POLLY SCATTERGOOD Wanderlust
POLLY SCATTERGOOD made her debut in 2009 with a self-titled album released on the iconic Mute Records. With key influences such as BJORK and KATE BUSH, it combined jubilant experimental pop with her...
View ArticleMARTYN WARE Gets Dark…
‘Music Of Quality & Distinction Vol1’, a hi-tech covers album co-ordinated by its musical director Martyn Ware released in 1982 was a critical, if not a commercial success. From it, ‘Ball Of...
View ArticleThe Electricity Club’s 30 SONGS of 2013
In one of the most productive years ever for electronic music, The Electricity Club has found it extremely difficult to whittle down the list to 30 songs. The standard has been extremely high and songs...
View ArticlePOLLY SCATTERGOOD + PARRALOX Live At The Workshop
The intimate surroundings of The Workshop in London’s Shoreditch was the venue for an evening headlined by emerging Mute artist POLLY SCATTERGOOD with the added bonus of Melbourne’s PARRALOX as...
View ArticlePOLLY SCATTERGOOD Interview
Colchester born songstress POLLY SCATTERGOOD is one of a number of up-and-coming acts now on the legendary Mute roster. She was first introduced to Mute supremo Daniel Miller by Neil Ferris and her...
View ArticleRUSTY EGAN & THE EFT TEC ASSISTED SPECIAL
Rusty Egan’s most recent EFT show on internet dance station Mi-Soul Radio is now available to listen to via Mixcloud. A special edition featuring curation assistance from The Electricity Club, the...
View ArticleTHE BEAUTY OF THE SYNTHESIZER
Following the publication of a ‘25 Frontwomen That Defined Britpop Beauty’ list by fashion blog Never Under Dressed, The Electricity Club pondered as to what a synthpop list would look like? So in...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide To VINCE CLARKE
It would be fair to say that Mute Records’ initial commercial success came on the back of Vince Clarke’s songcraft. First with DEPECHE MODE in 1981 and then YAZOO in 1982, Clarke demonstrated that Mute...
View ArticleTHE ELECTRONIC LEGACY OF MUTE RECORDS
Without doubt, Mute Records is one of the most important record labels in the history of electronic music. While the early electronic legacy of Virgin Records helped the genre gain its first foothold...
View ArticleSARAH P. Free
Sarah Anna Psalti aka SARAH P. started her music career in 2010 as the frontwoman of KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS. Called an “Electro pop Goddess” by Sound Injections, after she parted company with KEEP...
View ArticleSARAH P. Interview
The voice of SARAH P. is both spooky and captivating, like a cross between Polly Scattergood, Alison Goldfrapp and Elizabeth Fraser while shaped by Nancy Sinatra and Tracey Thorn. She launched her...
View ArticleON DEAD WAVES On Dead Waves
Both Polly Scattergood and James Chapman aka MAPS, have established themselves as two of the brighter stars on the current Mute Records roster. Having previously worked together at the Mute Short...
View ArticleMARTYN WARE Gets Dark…
‘Music Of Quality & Distinction Vol1’, a hi-tech covers album co-ordinated by its musical director Martyn Ware released in 1982 was a critical, if not a commercial success. From it, ‘Ball Of...
View ArticleVideo Killed The Radio Star with POLLY SCATTERGOOD and BRUCE WOOLEY
Iconic pop tune gets re-imagined for the 21st Century… When it comes to pop tunes, there’s a select few that manage to be immediately recognisable regardless of whatever decade they were recorded in....
View ArticleINTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC DAY
On International Women’s Day, a showcase for those women who work in the world of electronic music… International Women’s Day, which falls on 8th March each year, has become an opportunity to not only...
View Article2017 – Songs Of The Year
Electronic music in 2017… If 2017 proved anything it was that the field of electronic music is a broad one. A lot of songs grabbed our attention across 12 months of intriguing, captivating and often...
View ArticlePOLLY SCATTERGOOD – In This Moment
If red is the colour of resistance… Having carved out a suitably impressive musical path marked out by quirky yet accessible electropop, Polly Scattergood has returned on the back of new album In This...
View Article2020 – The Year In Review
Exploring a tough year… It’s an inescapable fact that 2020 has proved to be a grim year for many reasons, but chiefly because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, despite the gruelling impact...
View Article2020 – Albums Of The year
2020’s best electronic albums… 2020 has proved to be a grim year for many reasons, but chiefly because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, despite the gruelling impact of Covid both personally...
View ArticleInternational Women In Electronic Music Day 2021
On International Women’s Day, a showcase for those women who work in the world of electronic music… International Women’s Day, which falls on 8th March each year, has become an opportunity to not only...
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