Jo Callis explains how one of popular music's top bands works

The Human League are still one of the world's most successful synth bands, but their new album was a long time coming, and they've stuck guitars all over it. The League's Ian Burden explains why.

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With Martin Rushent just voted BBC Producer of the Year, our interview from his Genetic Sound Studio, where Human League recorded ‘Dare’, must be THE music feature of the month!

League leader and Moroder man talks tech to Tony Mills

Martyn Ware talks about money and the musician. Make £50,000 without playing a note.

Crushed by the wheels of technology?

The Luxury Gap boys pat themselves on the back after recording their fourth album, 'Pleasure One'. Tim Goodyer finds out how it was done, and discovers the threesome may soon be playing their first-ever concerts.

Record Producer

The man who turned the music of Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, Human League and Magazine into hits, discloses his hit-making formulae, recording methods and well-equipped home studio.

Martyn Ware has been spending a lot of time producing other people's projects since Heaven 17 faded away, but now a second BEF album is in progress. Interview by Paul Ireson.

Someday, all home studios will be built this way - an exclusive survey

When Soft Cell disbanded, Marc Almond quickly established himself as a solo artist, but what became of his keyboard-playing partner? David Bradwell talks to David Ball about his latest project.

Putting Heaven 17 in the past, Martyn Ware has masterminded a definitive meeting of classic singers, classic soul songs and state-of-the-art technology. Tim Goodyer listens to Words of Quality and Distinction.

In contrast with the main feature we take a look at one of today’s modern commercial, electro-music bands.

Die Krupps: hi-tech and heavy

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Tom Ellard, Severed Head's supremo, on sound surgery and synths.

From his formative days experimenting with Torchsong, William Orbit has made good through his remixes and a new outfit called Bass-o-matic. Tim Goodyer watches time catch up with a techno-prophet.

From penthouse to pavement and back again, Heaven 17 have seen pop finance from both sides. Will their latest album, Pleasure 1, put them back in the black? Tony Reed opens the account...

Working again after two years of legal trench-warfare, The Spands talk about their comeback album, the defiantly-titled Through The Barricades. Observation post: Chris Maillard

Janet Angus talks to Peter Wingfield about his career as a songwriter and producer.

The jolly lads (and lass) currently blowing up a Gaelic gale with their drinking man's Folk have Adrian Deevoy reeling

A conversation with Ged Doherty, Paul Young's manager and best friend

Wayne Hussey divulges all about the gear behind the Gothic grind