In the modern era, only a handful of synths have incorporated vacuum tubes into their (monophonic) design: namely the Knif Audio Knifonium, the Erica Synths Fusion System II and Korg Volca Nubass.

usable and much-loved synth sounds of the next two decades didn’t hurt its prospects either. To this day the M1 Piano and Organ – frequently used for house bass – are still much-used irreplaceable ...

Way back before synthpop had truly dominated the UK pop charts, Sheffield's The Human league set an electronic precedent with 1978's 'Being Boiled'.

the Erica Synths Fusion System II and Korg Volca Nubass. Adding to that list is Eternal Engine's Mars, an instrument that its ...

Forged during the early days of Germany's Neue Deutsche Welle, synth art trio Der Plan conjured deeply strange yet pioneering synthpop across the 1980s.

Despite some mishaps, and skirting the borders of the Rescue Rooms curfew, vowel-less shoegaze outfit bdrmm performed an ...

The Mad Max soundtrack heavyweight was still best known for his A Little Less Conversation remix when we spoke to him in 2008 ...

The Near End, the Dark Night, the County Line couldn’t be a more welcoming, or easygoing, introduction to Takuro Okada as a ...

Making music is a form of therapy for Doechii. Rather than crafting songs that fit current pop-music expectations, she writes ...

Concert of the Plateau Women’s Chorus and Young Singers children’s community chorus - Love Shine A Light - will feature ...

Electronic music might have spawned countless sub-genres, but they all still orbit one firm foundational element - the drum machine. But, as with our recent look at the first band to use a synth ...