Synthetic Dreams Podcast

My guest this week is Wayne Hussey from legendary band The Mission 

My guest this week is multi-talented musician, DJ and producer, Andy Bell We discuss life in lockdown, Ride, his latest GLOK album, Oasis and his plan to work with the other Andy Bell...Andy Bell from Eurasure : ) Andy's latest GLOK album, 'Pattern Recognition' is out now and I really can't recommend it enough! https://glok.bandcamp.com/album/pattern-recognition https://andybell.bandcamp.com/music

My guest this week is Mike Edwards from Jesus Jones  Jesus Jones had a string of top 20 hits in the early nineties, including a number two hit in the US with 'Right Here, Right Now'  The band are paying a few shows this year, including one with Utah Saints.  List of dates here: https://www.jesusjones.com/tour-dates For more info on the group, including links to Mike's book 'Death Threats From An 8...

My guest this week is Danish electronic musician, Trentemøller.  On the show we discuss his earliest musical influences, the music scene in Copenhagen when he started out, his love of Depeche Mode, and what it was like supporting them on their Delta world tour, plus the making of his new album 'Memoria', which came out last month. It really is a wonderful album and I really can't recommend it enou...

My guest this week is musician and author, Jim Bob.  Jim Bob formed Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine with Les 'Fruitbat' Carter back in 1987. The band enjoyed great success in the 1990's with many of their singles hitting the top 20 Jim Bob's latest record 'Who Do We Hate Today' is available to buy at www.jim-bob.co.uk  Lots of cool Carter USM merch available on there too You can also purchase t...

My guest this week is multi-instrumentalist Billy Currie, best known for his work with the hugely influential new wave band, Ultravox Billy, who was also a member of Visage, spoke to me about the early days of Ultravox, performing at Live Aid and goes into fascinating detail about the recording of classic track 'Vienna' Check out Billy's excellent website here: https://www.billycurrie.com You can...

An interview with acid house legend and 90s chart topper, Adamski After a successful career as a acid house DJ in the late 80s, Adam enjoyed a string of top 20 hits under a new moniker, Adamski It was an absolute pleasure to speak to this legend of electronic music 

Another chance to listen to my interview with the multi-talented musician  - and wine maker - Gerald Casale from legendary new-wave band, Devo. One of my all-time favourite bandsAmazing to think that Casale's career spans more than 40 years - and he's still producing excellent music.....and wine! It was  an absolute joy and honour to speak to him for the 20th episode  

For this weeks episode I speak to Caroline Catz, actor, director and writer of Delia Derbyshire: The Myths & The Legendary Tapes.

My guest this week is former world snooker champion, Steve Davis. Since retiring from the sport in 2016, Steve now makes excellent electronic music with musical partner, Kavus Torabi, in the group The Utopia Strong.  I really can't recommend their debut album enough -  it's well worth checking out. Looking forward to hearing album number two, whenever that's released.

For this weeks show I spoke to legendary German musician and composer, Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Roedelius has had a long and varied music career. In 1971 he co-founded Cluster with Dieter Moebius, and in 1973 Roedelius and Moebius formed Harmonia with Michael Rother,  a previous guest on the  Synthetic Dreams Podcast. His music has influenced countless musicians, including David Bowie and Brian Eno...

My guest this week is the multi-talented singer, songwriter and composer, Tom Bailey  Tom, founding member and singer of popular 80s pop band Thompson Twins, spoke to me about the group's early days, performing with Nile Rodgers and Madonna at Live Aid, playing Top Of The Pops and the time he supported David Bowie. Some really great stories in this episode. Tom still enjoys playing live as a solo...

My guest this weeks is Darryl McDaniels from legendary hip-hop group, Run-DMC We talked about Darryl's excellent new children's book 'Darryl's Dream', the early days of Run-DMC, making the video for 'Ghostbusters' and about the Felix Organisation, a charity that Darryl and casting directer, Sheila Jaffe set up back in 2006. The charity provides opportunities and memorable experiences for children...

Interview with Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom)

This episode features a conversation with Mute Records founder, and electronic music legend, Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode producer Gareth Jones. The pair speak to me about their latest record, 

My guest this week is Andrew Fearn from popular electronic, post-punk duo Sleaford Mods 

My guest for this episode is Steven Mallinder, founding member of legendary electronic group, Cabaret Voltaire

For this weeks episode I spoke to award winning record producer and Killing Joke bass player, Youth

An interview with Jez Willis from Utah Saints 

For this weeks episode I was delighted to be joined by Andy McCluskey from legendary band Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Interview with Graham Massey from 808 State 

For this episode I had the pleasure of speaking to Paul Hartnoll from legendary electronic act Orbital. Paul, who formed Orbital back in 1989 with his brother Phill, spoke to me about the soundtrack he made for the British thriller 'Concrete Plans', his memories playing Top Of The Pops and the time he nearly killed, not one, but TWO members of the Radiophonic Workshop. 

Another chance to listen to the very first episode featuring an interview with the wonderful Michael Rother who was a member of one of the most influential bands of all-time, Neu! Michael's, who was also in an early line-up of Kraftwerk, spoke to me about his fascinating musical career. Michael's excellent new album  'As Long As The Light' which he made with multi-talented musician Vittoria Maccab...