Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware

This futuristic episode of Electronically Yours features a rising star in the world of future sound experience, Melpomeni Kermanidou AKA Sophia Space Agency.  From orchestral torch songs to electronic ambient sound with glossolalia (or alien) as narrator, Melpomeni likes to cross genres. She is   a singer, composer, songwriter, producer, arranger and lyricist who has already released several excit...

Today’s fascinating episode of Electronically Yours features James Ellis Ford, an artist who has been hidden in plain sight for his entire two-decade-long career. The composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter has worked with some of the biggest names in music, from Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode via Foals, Gorillaz and Kylie Minogue, and as part of Simian Mobile Disco and The Last S...

Today’s special episode of Electronically Yours features the composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter and multi-media artist, Annie Hogan. She is most famous for her crucial involvement with Marc Almond’s Marc and the Mambas. One of the first female DJ/promoters to emerge from the post-punk scene of Leeds and London, she spread her infectious enthusiasm for electronic music. Annie has work...

Today's exceptional Electronically Yours podcast episode features a legendary drummer and composer from the early Krautrock scene, Harald Grosskopf. He played drums in  Wallenstein  and  Ashra , as well as for many of  Klaus Schulze 's solo albums. In 1980, he issued his debut LP,  Synthesist , which became a cult classic of German electronic music, and still sounds astounding today. His c...

Today's exciting guest on the Electronically Yours podcast features the DJ, remixer, songwriter, arranger and producer Steve Anderson, most famously associated with the prolific remix team Brothers In Rhythm. The multi-talented team were responsible for Heaven 17’s balearic flavoured remix of Temptation in 1992, which reached No 4 in the charts, and kick-started our renaissance in the 90’s. Si...

Today’s entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features an old colleague of Martyn's, the record producer, engineer and mixer, David M. Allen.  David is mostly known for his work with new wave, synth-pop and goth rock bands including the Cure, the Sisters of Mercy, the Chameleons, Depeche Mode, the Mission, the Associates, amongst many others. As Martin Rushent’s right hand man and progr...

Today's episode is part two of our special bumper double header featuring author and 80’s electronic music expert, Richard Evans. He has recently published an amazing and definitive new book ‘Listening To The Music The Machines Make -  Inventing Electronic Pop, 1978 – 83’ which documents in great detail the music we love from that period. Richard is also the founder of the This Is Not Retro we...

Today's episode is part one of our special bumper double header featuring author and 80’s electronic music expert, Richard Evans. He has recently published an amazing and definitive new book ‘Listening To The Music The Machines Make -  Inventing Electronic Pop, 1978 – 83’ which documents in great detail the music we love from that period. Richard is also the founder of the This Is Not Retro we...

Today’s entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features one of the UK’s most loved and respected radio DJs and authors, Stuart Maconie. His sharp wit, love of outsider music and friendly and engaging northern style has made him into a national treasure. Stuart’s TV and radio shows include Radio 6’s weekend breakfast show with Mark Radcliffe, and my favourite, Freak Zone. He is also a prolifi...

This eclectically electronic episode features Alex Paterson, the founder of one of the most successful dance acts of the 90’s, The Orb.   Starting his journey as roadie for Killing Joke, and A&R at EG records, he moved into DJing. In 1989, Youth and Alex Paterson started the  WAU! Mr. Modo  label. Their early releases of a selection of  industrial techno   dubs  and heavy sound system dubs fro...

Today’s glamorous episode of Electronically Yours features an 80s icon from the massively successful Spandau Ballet, Steve Norman. Growing up as childhood mates in various bands with Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley and John Keble, his multi instrumental talents finally settled on Sax and percussion. After the Spandau split, during the 90’s Steve played live at house music events, and collaborated with many...

This episode of Electronically Yours features Eugenie Matthias, better known as Jennie Bellestar, who first burst onto the pop scene in the well loved 80's all-girl band The Belle Stars back in 1981, following the break-up of The Bodysnatchers, another all-girl band who released two ska singles 'Let's Do Rock Steady' and 'Easy Life' on the legendary 2-Tone record label. Although Jennie's time is m...

