story

byMat Smith
August 8, 2024

Thomas Dolby and ‘The Flat Earth’ graphic designers Malcolm Garrett and Baker Dave discuss the album’s striking artwork, which depicts the dashing Dolby as “explorer, prospector and adventurer”

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Universal Harmonies & Frequencies: Making Waves

byOli Warwick

As Universal Harmonies & Frequencies, Hieroglyphic Being and Jerzy Maczyn´ski have delivered a soul-enriching electro-jazz record – a celestial fusion of synth, sax and mystical futurism

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8 minute read

Ela Orleans: Wall Of Sound

byIan Berriman

With the release of a retrospective of her melancholy collage-pop, Glasgow-based, Polish-born Ela Orleans tells us about the connections between concussion, creativity and catharsis

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7 minute read

Starwalker: Across The Universe

byDavid Stubbs

One of them is French and best known as half of Air. The other is Icelandic and made a name for himself with Bang Gang. Together they are Starwalker and they’re lighting up the night sky with their twinkling electropop songs

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5 minute read

Throbbing Gristle: Shock And Awe

byMat Smith

Throbbing Gristle’s visceral live performances were intense, powerful and often overwhelming. Notable witnesses and band insiders recall their heady experiences of seeing TG in the flesh

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10 minute read

Ambient: An Introduction

byDavid Stubbs

From Debussy to Brian Eno, The Orb to Burial, the foundations of ambient are rooted in esoteric, unconventional and often surprising forms and sounds

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11 minute read

The Flaming Lips: Wayne’s (and Steve’s) World

byMark Roland

Their new album tells of a future drug and a fairy tale world where unicorn sex is encouraged and sleeping is the cure-all. A chat with Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips is rarely dull, this is a whole other level…

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Mat Smith

Universal Harmonies & Frequencies: Making Waves

Ela Orleans: Wall Of Sound

Starwalker: Across The Universe

Throbbing Gristle: Shock And Awe

Ambient: An Introduction

The Flaming Lips: Wayne’s (and Steve’s) World

Adrian Sherwood

The Early Days Of The Minimoog

When Heldon Met Kraftwerk

Hyperdawn: Imperfect Storm

Seefeel: Sol Good

Norman McLaren

Rival Consoles: Total Recall

Andy Bell and Timothy Clerkin: Connection Is Made

Thomas Dolby: Cover Story

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