Loved-Up On Happy Pills
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are Looney Tunes
Theatre Of Disco
Sweeping through the forgotten corridors of music, Scott Blixen sets his sights on Theatre Of Disco
Alex Paterson’s Record Collection
Norwood, London, September 2022
Thomas Dolby Adds New Show
Festival cancellation opens up second London date Electronic Sound covers star Thomas Dolby has announced a newly added…
Sleaford Mods: Close To The Bone
Taking aim at hypocrisy, inequality and apathy, the sharp tongue and infectious grooves of the Sleaford Mods album ‘Spare Ribs’ is a proper vitriolic soundtrack for our dystopian times
Pet Shop Boys: Boys Keep Swinging
Pet Shop Boys are back with ‘Nonetheless’, their 15th studio album and a fresh creative peak that imbues their quintessential electonic sound with string arrangements and live instruments
Ibukun Sunday
Nigerian sound artist is one to watch
Bruce Licher
As the boss of Independent Project Records & Press, Bruce Licher has released some brilliant albums and designed the sleeves of every single one of them, as well as producing countless postage stamps and the occasional flag
Suzanne Ciani: Every Trick In The Buchla
With a recording from a live performance in New York surfacing 50 years after she made it, Suzanne Ciani reflects on playing with Beck, getting tear-gassed, parking karma and, of course, quadraphonic sound
Bern The Gurn and Nina Walsh
Zipping through time and space, Kris Needs continues with his adventures in sound. This month: Bern The Gurn and Nina Walsh
Video: Maria Uzor ‘What U Need’
Former Sink Ya Teeth singer and producer Maria Uzor has today shared the video for ‘What U Need’, the brand new single released today on Hey Buffalo Records.
Ultramarine Live In London
Ultramarine have a show in London on 27 July at the King’s Cross venue Water Rats, where they played their first non-club show back in the halcyon days of the early 1990s
Ron Geesin
Eccentric composer, sound architect and Pink Floyd collaborator Ron Geesin charts the origins of his eclectic life and career
Noël ‘Is There More To Life Than Dancing?’
Written and produced by Ron and Russell Mael, but kiboshed by Richard Branson and the war on disco, Noël tells the story of her incredible lost classic, ‘Is There More To Life Than Dancing?’
Propaganda: Wishful Thinking
German synth supremo Ralf Dörper invited classical percussionist Michael Mertens to join Propaganda in 1983. Their debut album, ‘A Secret Wish’, is still a dark-hearted classic, but the reunited pair are now looking to the future with a fresh incarnation of the outfit that made their names