Nick Feldman

Nick Feldman chooses eight great tracks

The Syd Lawrence Effect

Hip-hop beats, anarchic industrial noise and the odd jazz lick are the hallmarks of The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy’s debut album Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury. Kean Wong drops in on San Francisco’s uncompromising renegades and discovers which are the sharpest tools at the cutting edge of rap

Trade shows are a vital part of many industries - hi-tech music and recording included - but much has changed regarding the forthcoming UK shows. Tim Goodyer investigates.

Germanic guitars profiled

five stars pick their fave sounds

Vince Clarke, Jon Lord, Steve Levine, Bill Nelson, John Foxx... five heroes of the keyboard nominate their favourite synth tracks and sounds

Another batch of MT readers' own synth sounds. Featured this month: the Korg DW8000, Roland Jupiter 6, Yamaha DX7 and Casio CZ101.

Genesis, Marillion and Fuzzbox producer Nick Davis suggests how British music might regain some lost magic.

Bowie's Dennis Davis and George Murray

Dennis Davis and George Murray chat to Ralph Denyer on their rhythmic station in the Bowie band.

Boogie Down Productions

music with a message from KRS-One

A look behind the scenes in one of the country's most respected voice-over studios.

The Numbers Game

Brian Eno

Proteus Expansion

With the success of E-mu's Proteus sample reader assured, Invision are offering a hardware upgrade that's likely to see the Proteus' use become even more widespread. Vic Lennard explores the logic.

You gotta crib to get better, so say Texan types Kim Wilson and Jimmie Vaughan

The Mercedes of bends The perfect Precision ports?

Wisher

Billy Punter goes to Derby and comes away with a plectrum

would we lie to you

Britain’s fastest-rising rock band discusses music and visuals

the beat goes wh...