David Behrman ‘On The Other Ocean’ (Lovely Music, 1978)
"For more than 23 minutes, the side-long title piece emerges like fog that’s crept in so slowly overnight"
Martha Rose
Martha Rose on the first and last albums she bought, plus an all-time favourite
Quindi Records
Location: Florence, Italy Est: 2020
Chanel Beads: The Bead Generation
Touting a mutated brand of electrified yet introspective post-punk, the debut album by New York’s Chanel Beads includes David Sylvian and The Blue Nile among its many influences. Yep, it’s that good
Pimpled Herbert
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are Gig Flyers
Jeff Mills: To Boldly Go…
Detroit techno don, pioneering DJ and ardent futurist, Jeff Mills is electronic royalty. His latest mission, themed around black holes, is a breathtaking “cosmic opera” that’s quite possibly his most ambitious work to date
Suzanne Ciani
Suzanne Ciani describes the making of her groundbreaking effects track ‘Xenon’ for the first-ever talking pinball machine. High score!
The Visual Art of John Foxx
John Foxx is well-known as the founder and frontman of Ultravox and as a revered solo musician in his own right. But he’s also a distinctive visual artist who has worked extensively in photography, graphic art, collage and other media over the years. He explains how it all started...
George Clinton ‘Atomic Dog’
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: George Clinton – ‘Atomic Dog’
John Grant: Lie Detector
Typically direct and wickedly witty, almost nothing is off limits when speaking to John Grant. This time, he’s discussing his opulent new album ‘The Art Of The Lie’, the evils of sugar – “its history is soaked in blood” – and the joy of “really good” sex