The Sound of Electricity Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A regular trip from the original New Wave to the modern Nightclub. Taking in the best of synth music along the way.
Opening with a classic 1997 Gary Numan album track. Also including Blackcarburning, Depeche Mode, Ferry Corsten, Lee Triffon & Roy Regev, Paul Hardcastle, Paul van Dyk & Ciaran McAuley, Solarstone, Tears For Fears, Tenek, The Human League, Then Jerico, THIRDWAVE & Stine Grove and Underworld. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 88.
With a double bill of Gary Numan covers from Tim Eileres. Also including Altered Images, Beck, Blackcarburning, Bronski Beat, Bryan Kearney & Bo Bruce, Ciaran McAuley, Devo, Electronic, Ladytron, Little Boots, Mesh, Neneh Cherry, Saint Etienne, Solarstone, U2 and Ultravox. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 87.
Starting by acknowledging the 20th anniversary of Gary Numan Vs Rico. Followed by a track from the new album Autonomy - The Productions Of Martin Rushent. Also featuring Alex Gold ft Phil Oakey, Betsie Larkin and Lange, Cascada, CHVRCHES, Howard Jones, James Atkin, John Foxx, Ladytron, Madonna, Mhammed El Alami, Paul Van Dyk & Marc Van Linden & Sue Mclaren, Tenek, Trans-X, Tulisa ft Tyga, Ultravox and Westbam. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 86.
Starting with an alternative version of a mid-2000s Gary Numan album track and then into another cut from the new VNV Nation album Electric Sun. Also featuring Adam Taylor, CHVRCHES, Covenant, Joy Electric, Kate Ryan, Marsheaux, Miss Grit, Parralox, Ross Alexander, Skyhunter, Solarstone, Tenek, The Human League and Tim Eileres. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 85.
Starting with the single The Human League released in advance of their last album. Also featuring Agency-V, Amusi, Betty Boo, Burlap Productions, Chicane, Chilled with the Ghost, Danny Dove & Ben Preston ft Susie Ledge, Liela Moss ft Gary Numan, Little Boots, Matt Gunn, Psy'Aviah, Ross Alexander, Sunscreem, Tenek and Tin Gun. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 76.
Starting with a Steven Wilson Mix of a classic Ultravox single. Also featuring AD-keY, A-Ha, Altered Images, Apoptygma Berzerk, Arcade Fire, Betty Boo, Blancmange, Chicane ft Espiritu, Cubic, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ladytron, Oxygen, Re-Flex, Simple Minds, Solarstone, Taffy and Unroyal. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 75.
Starting with one of the best Gary Numan B-sides. Also featuring A Flock of Seagulls, Chicane ft Natasha Andrews, Information Society, Interface vs Viral Consciousness, Lost Witness vs. Sassot, Madonna, Mike Danis, Parralox ft Ian Burden, Simple Minds, Sneijder ft Victoriya, Sugababes, The Human League, Tin Gun, Ultravox, When In Rome and Yazoo. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 74.
Starting with a tribute to Rico with one of the Crazier mixes with Gary Numan. Also featuring Altered Images, Armin van Buuren & Gareth Emery with Owl City, Bogdan Vix & Claudiu Adam with Mona Moua, Goldfrapp, Jesus Jones, John Foxx, Little Boots, Mesh, Röyksopp, Solarstone with Clare Stagg, Tenek, The Cocteau Twins, The Human League, The Shamen, THIRDWAVE & Stine Grove, Ultravox, Underworld and Working Men's Club. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 73.
Starting with a 1980 Human League classic and going into a Gary Numan rarity. Also featuring Altered Images, AVIRA & Linney, Battery Operated Orchestra, Betty Boo, Björk, Chicane & Ferry Corsten ft Christian Burns, Dominatrix ft Jan Veil, Iris, Jigsaw Sequence, Kajagoogoo, Mind Machine, Neev Kennedy, Röyksopp, Underworld, Working Men's Club and Yazoo vs Michael Jackson vs First Choice. All making up The Sound Of Electricity Podcast episode 72.
Includes several tracks to acknowledge the loss of Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher. With Altered Images, Blackcarburning, Ciaran Mcauley ft Faith, Covenant, Essence, Gunship, Gus Gus, OMD, Röyksopp, Solarstone ft JES, The Cure, The Human League, The Prodigy, Ultravox and a supergroup made up of VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk, Covenant and Icon of Coil. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 71.
