The pioneering German musician Manuel Göttsching sadly passed away peacefully on 4th December 2022 aged 70. During a career spanning over five decades, he released over 30 albums in a variety of guises, working with the likes of Conny Plank, Harald Grosskopf, Lutz Ulbrich and the late Klaus Schulze.
Göttsching began his recorded career with Klaus Schulze in ASH RA TEMPEL. Continue Reading ›
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For BIRMINGHAM ELECTRIC, communication is as good today as it’s always been.
The musical vehicle of Dutch-based American Andy Evans, his debut album ‘Communication’ captures the spirit of the classic synth era. But then, that is not entirely surprising as the songs which form it began as 4-track cassette demos written back in the day. Continue Reading ›
Andrew Poppy is the post-minimal composer who was part of the first wave of ZTT artists with FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and PROPAGANDA, releasing his first solo record ‘The Beating of Wings’ in 1985.
But his latest project sees him adopt the Mister Poppy persona for an avant-garde vocal experiment entitled ‘JELLY’. Andrew Poppy kindly talked about ‘JELLY’ and more... Continue Reading ›
‘Listening To The Music The Machines Make’ is a new book that tells the story of the Synth Britannia generation, an unlikely melange of outsiders, pioneers and mavericks who took advantage of affordable music technology to conquer the pop charts in the UK, Europe and even America.
Written and assembled by Richard Evans, he has conducted years of extensive research to document the synthpop revolution that began from a British standpoint in 1978. Continue Reading ›
‘Spies’ is the mythical lost album by HELDEN which, despite a show at the London Planetarium in 1983, was never released. HELDEN was the project of Warren Cann and Hans Zimmer who had been the keyboard player and producer for Zaine Griff.
Zaine Griff kindly chatted about his memories of The HELDEN Project and the process involved in realising ‘Spies’ for the 21st Century. Continue Reading ›
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