Grace Jones – Marble, bass and a stare
Grace Jones does not enter a song.
Rose Bowl 1988 – Depeche Mode
On 18 June 1988 Depeche Mode closed the Music for the Masses tour in front of 60,453 people at the Rose Bowl, and the arms in the air became a kind of instrument.
Teardrop – Massive Attack
The harpsichord does not announce itself.
Stop Making Sense
David Byrne walks on with a boombox and an acoustic guitar, and the concert has already started.
Interview of Debbie Harry (1981)
BBC Newsnight in 1981 follows Debbie Harry into the biomechanical world of H.R.
What if Kraftwerk had sung only in English from day one?
Remove the German grain from Kraftwerk's early voice and the Autobahn suddenly sounds like a brochure written for tourists.
Interview of Grace Jones (1985)
The 1985 Australian Day by Day interview meets Grace Jones in the year of Slave to the Rhythm, the Trevor Horn production that turned one song into a whole architecture, with Jean-Paul Goude still shaping the image.
Moon Safari – Air
In early 1998, Moon Safari arrived like a soft signal from another world, unfolding its textures without hurry
Depeche Mode – Between machine and confession
Basildon, Essex, 1980. A group of young men with cheap synthesizers and sharp fringes gather in suburban bedrooms and community centers