Rudolf Rocker: Revenge Is Sweet
Take brothers Mark and Steve Goodall, add BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jeremy Dyson, and you have the original line-up of Rudolf Rocker – purveyors of synth-fuelled Yorkshire pop
Cynthia Bernard
Los Angeles musician and Cloud Collecting curator Cynthia Bernard takes on this month’s quick-fire question machine
Hannah Peel: The Peel Deal
For acclaimed composer Hannah Peel, the momentum just keeps building. A superb new album with virtuoso percussionist Beibei Wang, her continuing ‘night tracks’ show on BBC radio 3, and an ambitious ballet inspired by her Mary Casio alter ego, all point to 2026 being the year she makes another major leap forwardÂ
Brandy Dalton Of Drance ‘Fallen Angel Music’ (Titan Studios, 1999)
"Nostalgia is like some mute serpent, slipping steadily north inside us, until it reaches a spot where it can constrict our hearts"
The Electronic Sound Seven Inch Single ES7136
ES7135 seven-inch features Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang
Rudimentary Records
Location: Belfast, Est: 2009
Shy One
London DJ, producer and radio host Shy One on her first and last albums, plus an all-time favourite
A Bunch Of Tories On The Lash
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is the Eurovision Song Contest
The Grid ‘Swamp Thing’
Richard Norris of The Grid recalls the genesis of the band’s banjo-picking banger ‘Swamp Thing’, a Number Three hit in the summer of 1994