Rohan Heath of The Urban Cookie Collective

Vintage technology strikes back

...including The A-Z of Analogue

Your passport to future worlds

More soft poop scoops from the investigative mind of Adrian Deevoy

Brian Robinson

This month's glimpse over the horizon

Fela Kuti And King Sunny Ade

The King and the President of Nigerian music explain the effect Juju and Afro-Pop have had on white Rock music. Report by Michael Shore

Studio Sound Techniques

Tape echo techniques for reel-to-reel machines.

The month - this month

The Diary of Samuel Deevoy takes yet another turn for the perverse

A complete history of record production accompanied by quotations and anecdotes from no fewer than 18 of the world's leading producers.

Readers' replies to the second half of our survey, analysed by David Ellis.

Two effects units evaluated

There has been an enormous upsurge of interest in African music of late. Artists as diverse as Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads and Brian Eno have acknowledged its inspiration on their work. But there is little information around that explains the fundamental concepts behind it and how a musician can incorporate the sounds and ideas into their own work if they wish to. Kofi Busia suggests a few ideas.

In the first instalment of a two-part article, UK synthesist Ian Boddy gives budding EM performers the confidence and advice you need to take your show on the road.

Two sparkling summer concerts, by Ultravox and Michael Nyman.

Microphones

This month’s information bulletin board

The Commodore Amiga range of computers have been conspicuous by their absence from this magazine's pages - but not any more! The Amiga has always been a great graphics machine, but it is equally talented when it comes to making music. In fact, its onboard sound chip is one of the best around. Phil South delivers a quick guide to making music on the Amiga.