Paul Hardcastle ’19’
A Vietnam documentary, revolutionary sampling kit and a young musician who needed to kickstart a new career. In 1985, Paul Hardcastle shook up electronic pop with ‘19’
Age of Chance ‘Kisspower’
Recorded in November 1986, ‘Kisspower’ was a cut ’n’ paste trailblazer featuring a host of samples from Prince and Run DMC to Springsteen. Age Of Chance bass dominator Geoff Taylor is our guide
Way Out West ‘The Gift’
Way Out West’s Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren talk through the making of their 1996 attention-grabbing single, ‘The Gift’
Gary Daly ‘Black Man Ray’
China Crisis’ Gary Daly looks back on the genesis of their 1985 hit ‘Black Man Ray’, which featured the late, great Walter Becker at the controls
Dominatrix ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’
A huge hit on New York’s 80s club scene, Dominatrix’s ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’ was an irresistible combination of new wave and electro. Mastermind Stuart Argabright tells us how it all came about
Kevin Godley ‘Cry’
Kevin Godley outlines the happy accidents that led to the making of Godley & Creme’s groundbreaking 1985 hit ‘Cry’
John L Walters ‘Einstein A Go-Go’
John L Walters spills the beans on Landscape’s insanely catchy electropop hit ‘Einstein A Go-Go’
Steve Hovington ‘Remembrance Day’
B-Movie frontman Steve Hovington recounts the whirlwind tale of ‘Remembrance Day’, which took them from their local pub to topping the Some Bizarre festival in London in the space of just two months
Irmin Schmidt ‘SPOON’
Can’s Irmin Schmidt reflects on the making of ‘SPOON’, the game-changing single from ‘Ege Bamyasi’
Salman Gita ‘Sussan’
Salman Gita reveals the tale behind Loop Guru’s 1994 indie chart smasheroo ‘Sussan’