The combination of digital technology and the
easy accessibility of samplers and computers have irrevocably
changed the way sound is produced and perceived. As electronic
music moves further away from the conventions of the club culture
that spawned it to become a profound means of expression in its own
right, a new breed of musician is emerging to forge new directions
in Ambient and Techno with the parallel sciences of multimedia and
electronic networking. Here we profile four such acts: Global
Communication, The Black Dog, Bedouin Ascent and the Sähkö
collective. This article originally appeared in The Wire
131 (January 1995).
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