Features

Cold War Electronica: The Jingle At The End Of The World

In 1975, the Central Office of Information secretly produced the chilling ‘Protect And Survive’ series of public information films, to be broadcast on British TV in the event of an imminent nuclear war. And the composer of its jingle, potentially the final piece of music the country would ever hear? The BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Roger Limb

Cold War Electronica: Atomic Anthems

Five synth-driven gems from the 1980s that captured the paranoia and effervescent pop of the nuclear age – tales of tension, technology, hope and fear, as told by the artists themselves

The Cleaners From Venus ‘Corridor Of Dreams’

Professional Englishman Martin Newell recounts the story of 1982’s ‘Corridor Of Dreams’, a classic track by The Cleaners From Venus born out of industry disillusionment, fraught relationships and a love for the “damp, misty lands” of Essex 

Optimo Espacio

In the weeks before his recent untimely death, Keith McIvor, aka JD Twitch, revisited the birth of Optimo Espacio, the celebrated Glasgow club night he helmed with Jonnie Wilkes, from 1997 to 2010 and beyond 

Graham Massey

As 808 State’s Graham Massey prepares to tour 1991’s acid house/rave classic ‘Ex:el’, he revisits his various influences, from Hawkwind to jazz 
Reviews

Factory Floor

Factory Floor are back… and feel like walking quickly but not quite running through a crumbling concrete industrial estate
Live Sessions

ESLS018 – Sunda Arc

Electronica and woodwind – together at last Sunda Arc is an electronic project that seamlessly blends digital soundscapes…
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