Pet Shop Boys ‘Nonetheless‘ (X2/Parlophone)
After Everything
Cédric Pin and Glen Johnson
Cédric Pin and Glen Johnson take on this month’s quick-fire questions
Fingerprintz ‘Beat Noir’ (Virgin, 1981)
There wasn’t much room on the dancefloor for the version of Fingerprintz that released their ‘Distinguishing Marks’ LP in 1980...
Yosa Peit
Yosa Peit on the first and last albums she bought, and a go-to record
Somewhere Press
Location: Glasgow / London Est: 2022
Oompah Jazz Fusionists
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are Guest Rappers
I Monster: Bugged Out
With a deluxe reissue of their gloriously quirky ‘Neveroddoreven’ album, their first live dates in nearly two decades and fresh material in the offing, I Monster – Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling – are back with a vengeance
Man Parrish ‘Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)’
Man Parrish tells the blistering story behind his futuristic and uncompromising 1982 floorfiller ‘Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)’ – barks and all
Electribe 101: On Reflection
Influenced by Chicago deep house but with a discernible European and electro-soul twist, Electribe 101’s 1990 debut album wowed critics far and wide. With a definitive reissue just out, singer Billie Ray Martin looks back at how it all fell into place
Nina’s Rare Early Electronic Diamonds
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Nina’s Rare Early Electronic Diamonds