This unmissable Electronically Yours episode is a tribute to Tina Turner and her connection to Martyn and the BEF team. Featuring exclusive interviews with Glenn Gregory, Greg Walsh, Nick Plytas and Ray Russell, recollecting the amazing circumstances leading to the recording of Tina’s BEF collaborations including Let’s Stay Together, 1984, Ball of Confusion, A Change Is Gonna Come and Take Me To T...

Dr Penny Hay is newly appointed as Professor of Imagination at Bath Spa University.  Penny is an artist, researcher and educator, specialising in the arts, imagination, nature-based and creative education. She is a National Teaching Fellow and Director of Research for House of Imagination, a charity devoted to supporting young people's creativity and imagination. She has worked over the past 1...

Today’s exceptional EY episode features the first in an occasional series of exciting emerging artists. Ash Walker is a writer, producer, DJ and dedicated Afro-futurist. His fourth album, Astronaut is his greatest album yet, Travelling from Dilla to D’Angelo, João Gilberto to Johnny Clarke, Inflo to K15, deep house to soul vibrations, hyper modern to crackly classics, but all with a signature swin...

Tomorrow’s exceptionally entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features a legendary artist from the post-punk era Andy Partridge. As a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer he founded the rock band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Andy writing and singing about two-thirds of the group's material. His many and varied coillaboration...

The tables are turned for today's electrical podcast, with Martyn being interviewed by music journalist and co-founder of Electronic Sound magazine, Mark Roland. For the Cover story of Electronic Sound issue 101, ES writer Neil Mason tackles the birth of the British Electric Foundation and the making of the recently re-released album 'Music For Stowaways'. The feature is a jumping off...

Today’s Finlandic episode features an exceptionally talented musician and alternative pop star - Jimi Tenor. He is known as an inspired musician whose work lies beyond current trends, and also as a performer who combines the finest elements of afro-american music, spontaneous silliness and shameless glamour in an original way. Jimi is also a keen photographer, directs short films and designs cloth...

Today’s edgy and exciting Electronically Yours episode features one of the UK’s most famous rappers, MC Tunes AKA Nicky Lockett. He was a significant player in the Madchester scene in the 80’s and 90’s, and his work with 808 State and later with the Dust Junkys brought what was a niche music genre into the UK singles charts and the mainstream. His rapping style is unique and excellent, and he is s...

This perilously entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features electronic musician, DJ, producer, and remixer Jack Dangers. He is best known for his sterling work as the main man behind Meat Beat Manifesto, and has collaborated or remixed for  David Bowie ,  Nine Inch Nails ,  David Byrne ,  DJ Spooky ,  Merzbow ,  Depeche Mode  and Coil amongst many, many others.  Jack is also a rare synth...

This enlightening episode of Electronically Yours features the famous DJ, musician, singer and record producer Adamski, also known as Sonny Eriksson. He is well known for his massively popular  acid house  flavoured tracks " N-R-G " and " Killer ", a collaboration with  Seal , which was a No. 1 song in the UK in 1990. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the mutant pop of the iconi...

Today’s enchanting episode of Electronically Yours features one of the most loved and talented of the 80’s pop alumni, Nick Heyward. Most famous for a string of major hits with Haircut 100 – Fantastic Day, Favourite Shirts, Love Plus One etc. – his clean-cut image belied his songwriting excellence, and the first album, Pelican West, reached no 2 in the UK charts. Nick’s solo career has also been a...

Today's episode of Electronically Yours features the pioneering American electronic dance music DJ, label owner, producer and remixer Josh Wink. As a native of Philadelphia, and a prominent DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Josh was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. His popularity remains undiminished to this day… Ladies and Gentlem...

This exciting episode of Electronically Yours features a multi-talented actress, tv personality, author and glamorous pop star Clare Grogan. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s post punk band Altered Images, as well as for iconic roles in the 1981 film Gregory's Girl and the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. Clare’s elfin charm has led her to great success in many creative fields - s...

Today’s exceptional episode of Electronically Yours features an artist who’s has been pushing the boundaries of rock, dance and art for almost 60 years, the incomparable Steve Hillage. From the Canterbury scene and prog rock with Gong, he has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his many solo recordings, he has been a member of Khan, Gong and System 7, and his work covers e...