Richard Elen's fact-extraction mission with engineer Phill Brown reaches its conclusion.

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.

Ralph Denyer gets gizmological with Kevin 'n' L

Initially, the consequences of RD's actions could be Kevin or L — there'LL be L to K. (2 down).

bemusing bostoners head for the mainstream

William Tells all to Philip Bashe

Sold on the 3-Minute Song

Erasure's fifth album sees the duo of Vince Clarke and Andy Bell going from strength to strength, delivering electro-pop at its finest. But the doyens of synthesizer pop recorded Chorus with almost no MIDI instruments at all. Vince Clarke tells Paul Ireson how he made a hit album with 10-year old technology.

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Multi-media artist Laurie has come a long way since O Superman. But has the heart gone out of her Art? Mark Dery and Tony Reed find out

The techno punk duo on U2, sampling theft, virtual reality, CDI, and getting the machines to rock.

The man behind Clapton, guitarist supreme Albert Lee talks guitars and playing with Max Kay.

The original Mr. Electrify in a very, er, um.. frank interview about Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' roll — the first time round, Iain Blair spares no blushes

Now running a record label and studio, as well as his regular live dates and TV work, Jools talks about getting that perfect piano sound...

Words and pictures for better drumming.

Two guys with a home studio and some racks of realty nice gear. Plus two albums of unique electronic music. Simon Trask meets them

Gary Moore

Why a pink Strat is Gazzer's fave

Rising young rockers Bon Jovi sell hundreds of thousand of records, own lots of guitars, and look disgustingly healthy. It's enough to make Patrick Dutch throw up...

Ace Argent drummer — hopefully to be contributing to IM in the future - talks about his approach to drumming.

Bono's boys give away a few secrets from the Fire department, Adrian Deevoy and Philip Bashe team up and get close to the Edge

Jazzer who likes to mix his rhythms

Well established as sampling innovators, the Art Of Noise have just released their fourth LP. David Bradwell talks to the Art's JJ Jeczalik about Fairlights and fairplay.

Steve Cogan talks to J.J. Jezalik about life, the universe and sampling car doors

Contractual hassles have kept musician/producer Bill Nelson hopping from one record label to another since the demise of Be-Bop Deluxe, yet he has still managed to record some exemplary albums using the facility of his 16-track home studio. Ian Gilby finds out how he put his new album together.

Steve Cogan finds out just what Satan and Bugs Bunny have to do with this Cyberpunk band who swear by their ST