Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer and lead vocalist of YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA has sadly passed away at the age of 70. Born in Tokyo, Takahashi first came to prominence as the drummer of THE SADISTIC MIKA BAND,
He released his first solo album, the lounge-flavoured ‘Saravah!’ in 1978. But that same year, he was invited by producer Haruomi Hosono to form YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA. Continue Reading ›
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Along with Factory and Mute, Some Bizzare was one of the focal points of independently minded music and culture. It can be credited with launching the careers of SOFT CELL and THE THE while DEPECHE MODE, BLANCMANGE, B-MOVIE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, FOETUS, SWANS, COIL and PSYCHIC TV have also been part of its story. At the centre of it all was Stevo Pierce, a Dagenham lad who ran club nights playing electronic music. Continue Reading ›
The music vehicle of Bohemian-born producer Michal Trávníček, КЛЕТ is back with 'Privet... Salam', his third album in less than three years.
The first КЛЕT album ‘Alconaut’ was a weightless synth-laden celebration of the 20th Century Soviet space programme and the best instrumental release of 2021. The more melancholic appendix ‘1984? No!’ followed swiftly and was a worthy if less immediate follow-up. Featuring 14 new instrumentals inspired by life, love, space and nostalgia, 'Privet... Salam' has been dedicated to good souls and kind hearts. Continue Reading ›
BEBORN BETON released their first album proper ‘Tybalt’ in 1993. The trio returned in 2015 with ‘A Worthy Compensation’.
With a brand new long player ‘Darkness Falls Again’ pencilled in just before the likely release of the cheerful new DEPECHE MODE opus ‘Memento Mori’, BEBORN BETON strike first with the brilliant 'Dancer In The Dark… Continue Reading ›
Tony Mansfield is perhaps one of the UK’s most underrated production and songwriting talents. Born in London, he first found fame as the leader of NEW MUSIK.
In common with Trevor Horn, Mansfield felt more at home in the studio than fronting a band and he maintained a parallel career as a producer. Here are 18 tracks which act a Beginner’s Guide to the impressive and understated career of Tony Mansfield... Continue Reading ›
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