Seefeel ‘Quique’ (Too Pure, 1993)
As a fledgling fanzine writer, it seemed implausible that anyone would send anything resembling decent music to an outpost on the Wirral.
Vic Twenty ‘Electrostalinist’ (Lucky Pierre, 2005)
I first came upon Vic Twenty when they supported Erasure at Leicester’s De Montford Hall in 2003 and I was prepared to be disappointed.....Of course, I was wrong.
Peter Gabriel ‘Birdy’ (Charisma, 1985)
When they first came out, I was slightly too young to appreciate Peter Gabriel’s four, self-titled solo albums that spanned 1977-1982, but ‘Birdy’, his first film soundtrack, really caught my attention.
Leila ‘Like Weather’ (Rephlex, 1998)
Leila Arab was born in Iran, but moved to Britain at an early age, her family forced to flee the country’s Islamic Revolution because of her father’s ties with the ousted Shah
Shining ‘Din’ (Synthetic Symphony, 1995)
"I’d become a Nitzer Ebb fan on the release of 1992’s Alan Wilder-produced ‘Ebbhead’, a frustrating time to become a fan of the band because they went on a three-year hiatus pretty much straight after they released that record."
In The Nursery ‘Stormhorse’ (Sweatbox, 1987)
"I was at the centre of the greatest story ever told and I’d never felt more alive."
Tod Dockstader ‘Eight Electronic Pieces’ (Folkways, 1961)
It all began with a black and white photo, chanced upon in a book on the history of 20th century music.
Robert Leiner ‘Visions Of The Past’ (Apollo, 1994)
It was quite remarkable. It still is.
Beaumont Hannant ‘Texturology’ (GPR)
'The first music I encountered by this spectacularly named artist was ‘Utuba’ on Warp’s ‘Artificial Intelligence II’ compilation in 1994"
Firstborn ‘When It Hits You Feel No Pain’ (Independiente)
"Music moves in mysterious ways, as do, I’ve discovered over the years, the people who work in and around it"