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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The Beloved ‘The Sun Rising’

byDavid Pollock

The Beloved’s Steve Waddington talks us through their club crossover classic, ‘The Sun Rising’

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Red Snapper ‘Hot Flush’

byRob Harris

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

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Brigitte Fontaine ‘Patriarcat’

byJeremy Allen

A major figure in the French underground who worked with the likes of Grace Jones, Stereolab and Sonic Youth, Brigitte Fontaine reflects on ‘Patriarcat’, the 1977 electro-funk curveball she made with Areski Belkacem

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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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A Man Called Adam ‘Barefoot In The Head’

byNeil Mason

Sally Rodgers talks about the rise and rise of A Man Called Adam’s 1990 Balearic classic ‘Barefoot In The Head’

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Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

byPush

Rick Foster recalls the making of Chicory Tip’s 1972 hit ‘Son Of My Father’, the first UK Number One record to feature a synthesiser as the lead instrument

The The ‘This Is The Day’

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Robert Harris

The Beloved ‘The Sun Rising’

Red Snapper ‘Hot Flush’

Brigitte Fontaine ‘Patriarcat’

Humanoid ‘Stakker Humanoid’

A Man Called Adam ‘Barefoot In The Head’

Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

Loula Yorke

Robert Hood ‘Rhythm Of Vision’

Paul Oakenfold

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Ladytron: ’Tron and On and On

Gwenno: The Road To Kernow

Stephen Mallinder: Maladjusted

Jeremy Greenspan

The The ‘This Is The Day’

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