Starting with a well known Tubeway Army track brought back for the recent Gary Numan tour, followed by what the band from Numan's heyday did after his original retirement. Also including After the Rain, Aly & Fila with Aruna, Betty Boo, Dubstar, Echo Image, EMF, Goldfrapp, Bryan Kearney & Out of the Dust ft Plumb, Komputer, Kraftwerk, Ciaran Mcauley, The Midnight, Christina Novelli & Nash & Tom Rogers & J.Puchler and Tin Gun. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 70.
Starting with a live Gary Numan classic and followed by a cover of a Gary Numan track for Cedrix Sharpley's drumming bursary. Also including Chrysalid Homo, Covenant, Cult With No Name, Dubstar, The Human League, Japan, Marnie, Northern Kind, Robert Nickson, Ronski Speed, Solarstone, TH3 ONE, Vile Electrodes, VNV Nation and Yazoo. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 69.
With Armageddon Dildos, Ben Gold ft Plumb, Brutalist Architecture in the Sun, CHVRCHES, Coldplay, Dan Stone & Stine Grove, Depeche Mode, Dubstar, Gareth Emery ft Annabel, Kajagoogoo, Little Boots, Marnie, Muse, Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys, Stoneface & Terminal with Robert Nickson, Tenek and Tin Gun. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 68.
Opening with six tracks linked to up and coming releases. The show features Armin Van Buuren ft Audrey Gallagher, Depeche Mode, Thomas Dolby, Dubstar, Erasure, Gareth Emery ft Christina Novelli, The Human League, Mesh, New World, Solarstone & Alex Karweit, The Prodigy, Republica, The Spin Doctors, Ultravox and VNV Nation. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 67.
Opening with an Ade Fenton track from 2007 with Gary Numan on vocals. Followed by a new Agency-V track from the forthcoming second Generation Blitz album that comes out on 4 March. Also including Betty Boo, Bogdan Vix & Claudiu Adam & Hamzeh, Richard Durand & Christian Burns, The Eurythmics, John Foxx, Inaya Day, La Roux, Mesh, Seabound, Simple Minds, Solarstone with Aly & Fila, Ultravox, VNV Nation and The Waves. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 66.
Opening with another outing of Gary Numan and The Skaparis Orchestra and then into an extended version of a Telekon classic. Starting the fourth classical instrument and voice special in fine style. Also including A-HA & Ian McCulloch, Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra (ft Natasha Bedingfield), Catatonia, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gregorian, OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Solarstone, The String Quartet Tributes, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Tom Chaplin, Trevor Horn and The Sarm Orchestra ft Seal, Ultravox and VNV Nation with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 65.
Opening with a Danny Moog cover of a 1979 Gary Numan track and then into a pair of tracks from a pre-Tenek project in the form of Alien Six. Also including Altered Images, Depeche Mode, Dubstar, The Human League, Jes, Kitchens of Distinction, Mesh, Paul Van Dyk & Emanuele Braveri ft Rebecca Louise Burch, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, Sunscreem, Tears For Fears, Tin Gun and Union of Knives ft Helen Marnie. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 64.
Opening with a Gary Numan / Tubeway Army track that did not make the original albums in the 1970s. Then a track from the excellent new five track EP from Tin Gun. Also including Bjork, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Iris, Ladytron, The Lightning Seeds, Marco V Wright & Davids vs Rafael Osmo, O.B.M. Notion, OMD, Parralox, Ruben De Ronde & Haliene, Solarstone Ft Lemon, The Shamen and Ultravox. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 63.
Opening with a live Gary Numan favourite from the 1970s and then into two more tracks from the Generation Blitz compilation. Also including Alphaville, ALPHA 9, Chicane, CHVRCHES, Erasure, Gareth Emery ft Annabel, Halo Effect, Then Jerico, Kim Wilde, The KLF, The Nine, Neodyn, Parralox, Whigfield and Yoel Lewis & Meital De Razon. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 62.
