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A backstage surprise at the Hamburg Docks: who should drop in for a cup of tea with OMD and the Vile Electrodes but Karl Bartos (centre), ex-Kraftwerk beatmeister and one-time collaborator with Andy McCluskey (right) on the Elektric Music track Kissing the Machine(1993). Alas, he didn’t get up on stage...


The next in our series of increasingly ubiquitous manufacturer claims to be ‘game-changing’, ‘changing the game’, etc, etc


Hither & Harpa Reflecting on the stunning concert hall of Reykjavik. Literally hither&dither


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Ooh, the nostalgia: spotted in a ‘Walmart’ style store in Moab, Utah. Where there once were stereos and radios, it’s now recording media and DVDs. Wonder how long before THOSE disappear from the shelves?


The editor (reflected) finally got to see the magnificent Harpa concert hall in Reykjavik for himself, courtesy of Meyer Sound and Exton’s ‘Jolli’ Hreidarsson (right) and technical manager Ingvar Jónsson


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