{"product_id":"electronic-sound-cold-war-electronica-100-page-magazine-double-cd","title":"Electronic Sound - Cold War Electronica 100 Page Magazine + Double CD","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWe are venturing out of our concrete bunker to explore the strange and unsettling world of \u003cstrong\u003eCOLD WAR ELECTRONICA\u003c\/strong\u003e for this month's Electronic Sound cover story. Tin hats are recommended for this one. We have a thrilling and chilling double CD featuring 35 suitably tense tracks to accompany the issue as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOur cover story consists of 10 connected pieces detailing how the nuclear age rewired our ears. We look at pioneering artists such as \u003cstrong\u003eKARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDANIEL MILLER\u003c\/strong\u003e in the West and \u003cstrong\u003eGEORG KATZER\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRODION ROSCA\u003c\/strong\u003e behind the Iron Curtain, while \u003cstrong\u003eMARK REEDER\u003c\/strong\u003e lifts the lid on East Berlin's deeply underground \"walled in\" scene. We select some of the biggest Cold War hits too, with Paul Rutherford talking about \u003cstrong\u003eFRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e's 'Two Tribes', Midge Ure remembering \u003cstrong\u003eULTRAVOX\u003c\/strong\u003e's 'Dancing With Tears In My Eyes', and Martyn Ware on \u003cstrong\u003eHEAVEN 17\u003c\/strong\u003e's 'Let's All Make A Bomb'. Plus 'When The Wind Blows', 'Threads', the crazy tale of Radiophonic legend \u003cstrong\u003eROGER LIMB\u003c\/strong\u003e's role in the UK government's Protect And Survive campaign, and a whole lot more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eDigging deeper, our other features in this issue include \u003cstrong\u003eWILLIAM BASINSKI\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCHICKS ON SPEED\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGRAHAMMASSEY \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eJONNY SLUT\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWe also celebrate the life and work of EMS co-founder \u003cstrong\u003eTRISTRAM CARY \u003c\/strong\u003eon the 100th anniversary of his birth, and pay tribute to Soft Cell and The Grid man \u003cstrong\u003eDAVE BALL\u003c\/strong\u003e and Optimo DJ and producer \u003cstrong\u003eKEITH McIVOR\u003c\/strong\u003e, who both died in the last few weeks. The electronic music scene is certainly a much poorer place without the two of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTo soundtrack this month's magazine we have an exclusive double CD featuring 35 tracks relating to the Cold War. Taking in minimal synth, darkwave, post-punk, industrial, weird pop and abrasive ambient, get ready for plenty of tension, anxiety, fear and paranoia, with a side order of doom and gloom. It's all quite disturbing and totally brilliant stuff. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe first CD of 'Cold War Electronica' covers the 1980s, a decade when American-Russian relations were strained close to breaking point. The contributors include \u003cstrong\u003eBILL NELSON\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSECTION 25\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOPPENHEIMER ANALYSIS, KONSTRUKTIVISTS, CULTURAL AMNESIA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e23 SKIDOO\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNAGAMATZU\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with five key names from East Berlin's \"walled in\" scene. Most of their tracks first appeared on limited edition cassettes that were sold under the noses of the secret police. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOur second CD boasts material from 2017 to 2025, beginning with the year that the global news media started talking about the onset of a new Cold War. The artists come from a dozen different countries, with \u003cstrong\u003eVERYAN\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCONCRETISM \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003ePOLYPORES\u003c\/strong\u003e among the UK representatives and \u003cstrong\u003eMARY OCHER\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSONOLOGYST\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDESINTERESSE\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNIGHT IN ATHENS\u003c\/strong\u003e just some of the others involved. We also have Ukrainian duo \u003cstrong\u003eBLAZERJACKET\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose track is inspired by the Russian invasion of their country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Electronic Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56830724931962,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/2238\/5457\/files\/Electronic_Sound_Issue_131_Cold_War_Electronica_CD_Bundle.webp?v=1776876266","url":"https:\/\/pressingmattersrecordshop.com\/products\/electronic-sound-cold-war-electronica-100-page-magazine-double-cd","provider":"Pressing Matters Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}