Cowboys International ‘The Original Sin ‘ (Virgin, 1979)
1979 saw the Shah of Iran on the run, the beginning of digital recording and the end of Sid Vicious...
Andrew Lagowski
SETI man Andrew Lagowski on the first and last albums he bought, plus one he always returns to
False Walls
Location: Faversham, Kent, UK Est: 2002
Erland Cooper: Going Underground
Back in 2021, Scottish composer Erland Cooper buried a tape on the island of Orkney, allowing the music on it to be manipulated and “co-composed” by the soil. Unearthing it a few months ago after three years of natural decay, the resulting sounds are remarkable – as is the story of this project
Loved-Up On Happy Pills
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) are Looney Tunes
Suzanne Ciani: Finding Suzanne Ciani
Since tracking down Suzanne Ciani, Finders Keepers have released more albums by the Buchla legend than in her entire career prior. Label boss Andy Votel gives us the rundown
Theatre Of Disco
Sweeping through the forgotten corridors of music, Scott Blixen sets his sights on Theatre Of Disco
DJ Kampire: Happy Kampire
Touring the globe with curated sets of African club music spanning the 1970s to the present day, East African DJ Kampire is a tastemaker extraordinaire, as her debut compilation so richly attests
Strafe ‘Set It Off’
Steve Standard recalls the making of his haunting electro classic ‘Set It Off’, released under the name Strafe, which took 1980s New York by storm
Miki Yui: Deep Listening
Miki Yui has produced a beguiling body of work rooted in elemental electronics and field recordings. She describes being shaped by the art and music of Düsseldorf, the influence of her late husband Klaus Dinger, and her recent conversion to modular synths