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Teclist: PRINCESS CENTURY, TEE DEE DEES, VOGON POETRY & NATION OF LANGUAGE
Summer synths… Our latest quick roundup of tunes features a combo of old favourites and new promising acts. As we head into a more positive music scene (hopefully a post-Covid one), it’s inspiring to have some excellent electronic music to … Read More
CULT WITH NO NAME – Nights in North Sentinel
Cult classic… I’m not a fan of those oh so familiar, “Why aren’t they famous?” rants so often seen when people talk of certain critically acclaimed acts who remain far below the radar for all but the most astute and … Read More
QUEEN’S MACHINES – How Music Changes Through The Years (1979 – 1984)
Following the relative failure of their disco-infused Hot Space album, Queen bounced back with ‘Radio Ga Ga’, a bona fide synth-pop classic. Barry Page looks at the legendary rock band’s use of synthesisers, which culminated in the making of this … Read More
WARRINGTON-RUNCORN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN – Interim Report, March 1979
Brooding brutalism There’s a touch of hauntology at work in this oddly evocative album, with its liminal soundscapes and uniquely British sensibility. Interim Report, March 1979 comes care of record label Castles in Space, who seem keen to champion music … Read More
MARINA – Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land
You are not here to conform As with many musical artists, Marina’s 2020 plans were tripped up by the Covid-19 pandemic, which sunk a scheduled Spring tour. But despite her live performance plans being kicked into the long grass, her … Read More
YOU ME & OMD
How can this be true… After a year of a live performance schedule that resembled a scene from Mad Max, the news that OMD were to perform live once again came as something of a shock. In fact, the You … Read More
MOODBAY – My Thing
I come alive… Previously, electropop duo Moodbay have done an impressive turn care of solid tunes such as the synth sweeps of ‘Video Games’ and the hypnotic ‘Like Nobody Else’. Consisting of Alfie Cattell and Anna Stephens, the duo cite … Read More
SUGAR RUSH – The Story of ‘Sugar Tax’
It’s a long long way… Thirty years ago, OMD scored back-to-back top 10 hit singles for the first time since their commercial and artistic peak in the early 1980s, but it was a success that was achieved without three of … Read More
COLOR THEORY – The Outset
There are things I wish I’d known… Color Theory is the musical vehicle for US-based musician Brian Hazard, a long-running electronic outfit that stretches back to the 1990s. In his high school days, Hazard was originally a pianist in the … Read More
THE RUDE AWAKENING Interview
Johnny Normal and Bridget Gray have been writing and performing as The Rude Awakening since 2018. The release of their debut album Kaleidoscope drew praise with The Electricity Club’s Jus Forrest declaring them the most promising act of 2018. Among … Read More
THE RUDE AWAKENING – Under The Covers
Synth sensuality at work The art of the cover version can be a tricky thing to pull off successfully. Radical adaptations can completely reinvent a classic song, but can also alienate people who believe covers should be a slavish copy … Read More
Survival – The Story Of ‘Machine and Soul’
Living on empty… In 1992, prior to his impressive career renaissance, Gary Numan hit funk rock bottom with Machine and Soul, an album which its maker later labelled as ‘the worst thing I’ve ever done’. Barry Page tells the story … Read More
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