Issue 42 – Electronic Sound

7 minute read

Lump: Like it or…

byBethan Cole

Brit-folk darling Laura Marling, and Tunng’s Mike Lindsay would appear, on the strength of this interview at least, to be odd musical bedfellows. and yet their album as Lump is a fiery spark of a record. We ask the questions, see those stormclouds brood…

RReviews

3 minute read

John Foxx ‘Metamatic’ (Metamatic)

byBen Willmott

John Foxx is a Zelig-like character who pops up all over the place in the history of British electronic music

LLandmarks

5 minute read

Mike Score ‘I ran (so far away)’

byJools Stone

A flock of seagulls’ Mike Score looks back at the making of their breakout 1982 hit and mtv smash, ‘I ran (so far away)’

BBanging On

3 minute read

Lifeboat

byFat Roland

All aboard for another wild wordy ride with our, what do call it? Oh yes, columnist. There are sick bags under your seats should they be required

NNeeds Must

5 minute read

The Clash

byKris Needs

Our esteemed columnist Has been unusually quiet of late. And then, like magic, up he pops up with news of his exploits… it’s quite a tale as you’d expect

LLabel Profile

2 minute read

Emotion Wave

byNeil Mason

Location: Liverpool Est: 2015

FFirst and Last and Always

2 minute read

Neil Arthur

byNeil Mason

Him off Blancmange and now near future, Neil Arthur, reveals the first and last records he bought and the one he turns to in an emergency

BBuried Treasure

2 minute read

Tanning Salon ‘Dream Castle’ (PrismCorp, 2011)

bySpenser Tomson

Tumbling into YouTube holes can be a risky business. One minute you’re learning about dark matter or the Italian Futurists, the next you’re watching a pseudo Professor Denzil Dexter explain how the moon is, in fact, hollow and made out of toilet roll tubes

BBrief Encounters

2 minute read

Charlotte Hatherley

byNeil Mason

Our new favourite synth convert, Charlotte Hatherley faces the rat-a-tat of quick questions

LLong Reads

7 minute read

Sink Ya Teeth: Bite The Bullet

byMark Roland

Sparse electronic post-punk funk duo Sink Ya Teeth get stuck into their debut album, touring with ACR and why they’re finished with Morrissey