Last Friday, I played at Chris Fast’s bETAMAX night down at Studio 24 as an after-party for the final Limbo of the season.  It ended up being a bit of classic throw-down.  Chris dropped a few forgotten tunes that i … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Azoto, Bananarama, bETAMAX, Bisquit, Blondie, Chris Fast, Devo, Edinburgh, Factory Floor, Grace Jones, Grauzone, Kraftwerk, Liquid Liquid, Material With Nona Hendryx, Mixcloud, Mr Flagio, Nitzer Ebb, OMD, Paul McCartney, Roxy Music, Shocking Blue, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Soft Cell, Sons & Daughters, Studio 24, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, The Cure, The Flirts, The Human League, The Slits, The Units, Tom Tom Club, Toni Basil, Vicious Pink, Wazmo Nariz, Wire | 2 Comments

EBM, proper noun, aka electronic body music, also industrial dance European, characterised by minimal composition, synthesised sound, metallic tones, socialist realist and sexual aesthetics and often a lot of irony, c. 1978 – 1987; heavily influenced by (and usually classified with) industrial; some cross … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Split Second, a;GRUMH, Bauhaus, Black Strobe, Cabaret Voltaire, Clubbers' Decktionary, DAF, Dave Clarke, Depeche Mode, Derrick May, Die Krupps, Dj Hell, EBM, Einstuerzende Neubaten, Eisbaer, electroclash, Fad Gadget, Front 242, Gary Numan, Grauzone, Green Velvet, industrial, Joy Division, Killing Joke, Kraftwerk, Liaisons Dangeureuses, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Neon, Neue Deutsche Welle, new beat, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Nitzer Ebb, No Comment EP, Portion Control, Richard Clouston, Richie Hawtin, techno, Terence Fixmer, The Human League, The Man Machine, The Neon Judgement, Throbbing Gristle, Tiga | 3 Comments