Hip-hop beats, anarchic industrial noise and the odd jazz lick are the hallmarks of The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy’s debut album Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury. Kean Wong drops in on San Francisco’s uncompromising renegades and discovers which are the sharpest tools at the cutting edge of rap

bemusing bostoners head for the mainstream

A personal look at one of the few modular synths available by Ian Boddy who examines, in depth, the systems capabilities.

Aria JX-Plus Guitar & RSB Performer Bass

The latest offering from Yamaha and Roland plus details of Atari's first sponsorship deal

Dream Machine: Studiomaster 848r ProLine Mixer

the spotlight falls on the Studiomaster 848R mixer

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

The guitars behind five Roxy Music classics, plus a Skill Centre special as Phil shows you the chords to 'Love Is The Drug'.

Woodwind Sounds

Woodwind sounds - from both the Western and non-Western worlds - are the subject of this month's missive from Steve Howell.

funk and hi-tech facilities

Using the Kurzweil K2000 to create and perform a tribute to John Lennon

Keyboards

SI in association with Dave Crombie Productions Inc present The Moog Story, starring Robert A Moog...

Pioneer of the sampling revolution, Tim Simenon, is back with a new album, a new studio and a refreshing update on what technology has to offer music. Tim Goodyer charts Unknown Territory.

Getting Publicity

the workings of the Press, and how YOU can get publicity out of them

A conversation with Ged Doherty, Paul Young's manager and best friend

With the predominance of the workstation synth, and the rise and rise of essentially preset instruments, what has become of the 'traditional' synthesizer? Paul Hazel turns the spotlight on Roland's JD800 and Korg's Wavestation, two recent instruments which answer the question — but in very different ways.

Two of the group write, the rest play, and they end up with "The Pacific Age" LP.

The Story of the Guitar Synth

Learn the history of the guitar synthesiser and what the stars think of them.

Over the last three decades John McLaughlin has done more than anybody else in popular jazz and rock music to explore the potential of the guitar, both acoustic and electric. Here he talks to Mark Prendergast about his eclectic career, pioneering use of guitar synthesizers, and the Synclavier.

Wrexham's master remixers spill the beans

Declaring Independence

They've been on CBS, they run their own company called Dry Communications, and they've learned a thing or two: they are a band called Thomas Lang. Phil Ward meets the Scousers with a Dry sense of humour.

...comes just above the Allen & Heath contents page blurb. Which tells the prospective Allen & Heath reader that on page 57 is Mel Lambert's story of mixer manufacturer Allen & Heath.