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A History of Electronic Music
From tape experiments and the Radiophonic Workshop to Kraftwerk, Detroit techno and the digital studio. Explore the recordings, people and technology that changed how electronic music is made.
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From Autechre to Zero 7
Explore electronic music through an A–Z of influential artists, recordings and musical connections.
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Calcou – Everything OK?: Atmospheric Downtempo and Melodic Trip-Hop
Calcou’s Everything OK? builds from a moody introduction and filtered rolling beats into a melodic downtempo groove with distinctive vocals.
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Liam Howe – Ricochets Within the Perimeter: Dubby Grooves and Experimental Textures
Liam Howe’s Ricochets Within the Perimeter layers processed guitar, shifting atmospheres and dub-influenced rhythms into an inventive downtempo groove.
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Dis Fig – The Snake You Built: Dark Atmospheres and Distorted Intensity
Dis Fig’s The Snake You Built develops from dark atmospheric textures and slow, emotive vocals into a dense, distorted finale. A review…
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Mali Obomsawin – Triage: Ambient Textures and Dark, Expressive Jazz
Mali Obomsawin’s Triage moves from gentle ambient textures and repeated fragments into a darker, expressive jazz arrangement, led by woodwinds, trumpet and…
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Orange Doors – Kickball: Warped Guitars and Lo-Fi Shoegaze
Orange Doors’ Kickball moves from distant, slightly warped guitar into layered percussion, processed vocals and a warmly lo-fi shoegaze atmosphere.
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Ken Wohlrob – Snowdrift: Slowly Developing Ambient Synth Textures
Ken Wohlrob’s Snowdrift builds from a low repeating synthesiser tone into delicate chords and melodic fragments, gradually opening into a gentle ambient…
Ashot Danielyan – AbsorptionSlowly unfolding ambient textures
Randy Vild – SimulationLayered vocal harmonies and electronics
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Essential artistsKraftwerk: Machinemusik
Listening guideAphex Twin: A Beginner’s Guide
Sound historyDelia Derbyshire & the Radiophonic Workshop
CultureHip-Hop Meets Electronic Dance Music
Music makingHow to Investigate a Musical Idea
Further viewing10 Essential Electronic Music Documentaries
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