Jonathan Sharp
The Heartwood Institute’s Jonathan Sharp on the first and last records he bought, plus a go-to album
Bill Nelson ‘Chimera’ (Mercury, 1983)
Say what you will about the rise of algorithms, but on occasion they do get it right.
Suki Sou
Electronic composer and sound designer Suki Sou tackles our quick-fire questions
Milbo Maggins
On this, the occasion of our 100th issue (just for the absence of doubt), our fourth favourite columnist considers the future of magazines. Well, when we say “considers”…
Depeche Mode ‘Memento Mori’ (Columbia)
Duo Purpose
Video Premiere: Tin Man – ‘Arles’
Breathtaking animated video for analogue electronic meditation
Kate Nv: The Wow Factor
The new album by Russian producer Kate NV is quite the statement. Rooted in avant-pop, ‘Wow’ teems with colour and playful electronics, while nodding in the direction of Can and Anna Meredith. As the title suggests, it’s a textural and multisensory revelation
M83: Wishful Thinking
French sonic adventurer Anthony Gonzalez muses on the lush escapism of the new M83 album, ‘Fantasy’, reflecting on the wonder of teenage dreams, the influence of cinema and suffering for his art
Young Fathers: Them Heavy People
Conviction, spontaneity, and the noble art of going underground – Edinburgh trio Young Fathers open up on the creative synergies and struggles behind the bold and unflinching ‘Heavy Heavy’
Ladytron: ’Tron and On and On
Almost a quarter of a century after they formed, Ladytron are still reaching new audiences. With their 2002 hit ‘Seventeen’ having gone viral on TikTok, the electropop futurists are back with their first album in five years, the swaggering ‘Time’s Arrow’. Quite the journey it’s been, too. Prepare for a bumpy but exhilarating ride