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Interviews

The Producers

Interview | International Musician, Sep 1986

Chas de Whalley talks to the other John Williams about his recent work with chart-toppers The Housemartins

Max Kay Meets Bo Diddley

Interview | Music UK, May 1983

Bo Diddley tells Max Kay a bed-time story

Order of the Day

Interview | Electronics & Music Maker, Mar 1985

Matthew Vosburgh attaches tape recorder to tripod and lets New Order add their words to his pictures. He also traces the recorded history of one of Britain's most influential modem music outfits.

Working World

Interview | International Musician, Oct 1986

Working Week take a break to chat to Tony Reed on the subjects of pop, politics, and the importance of dance.

Martin the Magnificent!

Interview | In Tune, Jun 1986
C.F. Martin Interview, Profile

Razor Sharpe

Interview | Electronics & Music Maker, May 1985

First the BBC, then Shakatak, now a solo album: Bill Sharpe's list of Famous People is an impressive one. Dan Goldstein makes further enquiries.

Shades of Yello

Interview | International Musician, Oct 1986

Back to nature with Boris Blank. Tony Reed listens intently to technical talk about dripping water, talking drums and mountain ranges.

Vangelis

Interview | Sound On Sound, Jul 1990

With some 17 solo albums to his credit, as well as two ballets, five collaborations with Jon Anderson, and film soundtracks that include 'Blade Runner' and the Oscar-winning 'Chariots Of Fire', Vangelis has continually explored the creation of musical forms via the integration of the acoustic with the electronic. Recently, he took time out to talk about his own work methods and express his views on the current technological scene. Richard Buskin asks the questions.

Perfect Gentleman

Interview | One Two Testing, Sep 1986

A gentleman and a scholar

Wally Badarou

Interview | Sound On Sound, Dec 1990
Creating The Future

Anyone can dream about the studio of the future, but it takes a unique talent to build it in the present. Wally Badarou's personal studio defies conventional ideas of studio design, substituting voice-controlled DMP11s for a large console, and putting the musician first. Paul Tingen listens in.

The Boddy In Question

Interview | Electronics & Music Maker, Jun 1985

Northern electronic music exponent Ian Boddy answers questions from Tim Goodyer about the recording of his new album, live performance, and music synthesis.

Culture Chronicle

Interview | International Musician, Nov 1986

Smile please! Tony Reed raps with the Cockney Translator about schooltime chronicles, writing styles, and the pressures of success

Addicts Orgasm

Interview | One Two Testing, Oct 1986

Heavy, hairy and loud

Everything's Gone Green

Interview | Electronic Soundmaker, Oct 1984

Roedelius explains the necessity of home recording and why he's addicted to the colour green!

U2

Interview | One Two Testing, Jan 1985
can have an Edge like this

The Edge describes sounds and styles

In Yer Face

Interview | Topic: Live | Sound On Stage, Dec 1996
808 State Live

Double Dutch

Interview | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1985

Paul Tingen takes a look behind the scenes with Mai Tai production duo Eric van Tijn and Jochum Fluitsma — and finds out about songwriting, recording and home-made samplers.

In The Chair Tonight

Interview | One Two Testing, Jan 1985

drum parts and recording arts

Almost Blue

Interview | The Mix, Mar 1995

The The's Matt Johnson talks about production, outwitting the lawyers... and hillbilly blues

Toys R Us

Interview | Music Technology, Aug 1993

The techno punk duo on U2, sampling theft, virtual reality, CDI, and getting the machines to rock.

The Collector

Interview | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, May 1993

Bob Williams has one of the finest collections of analogue synthesisers in the world, and cherishes them with a care that would make the Science Museum blush. Peter Forrest crosses hill and dale to Cornwall to take a long, loving look, and uncovers a whole network of Moog and Mellotron devotees. Whatever next - 'The Antique Rhodes Show'?

Alan Parsons - The Alan Parsons Project

Interview | Sound On Sound, May 1986

The man who took the credit for production on Pink Floyd's superlative 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album has since had ten years of album success with his own creation: The Alan Parsons Project. Richard Elen managed to track him down to London's Mayfair Studios, to discuss the appliance of music technology in his recordings.

Aswad - Live And Direct

Interview | Music Technology, May 1988

Cult reggae band or Top Of The Pops heroes? Nick Rowland talks to the men who've spent 14 years together and brought MIDI to reggae, and reggae to the pop charts.

Bomb the Bass - Bass Studies

Interview | Music Technology, Oct 1988

In his career as disc jockey, audio engineer and pop star Tim Simenon has called upon musical influences as diverse as Rick James and Kraftwerk. Tim Goodyer talks tech with a DJ who intends to take cut-up records on the road.

Brian Eno - Brian Eno: Thoughts, Words, Music and Art - Part 1

Interview Series | Sound On Sound, Jan 1989

Mark Prendergast begins a two part in-depth appraisal of the thoughts, words, music and art of one of the most influential artists of the last decade: Brian Eno.

 

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