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The Human League are embarking on a steel city tour in the Autumn with Heaven 17 and ABC and to promote it they appeared on BBC breakfast this morning. I was amazed that they clearly had underaken absolutely no research on the topic - the lady presenter asked if they had ever bumped in to the other two bands and had some rivalry when they were in they hey day in the early '80's - which is a surprising...
No time for breakfast shows, watching tv and analysing the weather. Little time to plan the day, except one big thing before Friday. Work all day and work all night - to make time for play. Should I stay cool and not get excited wondering? No chance. Vocation before vacation? Defining a new future just before the old story is up.
According to Wikipedia, the original
Human League
was an "avant-garde all male synthesizer-based group from Sheffield". Johnny Rotten called them "trendy hippies" when their debut single "Being Boiled" appeared in 1978. In 1980, the original synthesizer players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left the group to form
Heaven 17
, and instead of playing trendy all male hippie avant-garde, The Human...
Our second podcast is up: listen now. (MP3, 24 minutes) In this second of a two-part interview with Martyn Ware (Heaven 17, Human League, Illustrious and Sonic ID) we hear about Martyn's work with sensory design and immersive experiences in the healthcare environment. Also: what role does sound play in the recuperation process, and what [...]
Toss you guitar... "The best post-punk music in Europe was electronic music & for five years the best electronic music came from Sheffield. Made in Sheffield documents the evolution of the Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Heaven 17 & ABC, who emerged from Sheffield's music scene in the late 70's. Their dream was to destroy rock music. The result was the creation of some of the most influential sounds...
> Listen to the podcast now. (MP3, 22 minutes) We’re finally pulling things together for our first podcast. This will happen weekly, at least on a trial basis. Our topics, of course, are sound, identity, design and brands. What's the role of sound in creating impressions, orchestrating experiences, and engineering perceptions? Where does sound fit in [...]
Didn't the DBTs accurately describe the Bush approach to Iraq -- "keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears." Ah, Chuck Brown and Heaven 17 references -- reminds me of the days of buying 10 inch records in Dupont Circle to make party tapes. I am officially old.
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of $) (Original 12") Recloose - Four Ways Of Saying Goodbye Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine Les Rythmes Digitales - Oberonne David Holmes - Slash the Seats Andrea Parker - In Two Minds Chaka Khan - My Love Is Alive Heaven 17 - Soul Warfare Musique - in The Bush Level 42 - Starchild
In 1983 (The Best Year For Music Ever!) Heaven 17 must have been inspired by the worldwide smash success of Human League Mark II’s Dare LP. Since splitting with the League and singer Phil Oakey, Ian Marsh and Martyn Ware had recruited Oakey soundalike Glenn Gregory to form Heaven 17, scoring some hits [...]
As is expected stateside in the coming week, Madonna has wheeled her cougar slut jam set, Hard Candy , to the top of the U.K. album chart. Just behind her, at #5, is the debut of dandy du jour Sam Sparro 's self-titled LP, while his electro jam "Black And Gold" hangs tight at #2 on the Brit singles chart. But perhaps the most eyebrow-raising new entry on the album tally is Rick Astley 's Ultimate Collection...
