My review of Studio Electrophonique - Jamie Taylor's thoroughly enjoyable history of Sheffield synth-pop, which I also read as an argument for funding the arts. www.ft.com/content/4402... - ThreadSky

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helenbarrett.bsky.social • 8 days ago

My review of Studio Electrophonique - Jamie Taylor's thoroughly enjoyable history of Sheffield synth-pop, which I also read as an argument for funding the arts.

https://www.ft.com/content/4402ef91-f7eb-4f7e-890a-a3272d457914

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stephenparnell.bsky.social•8 days ago

Thanks - looks fab - I'll order it based on that review. Claim to fame - my cousin was the drummer for ABC, drummed on their first single, then fell out with Martin Fry just as they hit the big time. He's an interior designer now.

ianwaites.bsky.social•8 days ago

I saw Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall in what I think was their first-ever gig with the Human League at Doncaster Rotters, late 1980. All the blokes around me saying "who the bloody 'ell are they?" 😒

helenbarrett.bsky.social•7 days ago

Great name for a club.

ianwaites.bsky.social•7 days ago

The Rotters Club.

uniformbooks.bsky.social•7 days ago

The Northettes (tenuous, i know).

ianwaites.bsky.social•7 days ago

No, good! This is almost one for The Chain on Radcliffe and Maconie's 6Music show. And - more happenstance! - I searched here to see if Maconie had a Bluesky account to maybe tag him in (he hasn't as far as I can tell - why does the media stick with twitter I wonder?). Top of the search was this!