Instruments & Equipment

Everything But The Girl take the Jazz to the Electric Ballroom. Report by Jim Betteridge

Squeaking Boots got soul?

words for the musician

A Comedy of Errors

Just when you though it was safe to read the back pages, Ben Duncan conjures up an additional episode which this time really does finish off this enthralling saga.

The life of (Terry) Riley

Mark Jenkins' system

Ministry Of Sound

Bob Green checks out the sound and lighting systems of the (in)famous club

Loudspeaker Enclosures

How speaker enclosures work, and how to position them for the best results.

Heavy, hairy and loud

7/4

There is life outside of 4/4. We dissect those funny times like five and seven and quarter past four on a Thursday.

Last month we followed the career of Dave Meegan as he progressed from studio tape-op to full-time engineer at Trevor Horn's Sarm West Studios. This time Chris Allison discovers Dave's feelings about studio life in the fast lane.

Harold Budd - The incredible lightness of being

Watson

A Gibson / A Fairlight

so simple even an Australian could do it

E&MM's unique buyer's guide spreads its wings, with a round-up of what's around in the world of sound-sampling.

Is there more to Britain's latest megastars than a barrel-load of hype, a few jars of hair gel and a clever Giorgio Moroder production job? After talking to the band, Tim Goodyer thinks there is.

Frankfurt Musikmesse 1989

Rain, sub-zero temperatures and sleazy hotels - who'd go to Frankfurt if it wasn't for the trade show? Simon Trask finds more than warmth and shelter at the Musikmesse.

Or, where is the difference twixt analogue and digital?

Gig Tactics

are bands forgetting how to play live

We welcome Ian Cross to E&MM, writing about the human perception of sound.

The latest reports from the trade and prophet spheres

Bridging The Gap

Whilst Roland and Yamaha take LA and FM synthesis into the home, Technics make it even harder to differentiate between a home keyboard and a synthesizer with the release of the AX7. Paul Ireson checks it out.

secret drums and ancient arts,