Issue 106 – Electronic Sound

24 minute read

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop: Adventures In Time And Space

byBob Fischer

The 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ is a diamond opportunity to celebrate the work of an equally eccentric British institution — one with inextricable links to the cosmos’ favourite Time Lord. In a new interview, Brian Hodgson, Dick Mills, Roger Limb, Peter Howell, Paddy Kingsland and Mark Ayres take a journey back through the strange and compelling history of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Fantastic Twins: Dual Purpose

byNeil Kulkarni

Equal parts euphoria, beauty and tragedy, Fantastic Twins’ ‘Two Is Not A Number’ is an astonishing and ambitious concept album that explores the lives and trajectories of imaginary twins. Eerie, uneasy and swirling with atmospheric darkwave/synthpop hues, prepare to step into its enticingly dreamlike world

LLong Reads

5 minute read

‘Inventions For Radio’: The Mother Of Inventions

byBob Fischer

In the mid-1960s, Delia Derbyshire collaborated with playwright Barry Bermange on ‘Inventions For Radio’, a series of groundbreaking sound collages. Dr David Butler, curator of the Delia Derbyshire Archive, looks ahead to a forthcoming boxset of these pivotal radiophonic recordings

LLong Reads

5 minute read

Jlin: In Good Shape

byStephen Dalton

Blurring the lines between future-facing electronics and “organic” percussion, American producer Jlin returns with her third long-player, ‘Perspective’ – a beguilingly tactile post-footwork gem

LLong Reads

8 minute read

Maria Uzor: Deep Cuts

byOli Warwick

Eclectic and esoteric, pinging from Aphex-esque techno to Zapp-style funk, the debut solo record from former Sink Ya Teeth vocalist Maria Uzor is an irrepressible statement of intent

BBanging On

2 minute read

17 Metres Of Clingfilm

byFat Roland

More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is Cabaret

LLong Reads

4 minute read

Sextile: Riot Squad

byNeil Kulkarni

A rousing mid-point between punk and rave, the sound of LA underground trio Sextile is couched in exhilarating squall, dirty electro and Prodigy-shaped breaks

LLandmarks

5 minute read

James Holden ‘Bania’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

James Holden, DJ, producer and Border Community boss, describes the making of ‘Bania’, a modular synth mashup with traditional Moroccan singers that changed the course of his life

RReviews

4 minute read

Aho Ssan ‘Rhizomes’ (Other People)

byClaire Francis

Root Manoeuvres

NNeeds Must

2 minute read

Richard Sen

byKris Needs

Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Richard Sen