Newcleus ‘Jam On Revenge’

byRob Harris
March 10, 2022

Ben Cenac talks us through Newcleus’ 1984 electro classic ‘Jam On Revenge’

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Anne Clark ‘Sleeper In Metropolis’

byRobert Harris

Singer and poet Anne Clark outlines the making of ‘Sleeper In Metropolis’, her defining 1985 synthpop cut with producer David Harrow

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Red Snapper ‘Hot Flush’

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Ali Friend talks us through the making of Red Snapper’s 1995 jazz hop classic, ‘Hot Flush’

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Timothy London ‘Hippychick’

byIan Berriman

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British Electric Foundation ‘Groove Thang’

byNeil Mason

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Mike Score ‘I ran (so far away)’

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Peter Howell ‘Through A Glass Darkly’

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In 1977, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Peter Howell recorded ‘Through A Glass Darkly’, a stunning album of synth-heavy prog rock. The jewel in the crown? ‘A Lyrical Adventure’, the 19-minute epic sprawling across the entirety of Side One

Newcleus ‘Jam On Revenge’

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Rob Harris

Anne Clark ‘Sleeper In Metropolis’

Red Snapper ‘Hot Flush’

Timothy London ‘Hippychick’

British Electric Foundation ‘Groove Thang’

Mike Score ‘I ran (so far away)’

Peter Howell ‘Through A Glass Darkly’

Eddy Grant ‘Electric Avenue’

Chris and Cosey ‘October (Love Song)’

Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie

British Murder Boys: Techno Twins

Andrew Weatherall: “A mind full of strange and interesting stuff”

I Monster: Bugged Out

Dorothy Moskowitz: California Scheming

Banco De Gaia: Banco Account

Newcleus ‘Jam On Revenge’

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