Broken Booze Promises
More random musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell) is Underworld
Albums Of The Year 2023
It’s been another amazing year for electronic music, in all its divergent and thrilling forms. After much wrangling and whittling, here are our 50 standout albums of 2023. Some you’ll probably expect and some you definitely won’t. Dive in and enjoy!
Chris and Cosey ‘October (Love Song)’
Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti look back on ‘October (Love Song)’, a track they made in 1983 to document the dawn of their love affair
Universal Harmonies & Frequencies ‘Tune In’ (Yeyeh)
Everybody Hertz
Jon Carter
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Jon Carter
Kirk Barley
Musician and producer Kirk Barley tackles this month’s quick-fire questions
Howard Jones
It’s 40 years since Howard Jones first crashed into the Top 10 with ‘New Song’. To mark the occasion, Cherry Red have issued a superb career retrospective, ‘Celebrate It Together’. And it all started with the coolest teacher in High Wycombe
Luc Van Acker ‘Taking Snapshots’ (Self-Released, 1982)
“These track names were created by the people who bought the album in 1982”
Bluedot 2023: Ask Me Another…
Fancy a few snappy Q&As with some of the big movers and shakers at Bluedot 2023? Of course you do. Step up Creep Show’s John Grant, Stephen Mallinder and Benge, Radiophonic Workshop’s Peter Howell, Johnny Lynch aka The Pictish Trail, David Maclean of Django Django, Ian Parton of The Go! Team, former Lush singer Miki Berenyi and Bluedot festival director Ben Robinson
Alison Goldfrapp: Happy and Glorious
A majestic collection of 21st century synthpop – complete with hints of disco, a sprinkling of acid house and a big dollop of glamour – ‘The Love Invention’ is the long-awaited debut solo album from Alison Goldfrapp. Backed by some fabulously playful AI-generated visuals, it’s no surprise that the record rocketed straight into the UK Top 10 in the week of its release…