The The ‘This Is The Day’

byRobert Harris
June 12, 2025

The The frontman Matt Johnson tells the tale of how the unforgettable ‘This Is The Day’ came to be

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This Heat ‘24 Track Loop’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

Charles Hayward and Charles Bullen of This Heat talk about ‘24 Track Loop’, an astonishing cut which anticipated jungle through sheer post-punk audacity

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5 minute read

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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4 minute read

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’

byMatt Parker

Along with co-conspirator Fruitbat, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine’s Jim Bob tells how they penned ‘Sheriff Fatman’, their ode to slum landlords, granny farming and “awfulness everywhere”.

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4 minute read

Thomas Leer ‘Private Plane’

byMat Smith

Thomas Leer remembers Port Glasgow, friend and collaborator Robert Rental, and what led him to create ‘Private Plane’ and his “homemade” electronic sound

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3 minute read

Alan Rankine ‘Party Fears Two’

byStephen Dalton

The Associates’ Alan Rankine talks us through the making of ‘Party Fears Two’, one of the greatest pop songs ever written

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4 minute read

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

The The ‘This Is The Day’

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Robert Harris

This Heat ‘24 Track Loop’

Renegade Soundwave ‘Biting My Nails’

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’

Thomas Leer ‘Private Plane’

Alan Rankine ‘Party Fears Two’

Gavin Bryars ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’

Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

Vivien Goldman

Jeff Wayne ‘The War Of The Worlds’

Will Sergeant

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Magic Touch

Kid Koala: Creature Feature

Penguin Cafe: Beak Performance

Max Cooper

The The ‘This Is The Day’

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