Ernest Berk

bySimon Matthews
March 13, 2025

We dig into the fascinating story behind a long-lost film soundtrack by Ernest Berk, one of the most influential yet mysterious electronic composers of the 20th century

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Von Südenfed

byNeil Mason

What to make of the musical mind-melt that saw The Fall’s Mark E Smith hook up with Düsseldorf experimentalists Mouse On Mars? Jan St Werner takes us behind the scenes with Von Südenfed

TTime Machine

5 minute read

‘Under The Island: Experimental Music In Ireland 1960-1994’

byWill Simpson

A new album, ‘Under The Island: Experimental Music In Ireland 1960-1994’, focuses on an amazing bunch of late 20th century Irish bedroom producers and their early, lo-tech tinkerings

TTime Machine

4 minute read

Telex Take On Eurovision Song Contest

byJools Stone

We backpedal to 19 April 1980 when leftfield Belgian electronic outfit TELEX took the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest in a bid to bag the legendary musical prize… or failing that, come last with null points

TTime Machine

5 minute read

The 1980s Madrid Electronic Music Scene

byDavid Pollock

In 1980s Madrid, La Movida Madrileña, a hedonistic counterculture movement emerged in the wake of Franco’s death. With it came a wave of electronic music that is seeing a reappraisal four decades on

TTime Machine

4 minute read

Kraftwerk TV appearance, 1970

byDavid Stubbs

Kraftwerk weren’t always the sleek man machine we know and love today. This issue, we’re looking back to a rare live TV appearance by the band in 1970 and catching a glimpse of Neu!’s Klaus Dinger on drums

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5 minute read

The Brain, Wardour Street, London

byBen Willmott

Opening in the late 80s, The Brain on London’s Wardour Street championed pretty much an entire generation of DJs and electronic live acts. Co-founder Sean Mclusky tells the club’s incredible tale

Ernest Berk

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Simon Matthews

Von Südenfed

‘Under The Island: Experimental Music In Ireland 1960-1994’

Telex Take On Eurovision Song Contest

The 1980s Madrid Electronic Music Scene

Kraftwerk TV appearance, 1970

The Brain, Wardour Street, London

Newcleus ‘Jam On Revenge’

Andy McCluskey

Kurt Dahlke

Erland Cooper: Going Underground

The First Electronic Demo Record In The World

Office For Personal Development: Funny Business

Jean-Michel Jarre: Live Rendez-Vous

Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*

Ernest Berk

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