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European electronic music including Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder.

The European Scene

Roger Glover talks purple, production and power

Glover on the Cover — Rainbow man talks Bass

Martyn Ware talks about money and the musician. Make £50,000 without playing a note.

A friend and protege of Klaus Schulze, Robert Schroder builds his own equipment, and is much more than a Schulze clone.

Seminal German avant garde composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius was in London recently to promote a new solo album, 'Gift of the Moment'. Dan Goldstein was granted a brief audience.

Is This The New Folk Music?

The legendary German synthesist speaks out about technology and technique in this exclusive interview - his first in four years!

Until their recent split, Robert John Godfrey was the keyboard maestro behind The Enid, whose massive underground following throughout Europe made them arguably the biggest cult band outside of the States. Frank Ellis met him to talk about his new residential studio, a solo career, and a new approach to recording.

Royal Engineer

Mark Jenkins meets David Richards, the sound engineer behind Queen's latest album 'The Miracle'.

Despite his Barclay James Harvest and Jim Diamond connections, we let Chas De Whalley speak to Pip Williams. We should have known better.

...Session Musician. Jim Betteridge kicks off a new series with a frank look at the prospect of becoming a hired player

The man who took the credit for production on Pink Floyd's superlative 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album has since had ten years of album success with his own creation: The Alan Parsons Project. Richard Elen managed to track him down to London's Mayfair Studios, to discuss the appliance of music technology in his recordings.

Film and library music composer Mark Thomas is currently recording several albums worth of orchestral library music. We catch up with him at Battery Studios...

Nigel 'Sticks' Lord's drum programming series goes offbeat

Chas De Whalley gets Eurodisco orientated with Berlin beatmeister Zeus B Held

A prolific American synthesist interviewed

When is a record not a record? Tim Goodyer discusses the effects of the media upon which music is recorded on the music itself.

Is it possible to create music using only the natural sounds of the Earth? Robin Lumley says yes, having done just that for a forthcoming BBC documentary series with the aid of a Prophet 2000 sampler and some open-minded studio personnel. Read his fascinating tale.

Upbeat pop from down under

drum parts and recording arts

The Partridge Family