Issue 141 – Page 2 – Electronic Sound

9 minute read

Nash The Slash: Under Wraps

byJeremy Allen

Swathed in bandages and cloaked in mystery, Nash The Slash was one of music’s true eccentrics. As a revealing new documentary arrives, Gary Numan, Bill Nelson, Steve Hillage and Youth recall their encounters with the Canadian electronic/art rock pioneer

FFirst and Last and Always

2 minute read

Bullion

byClaire Francis

Electronic alt-pop producer Bullion on his first and last albums, plus an all-time favourite

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5 minute read

Solex: Sample Pleasures

byBen Murphy

Elisabeth Esselink – aka Solex – made one of the most adventurous sample-based albums of the early 2000s. As ‘low kick and hard bop’ is reissued, she reflects on how its off-kilter ideas and sounds took shape

BBanging On

2 minute read

Wobbling Gelatine Delight

byFat Roland

Further random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we’re able to tell) is Decluttering

LLong Reads

30 minute read

Soft Cell: Dancing In The Dark

byNeil Mason

After Dave Ball’s passing last year, Soft Cell’s farewell album ‘Danceteria’ – an upbeat tribute to the glamour and grit of early 1980s New York – has become an unexpectedly emotional final statement...

EEnigmas

2 minute read

Stephin Merritt And The 6ths

byScott Blixen

Sweeping the forgotten corridors of music, this month Scott Blixen turns his attention to Stephin Merritt And The 6ths

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3 minute read

The Electronic Sound Seven Inch Single ES7141

byES Staff

ES7140 seven-inch features Soft Cell

LLandmarks

5 minute read

The Gentle People

byRobert Harris

Dougee Dimensional and Honeymink of subversive loungers The Gentle People reflect on their chill-out classic ‘Journey’, their immersive approach, and partnering with Aphex Twin

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