Spacemen 3 ‘Big City’

byWill Stokes
April 14, 2022

Pete “Sonic Boom” Kember talks us through the making of Spacemen 3’s 1991 showstopper ‘Big City’

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Paddy Kingsland ‘Reg’

byBob Fischer

BBC Radiophonic Workshop legend Paddy Kingsland tells us about his reggae-influenced classic, ‘Reg’, the B-side to the 1973 single release of the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune

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Blue Pearl ‘Naked In The Rain’

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

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808 State ‘Pacific State’

byMark Roland

Graham Massey on the making of 808 State’s ‘Pacific State’, the record that both defined and reflected the blithe spirit of the summer of 1989 better than any other

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Tim Dorney ‘Weekender’

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Flowered Up keyboard player Tim Dorney discusses the evolution and impact of the titanic ‘Weekender’, the band’s 1992 post-rave anthem

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Dave Clarke ‘Wisdom To The Wise’

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Dave Clarke talks about ‘Wisdom To The Wise’, one of the finest, hard-hitting cuts from his ‘Red’ series, and indeed from techno history

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Dominatrix ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’

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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

Spacemen 3 ‘Big City’

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Will Stokes

Paddy Kingsland ‘Reg’

Blue Pearl ‘Naked In The Rain’

808 State ‘Pacific State’

Tim Dorney ‘Weekender’

Dave Clarke ‘Wisdom To The Wise’

Dominatrix ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’

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Spacemen 3 ‘Big City’

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