Doublespeak: Speak & Spell Bound

byStephen Dalton
May 14, 2026

Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge are bona fide synthpop royalty. Now they’ve united as Doublespeak – a supergroup reimagining the past with style and swagger

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Unicorn Ship Explosion: Horn Of Plenty

byWill Stokes

A detuned mass of driving electronics, oblique kosmische vibes and out-there transmissions, the first album by Stroud duo Unicorn Ship Explosion is an almighty statement of left-field intent

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Tom Furse: 1 Love?

byRobin Rimbaud

Do constraints breed creativity? The Horrors’ Tom Furse was determined to find out so off he went on a sonic journey with just Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 for company…

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Erland Cooper: An Orkney Prime Cut

bySharon O'Connell

Stepping into the solo world after a raft of collaborations, the delicate work of Erland Cooper

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8 minute read

With a new John Carpenter anthology featuring reworked versions of his most iconic and haunting themes, the celebrated horror director and composer reflects on his creepy “synth-noir” sound and a life well-lived

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Office For Personal Development: Funny Business

byBob Fischer

Office For Personal Development are both a great synthpop band and a mischievous spoof of the more sinister side of motivational corporate culture. Where the line falls is anybody’s guess…

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Emil Schult: Updating The Man-Machine

byMark Roland

From legendary collaborations with Kraftwerk to his current Transhuman Art Critics project, renowned German artist and futurist Emil Schult is still beaming himself forwards through space and time

Doublespeak: Speak & Spell Bound

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Stephen Dalton

Unicorn Ship Explosion: Horn Of Plenty

Tom Furse: 1 Love?

Erland Cooper: An Orkney Prime Cut

John Carpenter: Feel The Fear

Office For Personal Development: Funny Business

Emil Schult: Updating The Man-Machine

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