Taking a breather from filling the gaps & connecting the dots. Here's a first for NSS.
The brain child of former Generation X bass player Tony James, Sigue Sigue Sputnik formed in 1982 with Martin Degville on vocals & Neal Whitmore (Neal X) on guitar, later to be joined by Chris Kavanagh & Ray Mayhew, both on drums, as well as Yana YaYa on keyboards & synths.
The key to Sputnik's sound was gifted largely by The Clash. Mick Jones donated a Pro 1 synth & Roland guitar synthesizer while Topper Headon & Terry Chimes each donated drum kits to Ray & Chris respectively. When combined with Neal X's riffs, Degville's vocals, along with the inclusion of some of the first sampled dialog & effects in music, a new SSS unique sound was birthed.
Kirkland Ciccone sez it best:
"a group of refugees from a dystopic future propel themselves backwards in time to Thatcher's Britain, bringing their music with them. And the music? Synth heavy Dubby dance tracks with samples crashing in and out of sync, complete with jagged bursts of guitar, like a car's exhaust pipe farting outside a pop party in Covent Garden."
Flaunt It! might be their highest ranked, but this is my favorite...
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Rockit Miss U.S.A. (Madman Vs Speedranch)
Love Missile F1-11 (Dakeyne megamix)
Teenage Thunder (Sputstyle)
Razz Crazy
The Future's on Fire with Rock 'N' Roll
Monalisa Overdrive
Youth Juice
Suicide (Live Sept. '86 London)
From the Gutter to the Stars
Enjoy,
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