Mandy, Indiana: American Psycho
Hold on to your hats – we’re on a road trip to Mandy, Indiana. The French/English electronic noise merchants are back with a full-on second album, and there will be no comfort breaks
Drowned By Locals
Location: Amman, Jordan Est: 2020Â
Peaches: Wet Wet Wet
Riotously bawdy and uncompromising, Peaches is no stranger to radical provocation or controversy. Her first album in 11 years, ‘No Lube So Rude’, doubles down on that hardcore trajectory to louder, filthier and more joyously confrontational extremes
Tout DebordÂ
Coldwave musician Tout Debord on his first and last albums, plus one he always returns to
Miss Grit: Human After All
Favouring emotional candour and maximalist expression over conceptual armour, Miss Grit emerges from under the sci-fi veil
The Shape Of A Mr Whippy.
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is TikTok
Cabaret Voltaire: Sensoria Overload
Back in the shadows, sheffield’s visionary insurgents Cabaret Voltaire return to the stage with their brutalist electronics and razor-wired energy intact
Grand Popo Football Club
Sweeping the forgotten corridors of music, this month Scott Blixen turns his attention to Grand Popo Football Club
The Electronic Sound Seven Inch Single ES7135
ES7135 seven-inch features Cabaret Voltaire
Brigitte Fontaine ‘Patriarcat’
A major figure in the French underground who worked with the likes of Grace Jones, Stereolab and Sonic Youth, Brigitte Fontaine reflects on ‘Patriarcat’, the 1977 electro-funk curveball she made with Areski Belkacem