John Grant
John Grant on the first and last records he bought and the one he always turns to in an emergency…
Matt Robertson
Matt Robertson gets comfy as we light the blue touchpaper on the quick-fire question machine.
Wendy Carlos: Keeping Your Composer
The reclusive synth sorceress Wendy Carlos has granted very few interviews over the last 20 years. This one from 1998, to mark the release of her ‘Tales Of Heaven And Hell’ album and published here for the first time, offers a candid glimpse at her musical philosophy, her working relationship with Stanley Kubrick, what she thinks of her fellow soundtrack composers and much more…
Wendy Carlos, Stanley Kubrick, and A Clockwork Orange
Wendy Carlos’ pioneering soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’ was just as subversive as the film, debasing classical masterpieces and putting electronic music on the map. We delve into the work of the maverick musician, the singular director, and their turbulent working relationship…
Barry Adamson
From Magazine to the Bad Seeds to soundtrack maestro, Barry Adamson reflects on the nuggets that nourish his soul
‘Two Virgins’
It was 50 years ago today, give or take a week or two, that the world encountered ‘Revolution 9’ and John Lennon and Yoko Ono in full frontal avant garde nudity. It was quite a month…
Phillip Werren ‘Electronic Music’
The four-lp boxset ‘Electronic Music’ by Phillip Werren was originally released in an edition of just 100, and made the news recently when a copy sold for over £2,000
Sunbane
Post-rave apocalypse outta Cardiff
Kasper Bjørke
Dane turns illness into beauty
Jessica Moss
Canadian strings and synths artiste