Vile Electrodes – Play with Fire
No, not a cover of a Rolling Stones b-side – this is Hastings’ finest, Vile Electrodes, in the studio for Phoenix FM, playing one of their most popular songs. The…
No, not a cover of a Rolling Stones b-side – this is Hastings’ finest, Vile Electrodes, in the studio for Phoenix FM, playing one of their most popular songs. The…
In the mood for something a little DAF, with a dash of Guy Called Gerald, touched by the spirit of Richard H. Kirk? You know, nothing too heavy, but something…
Hot Streets was the B-side to Rational Youth’s single, In Your Eyes. Released on a major label in Canada, it retained the YMO and Kraftwerkian influences that had informed the…
Eric Random created this track with the production assistance of Cabaret Voltaire back in 1984, using the studio built by the Cabs on the back of their Virgin Records advance.…
Dan Söderqvist was once in a psychedelic rock band with R.F. Jan Ternald called Älgarnas Trädgård (sometimes translated as “Garden of the Elks”, but “Moose’s Garden” sounds so much better).…
In the last film I ever saw, they wore suits and they wore ties. Naturally.
What do you do at a night cafe? You sit. And what do you like most? Sitting by the seaside, if you grew up with folksy English songs. Martin (the…
When Space came out with their synth-heavy disco hit, Magic Fly, it inspired some Soviet musicians to make space-disco of their own. Zodiac (or Zodiaks) was a band formed in…
If you don’t recognise her from the Nokia ad or as the writer behind Norway’s popular Eurovision entry, then you’re falling behind. Karin Park has emerged from the Scandi pop…
Topgun were a strong warm-up act at S.P.O.C.K’s 25th anniversary show. Bathed in strong red light, Sem Hilti Johansson took vocal duty for a set of sophisticated synth pop, showcasing…