Silence is Sexy: Mute Kept Stumm on Cage Album Surprise
John Tilbury, the pianist and collaborator of Cornelius Cardew, once wrote an article with the title, “John Cage: Ghost or Monster?” On the current news from Mute, the answer is…
John Tilbury, the pianist and collaborator of Cornelius Cardew, once wrote an article with the title, “John Cage: Ghost or Monster?” On the current news from Mute, the answer is…
Karin My is one of Sweden’s secret weapons. The Gothenburg-based composer and multi-instrumentalist has worked with a number of the country’s leading artists, including Twice a Man and Robert Enforsen.…
Ex-Display Model is a new project from Fujiya & Miyagi’s David Best with AK/DK’s Ed Chivers. The pair began working together in Brighton earlier this year, taking their inspiration from…
A true German original, Gudrun Gut is back with a track inspired by the new ability of Saudi women to drive cars. The video also seems vaguely inspired by movies…
Two thousand and eighteen was a challenging year for electronic music. After a spate of excellent releases in 2017, it was as if a lot of artists were pausing for…
Sweden’s Cryo do EBM better than most. Martin Rudefelt extracts sounds from his old school synth collection that are distinctive and deliberate, while creating evocative atmospheres. It’s a trick that…
Like most musical scenes, early synth-pop was littered with groups that didn’t quite make it; bands who should have been more successful than they were but who ultimately watched groups…
Nash the Slash was an original. Wrapped in bandages, like a mummified prog guitarist, Nash toured with Gary Numan and Iggy Pop and played along to silent films. With a…
Chris Carter has been called a “wrecker of civilisation,” but he is also responsible for some of the most romantic electronic music ever made. From that description, Chris & Cosey…