{"product_id":"electronic-sound-magazine-thomas-dolby-issue-hyperactive-blue-vinyl-seven-inch-single","title":"Electronic Sound Magazine - Thomas Dolby issue + ‘Hyperactive!’ blue vinyl seven-inch single","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Dolby\u003c\/strong\u003e is back! And as well as putting him on the cover of this month’s Electronic Sound, we are bundling the issue with an exclusive blue vinyl seven-inch featuring two tracks from Dolby’s dazzling ‘The Flat Earth’ album, one of them the awesome ‘Hyperactive!’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOne of the biggest synthpop stars of the 1980s, Thomas Dolby is coming towards the end of a lengthy live tour to mark the 40th anniversary reissue of ‘The Flat Earth’. He’s spent the last few weeks criss-crossing North America and is now in the UK for more dates later this month. He talks a lot about the album in our cover feature, but there is still plenty of time for a stream of hugely entertaining and often hilarious stories, involving everyone from David Bowie to Prince to The Muppets. No wonder writer Bob Fischer says Dolby is ‘‘the perfect interviewee’’. You don’t want to miss a single word of this. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKeep turning the pages and you’ll also uncover ambitronic voyager \u003cstrong\u003eBanco De Gaia\u003c\/strong\u003e, hotly tipped electronics-meets-jazz-meets-dub collective \u003cstrong\u003eIshmael Ensemble\u003c\/strong\u003e, and post-punk innovators \u003cstrong\u003eThis Heat\u003c\/strong\u003e. Plus Arab Strap frontman \u003cstrong\u003eAidan Moffat\u003c\/strong\u003e, experimental shape-shifter \u003cstrong\u003eBoris Hauf\u003c\/strong\u003e, avant-goth trio \u003cstrong\u003eTristwch Y Fenywod\u003c\/strong\u003e, and unflinching future-pop producer \u003cstrong\u003eJulie-Sophie\u003c\/strong\u003e. We have an article about the \u003cstrong\u003eCastlemorton Common Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e too, which took place in 1992 and is the UK’s most infamous illegal rave. It lasted for several days and many of those who attended still haven’t come down yet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWe’re bundling this issue with an exclusive blue vinyl seven-inch featuring two tracks from ‘The Flat Earth’, \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Dolby\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 1984 masterpiece. The A-side is his irresistible pop classic ‘Hyperactive!’, which was first released as a single just before the album came out, giving him his best-known hit in the UK. Four decades on, he still describes it as ‘‘a real earworm’’. It’s backed by the beautiful ‘Mulu The Rain Forest’, an atmospheric soundscape combining organic instrumentation with what was then revolutionary technology. Dolby composed the track after reading a book with the same title written by a British adventurer about his journeys through the Malaysian jungle. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAs with all our music releases, this record is strictly limited and is only available to readers of Electronic Sound, so make sure you get your copy right away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Electronic Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56830339973498,"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_116_Thomas_Dolby_Vinyl_Bundle.webp?v=1776864765","url":"https:\/\/pressingmattersrecordshop.com\/products\/electronic-sound-magazine-thomas-dolby-issue-hyperactive-blue-vinyl-seven-inch-single","provider":"Pressing Matters Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}