Genuine treasures unearthed
'Running Up That Hill' may finally be at the top of the charts, some 37 years after it was first released, but how was it made, what does it mean and why has it connected so strongly with a younger generation? Matthew Lindsay has some answers
It is almost criminal that Valentina Goncharova doesn't have much purchase in the general consciousness; maybe this timely reissue of her Symphony For Electric Violin And Other Instruments in 10+ Parts will change that argues Jakub Knera
Though Wendy Carlos’ legacy is often unfairly undermined, her newly reissued Tron soundtrack is more than a superficial artefact of ‘80s aesthetics; it’s a vital chapter in the development of the synthesiser unfolding right before your ears
Sean Kitching sings the praises of late ‘90s noise rock outfit, Laddio Bolocko, whose studio material is finally being reissued for the first time on vinyl by Castle Face Records, a band worthy of a much wider audience, and comparisons to Can and This Heat
Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson’s Threshold HouseBoys Choir in many ways continues the mission of latter day, lunar Coil, says Eden Tizard. This reissue demonstrates his unrelenting push forward, a life in art, a life cornered by instinct
Redskins, the Trotskyist trio from the 80s who wanted to "walk like The Clash and sing like The Supremes", are long overdue a reappraisal. With their only album Neither Washington Nor Moscow...getting the deluxe treatment, Simon Price salutes them
Visitors From The Galaxy was a landmark in Yugoslav-Czech cinema and it featured a groundbreaking soundtrack as well. Danijela Bočev enjoys a recently remixed version of its OST and wonders what it says about the future