Claire Biddles speaks to the goth / pop-loving duo who make energising electronic music by converting dramatic times to positive energy. Cover photo by Lois Macdonnold

It's All About the Drama by Mas O Menos

The queer electronic duo Godspeed You! Peter Andre make a strong first impression: heavy beats, high-drama gothic aesthetics, and an instantly memorable band name. “We’ve got two friends who both claim they came up with it,” laughs vocalist and loop-maker Emer Thompson, who performs alongside Darren Kaskie on beats and synths. Not long after they started making music together in 2017, the duo were offered a last minute show – their live debut – after another act pulled out. “We needed a name for the show quickly….

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Loraine James

Detached From The Rest Of You

The Enfield-born producer’s latest album may be full of complex rhythms, but the emotions are red raw and direct

Detached From The Rest Of You by Loraine James

For much of its history, the field of intelligent dance music, that cerebral subculture affectionately known as IDM, has been a sanctuary for cold precision. It is a space where producers often prioritise the mathematics of rhythm over the messy realities of the human heart. Loraine James has spent the better part of the last decade dismantling that boundary. On her album, Detached From The Rest Of You, the North London producer continues to mine the intersection of mechanical malfunction and deep-seated emotion, creating a record that feels…

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In an exclusive extract from his new book, Microphone, comedian Ralph Jones looks at the history of wiretaps, hidden mics and baby monitors

Ralph performing comedy at the microphone

Just as the microphone didn’t invent singing, it didn’t invent eavesdropping. We have always listened in to other people’s conversations because we have always been nosy. And, because we will always be nosy, we will never stop listening in to other people’s conversations. One of my dirty secrets – keep this between us – is that I often listen to other people’s conversations in public while pretending not to; by angling my face away from them, thereby giving one ear fantastic access, I pretend to be lost in thought while I’m eavesdropping on…

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A campaigner was bidding to block a number of festivals, such as Field Day and Wide Awake, from happening in the South London park this summer

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A South London resident has lost a High Court bid to try to stop several music festivals from going ahead at Brockwell Park.

Each summer, the park hosts a series of day festivals, such as Field Day, Wide Awake and Mighty Hoopla, but these events have drawn increasing ire from local residents in recent years. As the BBC reports, Juliet Chambers, who lives near the park, hoped to legally challenge Lambeth Council over its decision to grant licenses for part of the park to be used for the events this summer, saying the council…

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It comes after the music technology entered into full insolvency proceedings earlier this year

Native Instruments has been acquired by inMusic, the company that oversees brands such as Moog Music, Rane, Denon DJ and Akai Professional.

Announcing the news today (8 May), Native Instruments CEO Nick Williams described the deal as “a fresh start” following “one of the most challenging periods in Native Instruments’ history”. The company entered into full insolvency proceedings earlier this year, and engaged possible buyers in order to save the organisation from going under.

Williams said the inMusic acquisition would allow Native Instruments – and subsidiaries iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx – to continue to operate as normal. Existing teams at the company would continue to “build, ship, and…

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The French artist has created her own version of the soundtrack for Georges Franju’s film Les Yeux Sans Visage

Félicia Atkinson’s next album sees her reimagine the score for one of her favourite horror movies.

The French artist has reinvented the soundtrack to Georges Franju’s cult film Les Yeux Sans Visage, with Atkinson’s project originally being birthed for Belgian cultural center Viernulvier’s Videodroom series. A 34-minute cut of her full 90-minute score will now be released on the album Sans Visage.

In a statement, the artist said: “Through the music, I decided to bring back [the characters’] empowerment despite what they endure.” She also dedicated the record to the French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot. The “trial happened while I was in the process of composing…

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Fennesz and Azu Tiwaline are among the artists heading to the Braga event this October

Semibreve has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2026 edition later this year.

The Braga festival returns for its 16th edition this October, and will take in a performance of Saffron On Grey, the new live project from Fennesz and composer Oscar Jockel. The artists will be backed by a 12-piece ensemble, while the set will also include a specially designed light setup.

Also confirmed to play the event are Azu Tiwaline; PUYR; TYGAPAW; Noémi Büchi; Qasim Naqvi; Malcolm Pardon; and João Carlos Pinto. Many of the artists booked will present special audiovisual live shows for the festival.

Further acts will be added to the bill in…

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Jude Rogers counts the way in which a new reissue 50th Anniversary Edition of Radio-Activity is a good and necessary thing

Why is there yet another reissue of Radio-Activity? Let me count the ways.

Eins: Because this Dolby Atmos mix is not quite the same record.

Back in March, in a dark playback studio in the industrial hinterlands of King’s Cross, I heard my favourite Kraftwerk album brightened and shined. I heard tones I didn’t recognise, vocal parts I’d never clearly noticed across hundreds of plays. Reconstructed from the original 16-track tapes, very sharpened frequency, every lifted stem of sound, unsettled my musical memories.

Perhaps it’s unsurprising that Ralf Hütter (along with former Kraftwerk member Fritz Hilpert) is still trying to reconnect with the album’s original energy, even…

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Max Cooper

Feeling Is Structure

The Belfast-born producer risks neglecting what makes music special in his zeal to present himself as an artist

Feeling Is Structure by Max Cooper

Max Cooper’s ninth studio release has been created with microscopic attention to detail, exactly what you’d expect considering the London-based techno and electronic producer’s former life as a computational biologist. But in focussing so intently on the minutiae, the bigger picture can feel neglected. The album was originally developed for Cooper’s audiovisual show, performed last month to a sold-out crowd of 5,000 at the Royal Albert Hall. Without any of the accompanying techno-psychedelic imagery, it sometimes feels like you’re only experiencing half the project.

At its best, Feeling Is Structure balances grand cinematic overtones with…

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It was made with frequent collaborators A. G. Cook and Finn Keane

Charli xcx has released a new single, ‘Rock Music’.

The new cut follows on from the UK artist’s Wuthering Heights soundtrack album, which came out in February, and marks the start of a new era for her after the widespread success of 2024 album BRAT.

‘Rock Music’ was made by Charli alongside frequent collaborators A. G. Cook and Finn Keane, formerly known as Easyfun. Listen to the song below.

‘Rock Music’ is out now on Atlantic.

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