Tangerine Dream – ‘Quantum Gate’ reviewed
❉ Tangerine Dream are alive and well, writes Neil Perryman.
Music
Podcast of the Week: ‘The Insatiable Ones’
❉ This week: A podcast made by Suede fans for Suede fans.
Terje Rypdal –‘ Bleak House’ reviewed
❉ A welcome reissue of Rypdal’s rare 1968 solo album featuring Jan Garbarek.
Gig Review: Sparks – The Hippopotamus Tour
❉ The drapes are drawn and the lights are low but this is a far cry from an amateur hour.
Blancmange – ‘Unfurnished Rooms’ reviewed
❉ Blancmange keep one foot in early 80s electronica, and one firmly in the 21st century.
Gig Review: Speak and Spell – Music for the Masses, Islington O2, London, 23/09/17
❉ We review and chat with Europe’s premier Depeche Mode tribute band, at their Saturday 23 September 2017 gig.
John Foxx and The Maths – ‘The Machine’ reviewed
❉ An evocative journey of dark electronica, wrapped up in a soundtrack.
Pinups: Marc Almond – ‘Shadows and Reflections’ reviewed
❉ Marc Almond brings ’60s orchestral pop out of the darkness and into the light.
Gig Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Brix & The Extricated
❉ Less a gig, more an elating sonic attack.
Tragedy: ‘Staying Alive: The Disco Inferno Of The Bee Gees’ reviewed
❉ This one of the best, and saddest, rock books you’ll ever read.