Claudia Brücken: The Dark Side
With her intoxicating new solo offering, ‘Night Mirror’, Claudia Brücken reaffirms her status as one of synthpop’s most enigmatic and enduring voices
Warp 9
Sweeping the forgotten corridors of music, this month Scott Blixen digs up NYC’s space-loving electro outfit Warp 9
Reaper On Red: Hot Fuzz
The shadowy sonics of Cincinnati pairing Reaper On Red pulse with dark psych, brooding electronics and “gothic-shaded salvos”
The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’
Franz Treichler talks us through The Young Gods’ 1989 single ‘Longue Route’, the Swiss group’s wired-up stormageddon of heavy metal samples. D’accoooord!
Rival Consoles: Total Recall
Reinvigorated electronic maestro Ryan Lee West – aka Rival Consoles – is back with ‘Landscape From Memory’, a thrilling album that might be his most electrifying yet
Larry Heard
Zipping through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Larry Heard
Robin Scott : The M Factor
It’s 46 years since Robin Scott slipped into the sharp suits of his M alter ego and stormed the charts worldwide with ‘Pop Muzik’. Now, for the first time since 1982, he has revived that singular initial for his new album
Morgane Lhote
Hologram Teen’s Morgane Lhote takes on our quick-fire questions
Icebreaker International ‘Trein Maersk: A Report To The NATOarts Board Of Directors’ (IT, 2000)
"...two fellows who, using portable equipment, had recorded an album on a container ship they had boarded in Japan..."