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’
A Man Called Adam ‘Barefoot In The Head’
Sally Rodgers talks about the rise and rise of A Man Called Adam’s 1990 Balearic classic ‘Barefoot In The Head’
Alan Rankine ‘Party Fears Two’
The Associates’ Alan Rankine talks us through the making of ‘Party Fears Two’, one of the greatest pop songs ever written
Orbital ‘Chime’
A tune that hits the spot like few others, ‘Chime’ by Orbital is a genre defining classic if ever there was one. Paul Hartnoll tells us how it was recorded in a cupboard under the stairs
The Flying Lizards ‘Money’
A Top Five smash hit in 1979, The Flying Lizards’ ‘Money’ is a song that stands out in a crowd. Head Lizard David Cunningham tells the tale of its making
Suddi Raval ‘Hardcore Uproar’
Together’s Suddi Raval explains how being a HaÇienda regular led to rave juggernaught ‘Hardcore Uproar’
Scott Simon ‘Lawnchairs’
Scott Simon of Our Daughter’s Wedding recalls the heady early 80s days that sired their electropop classic ‘Lawnchairs’
Tony James ‘Love Missile F1-11’
Sigue Sigue Sputnik founder Tony James casts his mind back to 1986 and ‘Love Missile F1-11’, a record that sounded – and still sounds – like nothing else
Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’
Rick Foster recalls the making of Chicory Tip’s 1972 hit ‘Son Of My Father’, the first UK Number One record to feature a synthesiser as the lead instrument