Trans-X, ‘Living On Video’

byIan Berriman
March 9, 2023

Trans-X’s Pascal Languirand transports us to a computer wonderland as he recalls the making of his 1985 hit, ‘Living On Video’

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‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’

byJoe Silva

Michael Rother dissects ‘Monza (Rauf Und Runter)’, an ethereal cut made with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius for Harmonia’s second album, 1975’s ‘Deluxe’

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It’s 35 years since ‘Gala’ became Lush’s de facto debut album. Now available again as a deluxe reissue, songwriter and guitarist Emma Anderson looks back at the breakthrough track ‘Sweetness And Light’

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‘Electricity’

byImogen Bebb

Andy McCluskey tells the fortuitous story behind Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s 1979 debut single ‘Electricity’, which Factory boss Tony Wilson so nearly chucked in the bin

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Cabaret Voltaire ‘Nag Nag Nag’

byNeil Mason

Where to start when picking a classic Cabs’ track? Founding member Stephen Mallinder gamely takes on our suggestion of the band’s 1979 single – and it’s quite a tale

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