A voice, a few guitars, a bit of processing, and a hell of a lot of inspiration. Mark J. Prendergast investigates...

Fiat Lux

Nature is of the Mind, and Music is of the Nature...

An insight into the music of one of Japan’s leading synthesists on record.

Meat Beat Manifesto are to music what Andy Warhol was to art - but they've already been famous for longer than 15 minutes. Phil Ward follows them to a Peel session and to their studio in Swindon, and finds that Meat is not, in fact, necessarily murder.

Omar: comin' to ya, on a dust road

The world's best-known electronic music band have reached a crossroads, with a line-up change, a lengthy concert tour and an uncertain recording future. Annabel Scott talks to them.

and how to get on his show, honest

Find out how to direct the noise inside your room to better effect

The big deal in the small print

European electronic music including Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder.

The European Scene

Wonderful Radio Mike Hrano brings you a bulletin on how to get fair play on your airplay

Better Recording

An A-Z of stuff that'll help you to get better sounds

Radio One - DJ Mix

the truth behind live sessions

People, Gear, Events, Gossip

happening people, gear, events, gossip

Basking Sharks' finesse

grab your slice

how to get your music on the radio

the music papers and how to get your name into them

the history of the music that gave birth to rock 'n' roll

Artistic Control

Who keeps it when you sign your deal? You, or the record companies? Does it matter anyway? Keith Grant sounds out opinion from both sides of the Biz

Who you (the readers) voted as best musician, and what you (still the readers) voted as best gear. We shake the world.

Thomas Dolby

name check

Record Deals

And how they are got. We talk to five recent getters of the said deals, and relay advice and tactics

where to get your instrument worries solved, fast

If the major record companies won't give you the deal you know you deserve, you could do worse than to do it yourself. David Bradwell investigates the pros and cons of pressing your own single.