Timothy London ‘Hippychick’
Soho’s Timothy London reflects on their 1990 hit, ‘Hippychick’, which fuses the central riff from The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ to a Soul II Soul beat
Richard X ‘Being Scrubbed’
Producer Richard X talks about his Girls On Top single ‘Being Scrubbed’, the pioneering 2001 mash-up of early Human League and TLC tracks
Anne Clark ‘Sleeper In Metropolis’
Singer and poet Anne Clark outlines the making of ‘Sleeper In Metropolis’, her defining 1985 synthpop cut with producer David Harrow
Trans-X, ‘Living On Video’
Trans-X’s Pascal Languirand transports us to a computer wonderland as he recalls the making of his 1985 hit, ‘Living On Video’
Fred Deakin ‘The Staunton Lick’
Fred Deakin remembers the making of the infectious and influential Lemon Jelly cut ‘The Staunton Lick’, from 1999’s ‘The Yellow EP’
Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy
Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy on the evolution of his ‘Kiss Me’ single – written in 1979, first released in 1982, and finally a hit in 1985
Jim Jupp ‘Farmer’s Angle’
Jim Jupp mulls over ‘Farmer’s Angle’, his debut Belbury Poly EP from 2004 – the release which launched the iconic Ghost Box label and also kickstarted 21st century hauntology
Richard Barratt ‘Testone’
Sweet Exorcist’s Richard Barratt – aka DJ Parrot/Crooked Man – recalls the making of 1990’s essential bleep techno cut, ‘Testone’, with Richard H Kirk
Janine Rainforth ‘Stretch’
Maximum Joy’s Janine Rainforth recalls the making of the Bristol post-punk band’s 1981 debut ‘Stretch’, a dub-inspired single which became a surprise hit on the dancefloors of NYC
Laraaji ‘Ambient 3: Day Of Radiance’
American musician Laraaji recalls the making of 1980’s mesmeric new age classic ‘Ambient 3: Day Of Radiance’, produced by Brian Eno