Oceanic ‘Insanity’

byIan Berriman
May 12, 2022

Oceanic’s David Harry and Jorinde Williams talk us through the making of ‘Insanity’, their 1991 dance mega-hit

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Richard Barratt ‘Testone’

byRob Harris

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

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Gavin Bryars ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’

byWill Stokes

As the inaugural release on Brian Eno’s Obscure imprint, ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’ has inspired generations of artists and listeners alike. Yorkshire composer Gavin Bryars reveals how he penned, or rather, “put together” this iconic composition

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Humanoid ‘Stakker Humanoid’

byNeil Mason

The Future Sound Of London’s Brian Dougans talks us through the making of his breakthrough track, Humanoid’s 1988 acid classic ‘Stakker Humanoid’

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Renegade Soundwave ‘Biting My Nails’

byMat Smith

Gary Asquith winds back to 1989 and recounts a tale about cocaine, cursed death masks and a somewhat informal business meeting with Robert Plant

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M, ‘Pop Muzik’ (MCA Records, 1979)

byMark Roland

Robin Scott remembers the genesis of ‘Pop Muzik’, his huge worldwide hit as M in 1979. New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about…

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Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’

byJeremy Allen

Swamp Children were a ragtag bunch of electro-jazz punksters from Manchester, featuring a fresh-faced Martin Moscrop and Ann Quigley. The two talk about the making of ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’, their groove-laden 1982 cut