UB40 exclusive... the drums go digital... Plus Dread at the Controls - top producer Mikey Dread dubs it up, and reveals some trade secrets...

Just the ticket? How to do it yourself explained by Richard Walmsley

Producer, performer, catalyst. Richard Burgess has been a musical traveller most of his life - we finally catch up with him.

The blurred fingers of the guitar star focussed by the blurred gaze of Richard Walmsley

An excursion into the depths of dub with reggae master and sound manipulator The Mad Professor.

The multitrack Wisden strolls up the stumps once again

An in-depth dissection of electro-pop; how to create it, how to adapt it but not how to dance to it.

Richard Walmsley goes to Basingstoke to find two Fostex fans

Record label spotlight on the innovatory people who bring you Brian Eno and numerous others.

'What are this spring's colours?' asks ultra-fashionable Richard Walmsley

An uphill struggle to unearth the trade secrets of this enigmatic trio, the Cocteau Twins.

The how of the Banshees, transcribed by Richard Walmsley

Siel MK900

Does Siel's MIDI MK900 enhance the portable keyboard market?

Studio Test

Richard Walmsley on another contender for the 'small is beautiful' stakes

A talk on the cheap side as the duo explain the democratisation of electronic music, and what they use to achieve it. (Including a preview of the UMI-2B interface).

Indie Records

First part on how to go about releasing your own electronic record. A D.I.Y. guide.

Concluding our guide on how to release your own record

Dance music with direction

19 ways to the top: exclusive

Playing Live

Electronic music live - a special focus

Dave Stewart

Eurythmics’s main man rips the lid off

Exclusive guide to recording electronic music