Suzanne Ciani

byWill Stokes
June 13, 2024

Suzanne Ciani describes the making of her groundbreaking effects track ‘Xenon’ for the first-ever talking pinball machine. High score!

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Will Stokes

Gavin Bryars ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’

byWill Stokes

As the inaugural release on Brian Eno’s Obscure imprint, ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’ has inspired generations of artists and listeners alike. Yorkshire composer Gavin Bryars reveals how he penned, or rather, “put together” this iconic composition

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Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’

byJeremy Allen

Swamp Children were a ragtag bunch of electro-jazz punksters from Manchester, featuring a fresh-faced Martin Moscrop and Ann Quigley. The two talk about the making of ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’, their groove-laden 1982 cut

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Suddi Raval ‘Hardcore Uproar’

byFat Roland

Together’s Suddi Raval explains how being a HaÇienda regular led to rave juggernaught ‘Hardcore Uproar’

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Strafe ‘Set It Off’

byJoe Silva

Steve Standard recalls the making of his haunting electro classic ‘Set It Off’, released under the name Strafe, which took 1980s New York by storm

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The Go! Team, ‘Thunder, Lightening, Strike’

byBob Fischer

The Go! Team’s Ian Parton looks back on his complex relationship with ‘Ladyflash’, the breakthrough single from their debut album, ‘Thunder, Lightening, Strike’

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Timothy London ‘Hippychick’

byIan Berriman

Soho’s Timothy London reflects on their 1990 hit, ‘Hippychick’, which fuses the central riff from The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ to a Soul II Soul beat

Suzanne Ciani

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Will Stokes

Gavin Bryars ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’

Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’

Suddi Raval ‘Hardcore Uproar’

Strafe ‘Set It Off’

The Go! Team, ‘Thunder, Lightening, Strike’

Timothy London ‘Hippychick’

Fred Deakin ‘The Staunton Lick’

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Joe Meek: No Ordinary Joe

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Suzanne Ciani

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