I Start Counting ‘My Translucent Hands’ (Mute, 1986)
"Of the various musical guises assumed by David Baker and Simon Leonard, it was arguably their first – I Start Counting – which saw them at their most multifarious"
Bob James Trio
Resident archivist Jack Dangers pulls out a record by Bob James Trio, which resides in the slender Venn slice where electronic music and jazz co-exist
Mark Barrott
Balearic maestro Mark Barrott on the first and last records he bought, plus an all-time favourite
Nick Rhodes
Duran Duran man Nick Rhodes recalls the launch of his 1984 book and subsequent London exhibition, ‘Interference’, which were brought to life by eminent graphic designer Malcolm Garrett
Cortizona
Location: Lier, Belgium Est: 2017
Richard Anthony Hewson
Richard Anthony Hewson, who lent his initials to The RAH Band, enjoyed chart success with space-age stomper ‘The Crunch’ in 1977 and ‘Clouds Across The Moon’ in 1985. He shares some of his inspirations on the road to success
British Electric Foundation: Electric Storm
‘Music For Stowaways’ remains one of the most innovative and important electronic albums of all time. And the story of how it all came together has some pretty incredible twists and turns…
Gilroy Mere: What Lies Beneath
Gilroy Mere is Oliver Cherer, a man with a fondness for oddness. He’s just released ‘Gilden Gate’, his third album for Clay Pipe, and it’s a moody celebration of a place that no longer exists
Nathan Fake: Diamond Geezer
With guest appearances by Clark and Wizard Apprentice, Nathan Fake’s latest release is a euphoric rush of techno, house and even jungle hues. Get thee to a dancefloor!
Penelope Trappes: Heaven Up Here
Australian producer and ethereal soundscaper Penelope Trappes returns with the haunting ‘Heavenly Spheres’. Using just her voice, an upright piano and an old reel-to-reel, it’s a remarkable record steeped in phantasmal atmospherics and hypnagogic strangeness