Electronic Music

October introduces her song 'Voids'. Audio

Dunedin trio Death and the Maiden join us to talk about their dark synth debut, Death and the Maiden. Audio

The evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo. From Léon Theremin and Karlheinz Stockhausen's early experiments, through movements… Audio

Lipgloss Slumberparty introduces his song Spacevox. Audio

One of the DJs brought over especially for Wanderlust Lake Taupo was Nightmares On Wax - a.k.a. DJ Ease, a.k.a. George Evelyn. He talks about 'Feelin' Good' and life on Ibiza. Audio

The late Scottish musician Martyn Bennett was a formidable piper, DJ, producer and live performer who passed away (aged 33) in 2005. In January, the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow marked the… Audio

Taking her alias from the way her joints crack, experimental electronic artist Tahliah Barnett got her start as a loose limbed dancer in music videos from the likes of Kylie, Jessie J and Ed Sheeran… Audio

RDU's Spanky Moore calls in contemporary New Zealand musicians and bands to help dissect the sound elements that make up their hits. This week, Minuit's love letter to New Zealand, 'Aotearoa'. Audio

A game of fetch where Sam Scott (The Phoenix Foundation, Bunnies on Ponies) is given an obscure genre and a week to return with relevant musical examples and stirring stories. This week, he makes… Audio

Musician Estère invites us into her bedroom studio to break down her writing process, which includes sampling sounds from her home and beyond, then layering them up with her MPC Lola. Audio

For the last 16 years, the world-travelling Red Bull Music Academy has served as a wellspring of inspiration and rite of passage for countless emerging musicians from across the globe. Late last month… Audio

Melody Thomas reports on the strange sights and sounds coming from Victoria University of Wellington, where she finds three musical Tesla Coils, a robotic backing band, and some very clever people… Audio

RDU's Spanky Moore gets inside contemporary New Zealand hit tunes - this week it's Opiuo's 'Quack Fat'. Audio

1080p Collection is a prolific record label run by Vancouver-based New Zealander Richard MacFarlane. Henry Oliver talks with MacFarlane about experimental dance music, the joys of cassettes and the… Audio

Glaswegian DJ duo Optimo tell Simon Wallace how they've kept the dancefloor democratic over a decade of Sunday club nights. Audio

Over a head-spinning five days, over 50 acts performed at the Audio Foundation's Nowhere Festival - a celebration of sonic adventurers - in Auckland. Kiran Dass was there. Audio

RDU's Spanky Moore gets inside contemporary New Zealand hit tunes. This week Truth's Tristan Roake talks through their track 'The Fatman'. Audio

Chime Red is a Victoria University collaboration music and engineering students using three Tesla coils, the MechBass robotic bass guitar and robotic drums Audio