Shine On: Alan Wilder
Depeche Mode’s journey from Basildon pop darlings to stadium blues-rock giants was arranged, sampled – and largely steered – by the band’s first non-Bas recruit. Alan Wilder joined the band…
Depeche Mode’s journey from Basildon pop darlings to stadium blues-rock giants was arranged, sampled – and largely steered – by the band’s first non-Bas recruit. Alan Wilder joined the band…
Portion Control emerged from a South London catering college armed with synthesisers, drum machines, and shocking visuals, instead of spatulas, scales, and whisks. Rather than riffs on French sauces, they…
Electronic Body Music (EBM) is the motor that drives alternative dancefloors. Diesel-fuelled, aggressive, and sometimes sensual, EBM lives in the tension between discipline and release. Militant rhythms, shouted vocals, and…
Paul Kendall has been moving through British music history since the late 1970s, quietly altering its signal path. He was a member of a post-punk band, Dry Rib, before an…
There is an argument that Emmon’s shift from the electropop of “High Horses” and “Lips on Fire” to the darkwave of “Decisions” isn’t a step change so much as a…
Douglas McCarthy, the lead singer of Nitzer Ebb, has passed away. The band has confirmed that their founder member and legendary front man died on 11 June 2025. Raised in…
The spirit of resistance is strong with REIN. The Stockholm-based producer and songstress has fought to strike her own path in music, despite attempts to pigeon-hole her style. Like Björk,…
Stockholm’s Emmon have established a reputation for classy pop music, infused with sexiness, energy, and melody. Recent releases have seen the evolution of Emma Nylén’s project, as it has absorbed…
It is hard to put a label on Rein. The categories used by critics don’t stick readily to the Swedish producer. She confounds and exceeds expectations; refusing to be put…