Carmel Smickersgill
Composer turns experimental dabbler
When Heldon Met Kraftwerk
Heldon guitarist and electronics innovator Richard Pinhas reflects on some memorable encounters with KraftwerkÂ
Eric Siday
Resident archivist Jack Dangers examines a recent compilation of work by one of Robert Moog’s first customers, Eric Siday
Red Planet
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month:Â Red Planet
Oceanic ‘Insanity’
Oceanic’s David Harry and Jorinde Williams talk us through the making of ‘Insanity’, their 1991 dance mega-hit
Working Men’s Club ‘Working Men’s Club’ (Heavenly)
New kids on block hit nail on head Let’s get this straight for starters. The Working Men’s Club……
Slovenia: Find Me In The Damp Basement*
A special report from Ljubljana on electronic music in Slovenia, a country with an exciting and thriving scene headed up by Laibach, but boasting a host of less-celebrated bands, producers, labels and more
Tears For Fears: Fear Factory
Celebrating the release of the first Tears For Fears album since 2004, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith reflect on a five-decade career and talk about loss, working under duress, musique concrète and Gothic architectureÂ
Nik Colk Void: Dark Matters
With an impressive track record as a serial collaborator, Nik Colk Void is finally striking out on her own. Exploring some weighty ideas, her debut solo album ‘Bucked Up Space’ will have you flexing the grey stuff
Whatever The Weather: Gale Force
From upfront electropop and reflective spoken-word sonics, drawing on everything from jazz to dancefloor bangers, to her latest detour into mellow abstract moods as Whatever The Weather, we dare you to pigeonhole the musical whirlwind that is Loraine James