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NINE INCH NAILS Hesitation Marks
Long-term NINE INCH NAILS followers have probably been going through a process of continually pinching themselves this year following their unexpected return. Spin back to September 11th 2009 in Los...
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GARY NUMAN Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
Without doubt, GARY NUMAN has achieved genre-defining status. With an influence extending way beyond his chart-topping 1979 hit ‘Are Friends Electric’ and ‘Cars’, Numan has continued to pioneer...
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GARY NUMAN Interview
Photo by Keith Martin If there is one man who has put the synthesizer on the map within popular music, it is GARY NUMAN. Under the moniker of TUBEWAY ARMY, his memorable appearance on ‘Top Of The Pops’...
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GARY NUMAN Love Hurt Bleed EMP Futu[retro] remix
The Electricity Club’s renowned studio boffin and producer Paul Boddy entered the recent GARY NUMAN remix competition. Here is his story about how he approached his reworking of ‘Love Hurt Bleed’…...
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NINE INCH NAILS Live in Nottingham
With the decline in physical music sales and the pressure on artists to generate revenue from the live shows, the paying public now has much higher expectations when it comes to seeing a band live. The...
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Introducing LEGEND
It’s not often it can be predicted that a band will become their given name… however, it could be destined for this band from Reykjavik, Iceland. LEGEND are front man Krummi Björgvinsson, keyboard...
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JOHN FRYER Interview
JOHN FRYER is the renowned producer, engineer and musician who was also a member of THIS MOTRAL COIL and worked with FAD GADGET, DEPECHE MODE, YAZOO, COCTEAU TWINS, MODERN ENGLISH, SWANS and NINE INCH...
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A Beginner’s Guide to JOHN FRYER
Having started his career at London’s Blackwing Studios in 1980 as an assistant engineer, John Fryer had a very basic knowledge of recording technology. Employed by Eric Radcliffe, he promptly...
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DIE KRUPPS V – Metal Machine Music
The rusting hulk of a vehicle on the album cover of ‘V – Metal Machine Music’ is set against a desolate / post-apocalyptic ‘Mad Max’ style wasteland and gives an idea as to what one might expect from...
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JOHN GRANT Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
DAVID BOWIE, AIR, NINE INCH NAILS, YAZOO, GARY NUMAN… now that that diverse roll call has hopefully piqued your musical attention… The new JOHN GRANT album takes elements from each and throws it all...
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BATTLE TAPES Interview
Los Angeles band BATTLE TAPES have managed to inject a well-needed energy boost into a scene which was sorely lacking an act that could deliver a hybrid rock / electronic / dance sound. Taking their...
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Carry On Synthpop: THIS IS A TRENT REZNOR SONG
The Electricity Club has recently been gaining much enjoyment from a video which brutally satirises TRENT REZNOR and NINE INCH NAILS. ‘This is a Trent Reznor Song’ by FREDDY SCOTT hits the proverbial...
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NINE INCH NAILS Hesitation Marks
Long-term NINE INCH NAILS followers have probably been going through a process of continually pinching themselves this year following their unexpected return. Spin back to September 11th 2009 in Los...
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GARY NUMAN Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
Without doubt, GARY NUMAN has achieved genre-defining status. With an influence extending way beyond his chart-topping 1979 hit ‘Are Friends Electric’ and ‘Cars’, Numan has continued to pioneer...
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WRANGLER Sparked Modular Remix Project
The mission for this project (should the remixer choose to accept it) was as follows: “WRANGLER would like to ask you to submit an experimental piece of music for inclusion on an album entitled...
View ArticleTHE MUSIC OF WATCHMEN With Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Nothing ever ends… One of the most captivating elements of the new HBO series Watchmen is the soundtrack – care of seasoned hands Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. At times unsettling and other times...
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Space Oddity : The Electronic Worlds of David Bowie
Moondust will cover you… Although he passed back in 2016, it’s still tough to accept that David Bowie is no longer with us. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of his era, his...
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