Madness man Woody gets home and turns on the eight-track. Jonathan James peers in the window

Richard Walmsley goes to Basingstoke to find two Fostex fans

Chris Maillard samples Dave Yorath and his extensive MIDI system

Tony Reed chats to Chris and Cosey, a duo who've taken the DIY ethic further than most

A Thorne in the side of Tony Mills

Danielle Dax

Richard Walmsley meets the Wolfgirl and discovers the Dax-sound

A church, a portastudio, and a blue hippopotamus? Well, what do you expect from a band called Sam-I-Am?

Giddy young thing Paul Bacon talks to Vertigo about their hopes of scaling the heights of success, the demo-tape route

Richard Walmsley reports on an operation to smash the majors... and all other persons of rank?

A lively Exit by Tony Reed

What do you get if you cross a Fostex A-8 with two women and Chris Maillard?

Chris Maillard finds out how to squeeze proper Rock onto eight tracks

The column that makes recording rewarding. Chris Maillard's got it taped

Bedroom recordists Ad Lib engage in pillow talk with Paul Benson

Kite Studios

Jon Lewin poles off to see a Cambridge punter

Jim Murphy

Rural recordee in Farmhouse sex romp with raving reporter

Is Skill In Music

Old tech, hi tech and silly hats. Richard Walmsley, our man in the sensible shoes, Walmsley investigates.

The Big Dream

Tony Reed takes the high road to Kilburn

Steve Waye

Chris Maillard and Steve Waye look at the problems faced by solo artist

Tony Reed gets Turbot charged

Hansa Berlin

Hansa Berlin can produce quality demos on a Yamaha MT-44. Martin Moody got right on the case

Dryden Hawkins and Zeb Yek

Richard Walmsley in Maida Vale. Sound developments in sculpture

Kevin Hook

Kevin Hook describes his home recording set-up.