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’
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