Opening with an Ultravox 70s classic and then into a mid-90s Gary Numan live track. Then two more cuts from the Generation Blitz compilation. Also including AfterDark, Ashley Wallbridge ft Linney, DE/VISION, Dubstar, Futurecode & Roxanne Emery, Kim Wilde, Masters & Nickson ft Justine Suissa, Mesh, Sinestar, Tenek, Thomas Dolby, VNV Nation and Walsh & McAuley ft David Berkeley. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 61.
Opening with the first track from the new Generation Blitz compilation and following with a Visage cover by Parralox from the same release. Also including AfterDark, ASPRA, Bryan Kearney, Chvrches, Cold Blue, College & Electric Youth, Diorama, DJ Quicksilver, Japan, Mark Ronson ft Paul McCartney and Gary Numan, Matt Fax & Estiva, Sinestar and Soft Cell. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 60.
With Exile out on silver vinyl in the latest HMV campaign, we start with the title track. Followed by a cut from the new triple clear vinyl Ultravox 2012 Tour release from Live Here Now. Also including Above & Beyond & Justine Suissa, Ross Alexander, Beborn Beton, Ciaran McAuley, Dubstar, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Human League vs Yazoo vs Breakmastajam, Jack Vath, Keane, Kings Have Long Arms and Philip Oakey, Marsheaux, Solarstone, Vile Electrodes, Wet Leg and U2. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 59.
Following last month's play of the 2021 German version of Kraftwerk's Home Computer, we start this time with the English language version. Followed by a Gary Numan and Ade Fenton mix that was done for a Simple Minds single in 2018. With something of a Record Store Day theme this time, also including Echo & The Bunnymen, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Jesus Jones, John O' Callaghan & Betsie Larkin, The Human League, Luttrell, OMD, Orkidea & Sunscreem, ReOrder ft Bo Bruce, Republica, Solarstone ft JES, Tears For Fears, Toyah and Ultravox. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 58.
Opening with a fifth track from the new Gary Numan album Intruder, followed by a 2021 version of Kraftwerk's Home Computer played from a German yellow single-sided 7". A smaller track list this time due to the longer nature of many of the other tracks. Including Faithless, Paul Hardcastle, more Gary Numan, The Prodigy, Simple Minds, Soundlift, Solarstone, Tenek, The Thrillseekers pres. Hydra, Tulisa and VNV Nation. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 57.
Opening with the fourth Gary Numan single from Intruder, followed by a track from 40 years ago at Wembley and later two different artists covering the same Numan track. As well as Chicane, Danny Moog, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gareth Emery ft Annabel, Hoyaa ft ENY, Japan, Grace Jones, Mesh, Northern Kind, Paul Simon, Solarstone & Haris C, Warren Cuccurullo ft Emma Essinger, Yazoo + Yazoo mashed with Duran Duran and finishing with Zedo & Roxanne Emery. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 56.
Opening with the third Gary Numan single from Intruder, followed by a Numan, Yazoo and Grandmaster Flash mashup. Also includes Analog Angel, Andrea Ribeca, Goldfrapp, Japan, Joy Division, Mirrors, Modern English, Nitrous Oxide, Praga Khan, The Space Brothers, The Nine, Republica, Tenek, The Thrillseekers pres. Hydra and When in Rome. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 55.
Opening with the new Gary Numan single and a brand new track from Danny Moog. Also includes After Dark, Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, Echo & the Bunnymen, Erasure, Hoyaa ft JJ, Japan, Keane, Ladytron, Matt Darey, Mesh, Northern Kind, a Paul Simon remix by Paul Oakenfold, Solarstone, Sunscreem, Tin Gun, Vicky Leigh, VNV Nation and Yazoo. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 54.
Opening with Danny Moog playing a classic piece on Polymoog and then with Bis and their Numan cover from Random. Also includes After Dark, Bryan Kearney & Deirdre McLaughlin, Echo & the Bunnymen, Erasure, Keane, Marsheaux, Mesh, Roger Shah & Kristina Sky ft Emma Shaffer, Ross Alexander, Simple Minds, Solarstone, Tenek, Tin Gun and VNV Nation. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 53.
Starting with a Simple Minds classic single and then into new tracks from Tin Gun and After Dark. Also includes Alpha Breed, Casanova, Duran Duran, The Human League, K.W.S, Mesh, New Order, Parralox, Roman Messer ft Roxanne Emery, Spandau Ballet, Talk Talk, The Thompson Twins, Ultravox and Van Der Karsten with Stereo Amp Surfer. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 52.
