Theatre Of Disco
Sweeping through the forgotten corridors of music, Scott Blixen sets his sights on Theatre Of Disco
DJ Kampire: Happy Kampire
Touring the globe with curated sets of African club music spanning the 1970s to the present day, East African DJ Kampire is a tastemaker extraordinaire, as her debut compilation so richly attests
Strafe ‘Set It Off’
Steve Standard recalls the making of his haunting electro classic ‘Set It Off’, released under the name Strafe, which took 1980s New York by storm
Miki Yui: Deep Listening
Miki Yui has produced a beguiling body of work rooted in elemental electronics and field recordings. She describes being shaped by the art and music of Düsseldorf, the influence of her late husband Klaus Dinger, and her recent conversion to modular synths
Bern The Gurn and Nina Walsh
Zipping through time and space, Kris Needs continues with his adventures in sound. This month: Bern The Gurn and Nina Walsh
Molchat Doma: This Is Not My Beautiful House
Having moved from their native Minsk to LA, the fourth album from Belarusian post-punk/synthpop outfit Molchat Doma also marks an expansive and propulsive “technicolour reinvention” of their sound. Taut, moody, imposing and typically brutalist, it’s one heck of a gut punch
Noël ‘Is There More To Life Than Dancing?’
Written and produced by Ron and Russell Mael, but kiboshed by Richard Branson and the war on disco, Noël tells the story of her incredible lost classic, ‘Is There More To Life Than Dancing?’
Unicorn Ship Explosion: Horn Of Plenty
A detuned mass of driving electronics, oblique kosmische vibes and out-there transmissions, the first album by Stroud duo Unicorn Ship Explosion is an almighty statement of left-field intent
Ron Geesin
Eccentric composer, sound architect and Pink Floyd collaborator Ron Geesin charts the origins of his eclectic life and career
Propaganda: Wishful Thinking
German synth supremo Ralf Dörper invited classical percussionist Michael Mertens to join Propaganda in 1983. Their debut album, ‘A Secret Wish’, is still a dark-hearted classic, but the reunited pair are now looking to the future with a fresh incarnation of the outfit that made their names