Hula ‘Freeze Out’
Ron Wright, from Sheffield’s second-wave industrial funkers Hula, talks us through the making of the 1986 Steel Town electro showstopper, ‘Freeze Out’
Josh Wink ‘Higher State Of Consciousness’
Josh Wink talks use through the making of his floor-filling monster, ‘Higher State Of Consciousness’
Thomas Leer ‘Private Plane’
Thomas Leer remembers Port Glasgow, friend and collaborator Robert Rental, and what led him to create ‘Private Plane’ and his “homemade” electronic sound
808 State ‘Pacific State’
Graham Massey on the making of 808 State’s ‘Pacific State’, the record that both defined and reflected the blithe spirit of the summer of 1989 better than any other
The Woodentops ‘Why Why Why’
The Woodentops’ Rolo McGinty talks us through the 1985 belter and monster crossover Ibizan floorfiller ‘Why Why Why’
Jeff Wayne ‘The War Of The Worlds’
With punk riding high, who knew a mix of Victorian sci-fi, disco and prog would have such an impact? Jeff Wayne on ‘The War Of The Worlds’ and the making of opening track ‘The Eve of the War’
Orange Juice ‘Rip It Up’
The excellent Edwyn Collins explains how Buzzcocks, new-fangled bass synths and music press tittle-tattle shaped Orange Juice’s TB-303 trailblazer, ‘Rip It Up’.
Howard Jones ‘New Song’
Synthpop legend Howard Jones talks us through events that led to his 1983 breakthrough single, ‘New Song’
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’
Along with co-conspirator Fruitbat, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine’s Jim Bob tells how they penned ‘Sheriff Fatman’, their ode to slum landlords, granny farming and “awfulness everywhere”.
Bauhaus ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’
Bauhaus guitarist Daniel Ash takes us back to the dying days of 1978 and the genesis of ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’, a cornerstone track that launched an entire genre and subculture