www.ulrich-schnauss.com

In a nutshell: It’s not just the English Home Counties where isolated teens stare into space and wonder how to connect with where the action is. Ulrich Schnauss, raised on Germany’s Baltic North Coast, dived into Berlin’s techno scene but pined for the sound of late-‘80s Britain. Electronic and rock, this is a very modern take on way back when. Welcome to nu-gaze.

Imagine if you will: Floppy-haired teens staring at their frayed trainers and building sonic cathedrals in the sky, oh yes.