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Posthuman share footage of a live 303-fuelled jam

February 10, 2016

Specialising in face-melting productions built around the Roland TB-303, Posthuman are two of acid's most prolific propagators. From I Love Acid to Balkan Vinyl, their unwavering commitment to the sound is indi...

Ceephax Acid Crew writes soundtrack for “The worst story ever told”

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February 3, 2016

Dubbed "The worst story ever told", Essex Spacebin is the upcoming feature film from co-writer/directors David Hollinshead and Philip Thompson. A "properly demented" sci-fi comedy, shot on 35mm, with amateur ac...

Sound like the guy on your favourite Italo record with the Boss VO-1 Vocoder pedal

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January 21, 2016

Analysing and synthesising the human voice, the vocoder has been putting the science fiction into music since the 1970s. Movie soundtracks, pioneering electronic music or floor-filling Italo disco, the robotic ...

Peverelist has digitised another vintage jungle mixtape

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December 13, 2015

Don't let those youthful looks deceive, Tom Ford aka Peverelist has been around for quite a while. The man is quite fresh faced so you'd be excused for thinking otherwise, but while the Punch Drunk owner's prob...

Vinyl enthusiast launches Kickstarter campaign for a modular storage solution

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December 9, 2015

There's a time in every vinyl collector's life when that favourite 12" in the generic white sleeve appears to be lost for good, only to emerge by chance months later. It doesn't have to be that way though. Prac...

WeMe Records to release collection of François de Roubaix themes

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November 23, 2015

François de Roubaix rose to fame composing scores for French cinema during the 1960s and 70s. Aged just 36, his passing was very untimely and as a consequence, much of his work has never seen the light of day. ...

Tactile techno made using mechanical objects

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November 19, 2015

DIY culture has been synonymous with techno ever since the genre was first conceived, but this is probably as DIY as you can get. With a rather peculiar array of objects as his tools - including several modifie...

Some techno literature you ought to read

Matt Blair

November 11, 2015

We love a good read and seeing as you're here, you probably do too. The stories and experiences weaved into music-oriented literature can make for some of the most inspiring and fulfilling reads and there isn't...

Crimes of the Future cover four iconic John Carpenter soundtracks

Matt Blair

November 2, 2015

Label bosses Timothy J. Fairplay and Scott Fraser paid tribute to Carpenter at Convanenza Festival in September. John Carpenter was the undisputed king of the horror soundtrack throughout the 70s and 80s. Ther...

Airbrushed Dreamscapes: Rave flyers of the early 90s

Matt Blair

January 31, 2015

The early 90s saw a shift in the type of events frequented by the swarms of young Brits eager to dance the night away to something futuristic. A new crop of promoters emerged around '91, bringing with them a ho...