‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’

byJoe Silva
September 11, 2025

Michael Rother dissects ‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’, an ethereal cut made with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius for Harmonia’s second album, 1975’s ‘Deluxe’

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Classix Nouveaux ‘Is It A Dream’

byMat Smith

Classix Nouveaux frontman Sal Solo talks us though the making of their UK smash hit ‘Is It A Dream’

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Kazuko Hohki

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Frank Chickens founder Kazuko Hohki tells the story behind 1984’s ‘We Are Ninja’, a theatrical subversion of racial and gender stereotypes through karaoke synth rap

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Blue Pearl ‘Naked In The Rain’

byJeremy Allen

Youth talks us through the making of Blue Pearl’s 1990 floorfiller, ‘Naked In The Rain’

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Dominatrix ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’

byJoe Roberts

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

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The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

byIan Berriman

The Beatmasters’ Paul Carter recalls the making of ‘Rok Da House’, their 1987 hit with The Cookie Crew – widely acknowledged as the first hip house record

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The Futurama Festival, 1979-1983

byPush

We’re heading back to the post-punk daze of the Futurama Festival, with promoter John Keenan telling tales of flooded venues and vomiting singers

‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’

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Joe Silva

Classix Nouveaux ‘Is It A Dream’

Kazuko Hohki

Blue Pearl ‘Naked In The Rain’

Dominatrix ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’

The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

The Futurama Festival, 1979-1983

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James Lavelle

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‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’

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