Starting with a Gary Numan-themed triple bill, including new single Intruder. After Dark, Aly & Fila with Plumb, Arcade Fire, Berlin, Tom Chaplin, Danny Moog, Ferry Tayle, MAA & Seven24 & R.I.B, Northern Kind, Parralox, Ross Alexander, Rozalla, The Shamen and Solarstone. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 51.
Opening with a Gary Numan recreation of a Telekon track. Also includes tracks by A Flock Of Seagulls, Corona, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gareth Emery & Christina Novelli, The Human League, OMD, Mesh, Midge Ure, ReOrder & RAM, Simple Minds, Trevor Horn, VNV Nation and ending with two more from the Gregorian monks. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 50 and the classical instrument and voice special 3.
Opening with a Gary Numan collaboration from 2003 and then into a remix of a Human League classic. New tracks from Dubstar, Tenek, Northern Kind, Parralox and Marsheaux. Singles from IAMX, OMD, Blancmange, Echo & The Bunnymen and Ladytron. A big remix from The Mission. Plus Talla 2XLC with Clara Yates, Andrew Rayel with Roxanne Emery, a Chicane remix and Craig Connelly with Siskin. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 49.
Opening with a Human League classic and then into a Mesh remix of a Sea of Sin track. Two Faithless tracks, another of the Agency-V remixes and a track from the latest John Foxx and The Maths album. Acoustic versions from Dubstar and Marsheaux. Midge Ure, Empathy Test, Tears For Fears and something new from Synthetik Electronik Musik. Also Super8 & Tab, Robbie Seed, Aurosonic and BT. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 48.
Noting the 40th anniversary of the Visage album, the up and coming OMD extended mix of Enola Gay and using a Kraftwerk track to mark the final days of the UK being in the EU. New tracks from Agency-V, Tenek and Analogue Faction, a live one from Ultravox and a cover of Erasure's Oh Lamour paired with a record breaking number one. Tracks from Danny Moog, IAMX, Icon Of Coil, Motif with Hannah Magenta, Gabriel and Dresden plus something hot off the press from Dennis Sheperd and Katty Heath. And playing tracks to mark the loss of José Padilla and Elizabeth Fields. All making up The Sound Of Electricity episode 47.
Celebrating the final arrival of the latest Tears For Fears boxset and 40 years of Enola Gay. A rarity from Sunscreem, classics from Talk Talk, Sparks, Cabaret Voltaire and YMO. Snap! paired with sample-crazy S'Express, covers from Cascada and Obsession, a new album track from Keane and a 12" from Betty Boo. Plus a remix from Hoyaa and ENY, a track from Drival & Liel Kolet, Allen & Envy with Neev Kennedy and Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star ft. Fiora. All making up The Sound Of Electricity 46.
Something new from Tenek and Dubstar. Celebrating 40 years of Telekon and Vienna. A look at a Human League Dare album track along with its demo. Something from VNV Nation's recent Coronation gig. Revisiting OMD and Kim Wilde. Plus the reimagined Tower of Strength and 2 Unlimited, Gareth Emery, Solarstone and Katty Heath. All making up episode 45 of The Sound of Electricity podcast.
With tracks you probably haven't heard before using Gary Numan and Duran Duran elements, more tracks from the 2020 Danny Moog and Psykelektric albums, a track from the new Tenek digital reissue, another Depeche Mode demo and release track, Ultravox and Devo 40th anniversary tracks, a Human League cover, plus Pete Shelley, Little Boots, Parralox, Ace Of Base, Jonteknik, Paul van Dyk, Steve Allen, Armin van Buuren and
Hoyaa. All making up episode 44 of The Sound of Electricity podcast.
With live tracks from Yazoo and Gary Numan, some Depeche Mode covers, a Human League track and the track that perhaps inspired it, Rusty Egan with Midge Ure, Psykelektric and Agency-V, Keane, The Buggles, Salt 'N' Pepa, New Musik, Information Society, 2 Unlimited, Solarstone, R Plus & Dido, Ross Alexander and Fate. All making up episode 43 of The Sound of Electricity podcast.