Bill Nelson ‘When The Birds Return’
Influenced by Afrika Bambaataa, West Yorkshire and a dusty old marimba bought from The Beatles, ‘When The Birds Return’ is a forgotten masterpiece by Bill Nelson
‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’
Michael Rother dissects ‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’, an ethereal cut made with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius for Harmonia’s second album, 1975’s ‘Deluxe’
The Sabres Of Paradise ‘Smokebelch II’
Jagz Kooner, who together with Andrew Weatherall and Gary Burns made up The Sabres Of Paradise, tells the story of the inimitable ‘Smokebelch II’
The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’
Franz Treichler talks us through The Young Gods’ 1989 single ‘Longue Route’, the Swiss group’s wired-up stormageddon of heavy metal samples. D’accoooord!
The The ‘This Is The Day’
The The frontman Matt Johnson tells the tale of how the unforgettable ‘This Is The Day’ came to be
Dubstar ‘Stars’
Dubstar’s Steve Hillier explains how a breaks album, dub reggae and a nightclub closure fed into their 1995 hit ‘Stars’
Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’
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
K-Klass ‘Rhythm Is A Mystery’
K-Klass’ Paul Roberts and Russ Morgan recall the making of their 1991 Number Three hit, ‘Rhythm Is A Mystery’
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‘Electricity’
Andy McCluskey tells the fortuitous story behind Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s 1979 debut single ‘Electricity’, which Factory boss Tony Wilson so nearly chucked in the bin
Kazuko Hohki
Frank Chickens founder Kazuko Hohki tells the story behind 1984’s ‘We Are Ninja’, a theatrical subversion of racial and gender stereotypes through karaoke synth rap