A Certain Ratio ‘ACR:BOX’ (Mute)
Given that Factory Records svengali Tony Wilson made it his mission to establish Manchester as centre of the…
Bit Cloudy
Eclectic warm-front synthy missives
Silver Apples and Pinhdar
Traversing time and space, our esteemed columnist ventures out on some further adventures in audio. This month, Silver Apples and Pinhdar
Howard Jones ‘New Song’
Synthpop legend Howard Jones talks us through events that led to his 1983 breakthrough single, ‘New Song’
New Wave Of New Age
Call it ambient, call it deep listening – whatever you call it, the gentle noise and healing power of The New Wave Of New Age is taking over. We talk to some of the artists and labels and hear why this once maligned genre is experiencing such a healthy second wind
Leafcutter John: Making Waves
For his latest outing, Leafcutter John walked the Norfolk coast and recorded the sounds he heard along the way, mixing them with modular synth melodies for his latest album. Released on James Holden’s revered Border Community label, it’s his most direct and delightful work yet
Erland Cooper: An Orkney Prime Cut
Stepping into the solo world after a raft of collaborations, the delicate work of Erland Cooper
Disco Gecko
Location: Somerset/London Est: 1998
Ela Orleans: Wall Of Sound
With the release of a retrospective of her melancholy collage-pop, Glasgow-based, Polish-born Ela Orleans tells us about the connections between concussion, creativity and catharsis
Dr Bernie Krause
One-time Moog salesman turned soundscape ecologist, Dr Bernie Krause tells us about his listening pleasures