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A Short Conversation with KNIGHT$

Shiny danceable electronic pop is what KNIGHT$ is all about and as the vehicle of James Knights, his ethos is to make synthwaves with his brand of sparkly Britalo! Having just returned from a successful German tour opening for WOLFSHEIM’s Peter Heppner, James Knights unpacked his suitcase and kindly chatted about his upcoming plans for KNIGHT$... Continue Reading ›

PAUL STATHAM Asylum

PAUL STATHAM’s musical contributions date back to post-punk, and having worked and composed for many successful artists, his accolades are many. Having his fingers in many pies includes co-founding the band B-MOVIE. Recently the many faces of Paul Statham were realised in a start-up of his own label Loki Records and the release of an eight track album ‘Asylum’. It features music from an audio visual installation created with painter Jonathan McCree. Continue Reading ›

Carry On Synthpop: How Drum ‘N’ Bass Is Made…

To celebrate 60 years of THE RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP in Autumn 2017, members of the pioneering collective held a panel discussion at The British Library prior to an impressive concert at the venue. Peter Howell (who was at the BBC between 1974–1997) mentioned how an old schools film he had made demonstrating the Fairlight CMI to children had been re-edited by a prankster into a YouTube video entitled ‘How Drum 'N' Bass Is Made’. Continue Reading ›

ALKA The Colour of Terrible Crystal

Released in the Autumn on Vince Clarke’s Very Records, ‘The Colour of Terrible Crystal’ is the third album release by ALKA. Named after a quote from anarchist philosopher Peter Lamborn Wilson’s vast study of angels, the long player is the work of Bryan Michael. While ‘The Colour of Terrible Crystal’ is musically eclectic, it differs from his other ALKA work in that a pop element is omnipresent, a quality that can perhaps be attributed to the presence of Vince Clarke. Continue Reading ›

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