Issue 01 – Electronic Sound

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Junip ‘Junip’ (City Slang)

bySam Smith

Serene vocals, vintage synth sounds and an acoustic guitar add up to easy listening electronica

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John Foxx & The Maths ‘Miracle Mile’ (Metamatic)

byMark Roland

Hallucinatory dystopian soundtracks of emotional power

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James Blake ‘Overgrown’ (Polydor)

bySam Smith

The widely praised singer-songwriter takes his inventive and emotional electronica to fresh heights

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Various Artists ’20 Jahre Kompakt Kollecktion 1’ (Kompakt)

byAndrew Holmes

Marking 20 years of Kompakt Records with songs of quality and distinction

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Hyperbubble ‘Hyperbubble + Manda Rin’ (Pure Pop For Now People)

byMark Roland

Hyperactive dayglo synthpop from the heart of Texas

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Goose ‘Control, Control, Control’ (Safari)

byBill Bruce

Head-nodders and foot-stompers all the way

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Ghost Capsules ‘Ghost Capsules’ (O Solo)

byNgaire Ruth

Dark and haunting electro, but be careful if you feel like dancing to it

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Various Artists ‘Electronic Bass Music Volume 1’ (Sugarbeat)

byBill Bruce

Utah Saints mix a great selection of cuts from their Sugarbeats label

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Electronic ‘Electronic (Special Edition 2013 Remaster)’ (EMI)

byNeil Mason

The original is a classic, but this ‘Special Edition’ is nowhere as special as it should have been

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Depeche Mode ‘Delta Machine’ (Columbia)

byBill Bruce

Heartfelt electro blues for the 21st century, but where does it sit in the pantheon of all-great Mode albums?