Graham Crabb ‘Def Con One’
“Get me Big Mac, get me fries to go” … Pop Will Eat Itself’s co-frontman Graham Crabb reveals the tale behind THE future-facing samplefest that is ‘Def Con One’
Marc Cerrone ‘Supernature’
French producer extraordinaire Marc Cerrone Tells the tale behind the making of his stone-cold 1977 Space DISCO smash hit ‘Supernature’ (or for those of a certain age, the theme to the ‘Kenny Everett Video Show’)
Max Richter ‘The Blue Notebooks’
Max Richter on the making of 2004’s ‘The Blue Notebooks’, his meditative masterwork of “quiet protest”
The Orb ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’
The Orb’s Alex Paterson talks us through the making of the stone-cold chill-out classic ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’
Mike Score ‘I ran (so far away)’
A flock of seagulls’ Mike Score looks back at the making of their breakout 1982 hit and mtv smash, ‘I ran (so far away)’
Cian Ciaran ‘Ice Hockey Hair’
Acid house, Black Uhuru and Spinal Tap… Super Furry Animals’ Cian Ciaran marks the 20th anniversary of their epic ‘Ice Hockey Hair EP’
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