‘Seven Songs’
Resident archivist Jack Dangers reaches for an old favourite – the foundational industrial output of 23 Skidoo from their 1982 album, ‘Seven Songs’
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Location: Barcelona, Spain Est: 2019
Echo Juliet
Anna Meredith and Bonobo vibes
Magnetic Skies
London synthpoppers set for stadiums
Maria BC
Deep, dark textures from Oakland singer
Obelisk Ruins
Boston collective tap into 80s DIY spirit
Aho Ssan: Root Cause
French producer Aho Ssan makes stunning experimental music, drawing a host of zeitgeisty contributors into his orbit. No wonder his new work ‘Rhizomes’ reads like a who’s who of contemporary underground electronica
Elizabeth Parker: Singing In The Wires
Elizabeth Parker was a BBC Radiophonic Workshop mainstay and one of Britain’s most in-demand composers of TV and film soundtracks. A new compilation, ‘Future Perfect’, gathers together previously unheard pieces from her own private archive. Expect ghostly nuns and clunky scaffolding
Soft Cell: Cell Shock
With ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’, their hugely influential 1981 debut album, Soft Cell brought sleazy lyrics and shady but infectious synth anthems to the mainstream. Marc Almond and Dave Ball reflect on art-school aesthetics, punk electronics, and the controversies that fuelled their speedy rise
Shackleton: Most Haunted
Shackleton’s stock has never been higher. In a rare interview, the sound designer and arch-collaborator opens up on his gloriously hypnotic new album, a disorientating miasma of woozy hauntology and “cracked-mirror oddness”