The Haçienda

byMat Smith
January 13, 2022

Ben Kelly, the designer of The Haçienda, talks us through the club’s iconic design aesthetic

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Orbital, Glastonbury 1994

byPaul Clarke

Paul Hartnoll remembers Orbital’s era-defining Glastonbury headline performance of 1994, which thrust electronic dance music into the spotlight like never before

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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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Studio Electrophonique

byJeremy Allen

The fascinating story of Studio Electrophonique and its owner Ken Patten, an unassuming Sheffield car mechanic who provided an essential launchpad for Martyn Ware, Jarvis Cocker and countless others

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Cultural Amnesia

byBob Fischer

In 1979, Oxfordshire schoolboys Ben Norland, Gerard Greenway and John Peacock formed experimental DIY trio Cultural Amnesia. They revisit the excitement of the early 80s “cassette culture” scene, 47 years on

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Fat Roland’s Xmas 2021 Time Machine

byFat Roland

Getting in the office time machine for the traditional festive trip, our very own loose canon isn’t messing around… Jesus! he exclaimed. Jesus, we sighed

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Alex From Tokyo

byDavid Pollock

Alex From Tokyo recalls the changing music scenes of 1980s and 90s Japan and their totemic influence on his career as a producer, DJ and label head

The Haçienda

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Mat Smith

Orbital, Glastonbury 1994

Kraftwerk TV appearance, 1970

Studio Electrophonique

Cultural Amnesia

Fat Roland’s Xmas 2021 Time Machine

Alex From Tokyo

Jimi Tenor

Grand Royal

Alex Paterson

William Orbit: True Colours

Everything Everything: Computer Says Yes

D’voxx: The Ministry of Truth

Automatic: Automatic For The People

Hi-NRG Heaven

The Haçienda

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