In contrast with the main feature we take a look at one of today’s modern commercial, electro-music bands.

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Martin and Andy plot "It's Called A Heart" 45

Depeche Mode: Songs Of Faith And Devotion

The boys in black talk technical in this UK exclusive interview.

After five years at the top of the electropop tree, Basildon boys Martin Gore and Alan Wilder talk tech with Paul Tingen.

Die Krupps: hi-tech and heavy

The Return Of Die Krupps

Difford and Tillbrook

squeezed out

The world-conquering sound of Ronnie James' band rests on its rock solid rhythm section. Tony Reed talks to the men who make the Dio metal machine move

A fly on the wall account of a mega-group amidst a mega-tour. Michael Smolen does the buzzing

It began with an illicit remix of Suzanne Vega and it's already earned them their own album release. Simon Trask tracks down the elusive DNA musical partnership to ask who, how and why.

Psychedelic psecrets psussed

Vic Springer clashes paisley shirts with the psychedelic medics

Meeting the music business and business of making music on their own terms saw one London band building a studio as well as a reputation from the ground up. Simon Trask gets in deep with Double Trouble.

Arriving on the world stage, the Dream Warriors' unique musical style is giving Canadian hip hop American-style exposure. Simon Trask talks musical sentences.

Tim Goodyer looks past the bright colours of Drum Theatre to find high technology and ethnic tradition working hand-in-hand, and selling records, too. The band themselves explain.

Recording 'Ordinary World'

The big names have more in common with home recording than you might think — most of this album was recorded in the guitarist's lounge!

little Andy Taylor on big guitar sounds

A behind-the-scenes glimpse at their global light and sound show

Mac and the men tell Chris Maillard why their new album will have no strings attached

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Feel Every Beat

Are Electronic, mutant offspring of New Order, The Smiths and the Pet Shop Boys, the first electro-supergroup? Does it matter? Mark J. Prendergast ignores the hype, sidesteps trivial speculation, and talks technical to Bernard Sumner.