Industry Profile

A journey through the musical world of this well respected guitarist

There can be few musicians who've amassed such a huge collection of synthesisers as the ex-Buggles keyboardist. Paul Wiffen talks to him about his machines, and finds he still finds a use for most of them.

Tony Mills discusses sounds and concepts with the Frenchman who made instrumental synthesizer music respectable

Sound sampling at an affordable price level has been a sought-after commodity in the music world for some time. Paul White takes a look at two American sampling devices that come cheaper than most.

Computer music and electro-acoustic education in London.

With Richard Burgess And John Walters

Richard Burgess and John Walters talk about the make-up of Landscape.

Away from the fickleness of the pop music world, Cabaret Voltaire have been quietly breaking the barriers of underground electronic music. Interview by Dan Goldstein.

Danielle Dax

Richard Walmsley meets the Wolfgirl and discovers the Dax-sound

Frankfurt Fair Preview

An Introduction to the Use of Sequencers

An introduction to the use of the perennial tools of the electronic composers trade. With some explanation of programming from music and notation.

One of the stars of Channel 4's Fourmations, Brian Johnson's Improvisions combine musical performance with real-time manipulation of video images. Peter Ridsdale trips on this.

MicroComposing with Roland

The new MC-202 MicroComposer examined in depth

Reader Profile

Having written to us suggesting we extend our magazine coverage to include readers' own set-ups and experiences, Bruce Graham suddenly found himself the subject of such a feature. Read on and find out why...

Etcetera

The original hurdy-gurdy man takes Tim Barr on an ambient perambulation through his current project, System 7

Frankfurt Musik Messe 1988

It's that time of year when the music fraternity descend on a frozen Frankfurt. Tim Goodyer and Simon Trask check out new gear, new ideas and tired feet.

A personal account of its development

A personal look at designs past and present

An exclusive interview with the innovator of electronic music and mentor of today's stars, Karlheinz Stockhausen.

His successful production of U2 has brought musical sage Brian Eno back into the public eye. John Diliberto finds out what's become of his oblique strategies and how he approaches the latest technology.

Richard Elen visits the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop and hitches a ride through 21 years of past and present music and effects production from Quatermass to Blake's 7.

Mark Jenkins' system