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The 5 synths that gave us synth-pop

These are the machines that rocked the 1970s and popped the 1980s…

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15 of the greatest synth icons ever: Carlos, Hancock, Jarre and more

Legends one and all, we pick the synthesizer's greatest exponents. In order of true greatness…

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From Tangerine Dream to cult PlayStation hits, eight books chronicling the art of noise and play

We explore eight titles that get under the skin of music history, technological evolution and the art and experience of digital culture

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Gilbert & George: ‘When people see us, that becomes part of the idea of two human beings as one artwork’

As their ‘London Pictures’ exhibition marks The Gilbert & George Centre’s first anniversary, the artists talk to Wallpaper* of their early practice, daily routine, and what next

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"There wasn't an option to go and hide in the shadows any more": How Peter Gabriel made So and became the world's biggest-selling cult artist

In 1986 Peter Gabriel released his fifth studio album So. It was a huge international hit. This is how it happened

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How to recreate the sound of Kraftwerk's Autobahn in your DAW

This year marks an incredible 50 years since Kraftwerk released Autobahn, the track that brought electronic music to the masses, and even the charts

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Issue 334 of Computer Music is on sale now

Computer Music issue 334 is out now! With features including: • Vocal Effects guide • FREE Inphonik RYM2612 FM synth • Free samples including Chilled Keys pack • INTERVIEWED: Kölsch and Catching Flies • REVIEWED: Freqport Freqtube FT-1, Oeksound Bloom, Minimal Audio Current, Arturia V Collection X, Steinberg Nuendo 13…

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"Kraftwerk were using a Bee Gees-branded toy drum machine. You really couldn't make it up": Yes, a band you considered at the forefront of synth technology used a toy beat maker. And a pretty terrible one at that

And it's certainly not the only piece of weird gear the iconic German band have used…

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Sex, Mozart and chanting monks … the 20 best Euro-pop UK hits – ranked!

As Nena’s 99 Red Balloons turns 40, we look back at the best continental foreign-language songs that achieved cross-Channel success

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“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio

If you like don't like having your music myths busted, you might not want to read this…

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Daniel Avery on Drone Logic: “I was taking synthesizers and drum machines and putting them through these effect pedals - it was techno with a shoegaze aesthetic”

Avery talks us through the making of his recently-reissued 2013 experimental electronica debut Drone Logic

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"From ’70s punk to ’80s synth pop to ’90s dance and beyond": How New Order became the ultimate musical trendsetters

Always making the most of modern technology but never following an obvious path, this pioneering band remains hugely influential on both guitar-led and electronic music

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"The idea was that the computer would give us more time for creativity, but it was just the opposite...": Kraftwerk's Karl Bartos on how technology curbed the band's creativity

Ex-Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos on the backstory of his new soundtrack to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

MusicRadar

Roman numerals, wastes of space, and Taylor’s little green dress – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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“I didn’t have anything against guitars – I just had this idea in my head of two keyboard players using an array of instruments. Everyone said, ‘It’ll never work.’ Well, they were wrong”: The short life and lasting times of Greenslade

They were forced into an untimely demise after just three years. But the unique bond of two synth geniuses left a catalogue that justifies their reputation as a “thinking man’s band”

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"It was the machine that made electronic music accessible": The 5 vintage synths that gave us synth-pop

These are the machines that rocked the 1970s and popped the 1980s.

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“Brian Eno has a very simple view on music - the more we clutter it up with things the more foggy the goodness gets”: Huey Morgan’s prog education

Former Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman traces a line from Nat King Cole and Frank SInatra to Talk Talk, Marillion, Jethro Tull and others

Louder

“Occasionally one of their legs would go up slightly. Were they playing or checking emails? I thought it would be fun to have them doing The Hokey Cokey”: Bill Bailey’s Kraftwerk sketch

Comedian and master prog musician discusses the gems in his record collection, including Yes, Roxy Music and Hawkwind – and outlines plans to play the Albert Hall like an instrument

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The 20 greatest Detroit techno tracks – ranked!

As scene legends Cybotron return with their first new music in 28 years, we pick the best of the Motor City’s masterful, mechanical techno music

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The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more

The Guardian - UK

Stag do mishaps, pizza origins, and a very ugly dog – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Louder

A beginner’s guide to Krautrock in five essential albums

The genre with the joke name that stuck: With a sonic imprint still discernible in all corners of music, these are five albums that tell the story of Krautrock

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Karl Bartos and Kraftwerk: "The endless cycling didn’t help invent new music!"

The former Kraftwerk musician and composer looks back over his career and discusses working with 'his former partners'!

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The quiet genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto

From synth-pop hits to Oscar-winning scores to avant-garde electronics, Ryuichi Sakamoto's talents knew no boundaries

Klang! Loewe's superb new soundbar is more than just a brilliant name

Loewe's best new soundbar promises to fill your room with home cinema heaven

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