Curxes: Synthpop for the disillusioned
❉ We talk to Curxes whose second album, ‘Gilded Cage’, is out now.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
‘Noise Reduction System: Formative European Electronica 1974-1984’
❉ Journey into the origins of electronica in Europe – from early techno and electro to synth-pop, industrial, ambient and noise experiments.
Mesh – Britain’s Best Kept Secret
❉ Ange Chan profiles Bristol-based electronic band Mesh, and chats with Richard Silverthorn.
‘Gary Numan: Android In La La Land’: TV premiere on BBC Four
❉ Calling all Numanoids! BBC Four to screen documentary on electronica legend this Friday.
Inside the Soundhouse: BBC Radiophonic Workshop reissues + playlist
❉ A comprehensive overview of three BBC Radiophonic Workshop albums recently reissued by Silva Screen Records.
‘Electri_City: The Düsseldorf School of Electronic Music’
❉ We review Rudi Esch’s eyewitness account of how the Düsseldorf electronic scene developed from 1970 to 1986.