12-Chinned Janet
We would like to apologise to Fatboy Slim, Christopher Walken, 12-Chinned Janet, the entire population of Hull, and funk soul brothers everywhere
Trans-X, ‘Living On Video’
Trans-X’s Pascal Languirand transports us to a computer wonderland as he recalls the making of his 1985 hit, ‘Living On Video’
James Holden
British electronic mainstay James Holden takes on our quick-fire question machine
Stay Up Forever Records
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: The Stay Up Forever label
Hailu Mergia ‘Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye’ (Kaifa, 1985 / Awesome Tapes FROM Africa, 2013)
When searching for pioneers of electronic futurism, how many of us would consider the golden age of Ethiopian jazz-funk to be an obvious port of call?
Elizabeth Crompton
Enchanting notes from Manc vocalist
Azu Tiwaline
Tunisian electronicist Azu Tiwaline on the first and last albums she bought, and an all-time favourite
James Adrian Brown
Guitars out, synths in for alt-rocker
Pleasure Pool
Eclectic sounds to dive into
Religious Records
Our resident archivist Jack Dangers gets all spiritual with some religious records from his archive. Meat Beat Manifesto fans might like to think of as bit of “God OD”