Issue 76 PDF Edition

We are marking 40 years of the one and only Chris & Cosey in this month's Electronic Sound. Our cover story is an in-depth interview with Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, who look back over the highs and lows of their fascinating musical partnership, which they formed straight after Throbbing Gristle imploded. 

The fact that Chris and Cosey are a couple has always been central to everything the pair have done, including the 20-odd albums they have released under a range of different guises, as well as their various solo works. Their industriousness and devotion to both their art and to each other over the course of four decades is certainly a cause for celebration, as we’re sure you’ll agree. 

Elsewhere in this issue, we have a great Kris Needs article about Alan Vega’s ’Mutator’, a long-lost solo album by the Suicide frontman, and we've spoken to Depeche Mode song machine Martin Gore as he releases a solo EP about monkeys (with artwork by an actual monkey). We also talk to Gazelle Twin, Rusty Egan, Leon Vynehall, The RAH Band, Jenny Hval and Spöön Fazer. And when you’ve spent some quality time with those, our monster album section awaits, absolutely stuffed with fine suggestions for your listening pleasure. Get those credit cards ready...