Part two, in which we meet the fifth Beatle, George Martin, and also brush with Trevor Horn's Fairlight.

Intro...

An introduction to a series on "music in which people are doing interesting, and often strange, things".

The Music Works

Patrick Hunt gives Music Works the once over

In which five of E&MM's writers pick their fave things of the year. If your personal preferences aren't there, don't take it out on us.

The Music Behind The Face

Eno — the man, the painting and the interview.

A plethora of new hi-tech products to whet your appetite.

A Music Technology Phenomenon

An exclusive report on the Eastern Bloc consortium that's preparing to do battle with the best the West can offer. Last year's Anticipation Sampler was brilliant, but the 1986 machines are better still.

E&MM's reviewing team gets to grips with records by Chris & Cosey, Dolby & Sakamoto and Brian Eno, demo cassettes from ambitious readers, and the first-ever UK concert by systems composer Terry Riley.

The Virgin Guide To New Music

Ever since the invention of the wax cylinder, listening to recorded music has been a passive experience; now CDs are capable of holding MIDI and other performance data. Bob O'Donnell looks at the changing face of music.

Turbo-charged recording techniques

Recording Peter Gabriel's Us

Where everything clicks

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