Taken from Rubicks’ second album, The Rise of the Giddy, “Jungle of You” sits precariously toward the tail of the player. Continue reading
In 1986, Kraftwerk released the single “Musique Non-Stop” and the video scared the living shit out of me. Continue reading
When Andreas Dorau penned “Fred vom Jupiter” as part of a school project, it is unlikely the seventeen-year-old realised that he had struck gold. Continue reading
Following successful support slots with the likes of Beck, Public Enemy and The Beastie Boys in the late-90’s, Australian electronic group The Avalanches eventually released their début album at the start of the new century. Continue reading
With percussion ricocheting amongst the speakers, Pram’s sixth album, The Museum of Imaginary Animals presents itself as a curious entity. Continue reading
Lambasted by some at the time for not being a “proper punk band” due to their pub-rock origins, the Stranglers are one of the last surviving bands from the first generation of punk. Continue reading
One of my favourite bands of all time, lead signer Trish Keenan passed away today at the age of 42. She will be missed. Continue reading
Long before they became a parody of modern pop, whereby one face/name/voice/personality is interchangeable with another, the Sugababes were easily one of the strongest groups in British pop. Continue reading
Before taking time out with her side-project Fan Death, Canadian artist Dandilion Wind Opaine was working with boyfriend Szam Findlay in their apocalyptic electro-punk band, Dandi Wind. Continue reading
With the release of their new single on the horizon, electro-rock band Rubicks are moving steadily forward to the release of their second album, which is apparently coming fairly soon. Continue reading
There are those that are often too lazy to do any research that will happily slate the likes of Kap Bambino for throwing together copy and paste versions of Crystal Castles, but the truth is rarely so simple. Continue reading
When the south London electro-pop band, Clor split-up in May 2006, the five-piece left behind a painfully small body of work. Continue reading
Generally when pop stars ditch their writing/production team, the world for the most part rolls their collective eyes, full in the knowledge that the ego has finally surpassed the talent. That ‘Kylie Minogue’ is as good an album as it actually is, is a credit to both Minogue and Deconstruction Records. Continue reading
When Frank Tovey emerged at the very tail end of the 1970’s, he found himself instantly fitting into the fledgling new wave and avant-garde electronic music scene as Fad Gadget. Continue reading
Released on Mute Records in August 1989, “Personal Jesus” was Depeche Mode’s last hurrah of the decade that made them. Continue reading
The arrival of the Canadian duo’s second album did not initially fill me with glee, but even the most hardened prick could not deny that it is a significant and surprising step forward. Continue reading
Emerging from the British dance scene from the late 1980’s, DJ and producer Mark Moore created S’Express, with Pascal Gabriel and Sonique. Continue reading