Holly Herndon: the queen of tech-topia

Acrylic nails tapping on a smartphone, Skype breakups, pop-up adverts … it’s all music to Holly Herndon. We meet the avant-garde techno producer bringing ‘paradise politics’ to the dancefloorWhich musical instrument conveys the most emotion? Piano, cello, guitar? For Holly Herndon, whose ultra-contemporary compositions reflect on everything from targeted advertising to betrayal by the NSA, it’s the laptop.“A lot of people complain about it being less engaging, less natural, less emot