Throbbing Gristle: Shock And Awe

byMat Smith
November 14, 2024

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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Mat Smith

Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell: Double Bass

byMat Smith

United by their passion for dub, funk and a certain Miles Davis record, legendary bassists Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell have again combined forces for an extraordinary new project

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6 minute read

Tiny Magnetic Pets: Pet Sounds

byBen Willmott

With friends in high places and a new album set to make waves, Irish synthpoppers Tiny Magnetic Pets look ready for the limelight

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4 minute read

Claudia Brücken & Jerome Froese

byMat Smith

She was integral to the chart-busting outfit Propaganda, he was a mainstay in late-period Tangerine Dream. Imagine if they made an album together…

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10 minute read

Arthur Baker: Quality Baked Goods

byJoe Silva

Legendary producer Arthur Baker shouldn’t really need any introduction. With a new compilation showcasing his classic 1980s remixes, he reflects on his time working with New Order, the rigours of being a full-on restaurateur, and having his own radio show

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9 minute read

Creep Show: The Heebeegeebees

byStephen Dalton

An off-the-wall supergroup, where Stephen Mallinder and John Grant share the mic, and a debut long-player that’s high on our Album Of The Year list already… meet Creep Show

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8 minute read

Elizabeth Parker: Singing In The Wires

byBob Fischer

Elizabeth Parker was a BBC Radiophonic Workshop mainstay and one of Britain’s most in-demand composers of TV and film soundtracks. A new compilation, ‘Future Perfect’, gathers together previously unheard pieces from her own private archive. Expect ghostly nuns and clunky scaffolding

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Mat Smith

Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell: Double Bass

Tiny Magnetic Pets: Pet Sounds

Claudia Brücken & Jerome Froese

Arthur Baker: Quality Baked Goods

Creep Show: The Heebeegeebees

Elizabeth Parker: Singing In The Wires

Hardkiss At The 1995 Billboard Dance Music Summit

Neil Arthur

Andy Oppenheimer ‘The Devil’s Dancers’

Rodney Cromwell: Warts And All

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: Care In The Community

Dubstar: May The North Be With You

Moon Wiring Club: A Kind Of Magic

Richard Fearless: Facing Up

Throbbing Gristle: Shock And Awe

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