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Thompson Twins, Zvuki Mu and Asian Dub Foundation

Featuring Thompson Twins at York University in 1983, plus archive sessions from Zvuki Mu from 1989 and Asian Dub Foundation from 1996.

CONCERT:

Thompson Twins, recorded at York University in 1983.

They were a British pop group that formed in April 1977.
They were named after 2 detectives in The Adventures of Tintin.
They were predominantly a synthpop trio.
A couple of years later they were joined on stage at Live Aid by Madonna.
They released 8 studio albums in total.

SESSIONS:

Zyuki Mu, recorded for John Peel on 23rd April 1989.
They were a Russian alt. rock/ indie/ post punk band founded in Moscow in the early 1980s.
Lead singer and songwriter Pyotr Mamonov is one of the most revered and eccentric figures of the Russian art scene.
Brian Eno produced some of their tracks in the late 80s.

Asian Dub Foundation on 4th April 1996.
They formed in London,1993 and currently consist of 8 members.
They play a mixture of rapcore, dub, dancehall and ragga, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence.
They have released 12 albums in total, their latest - A History of Now - released earlier this year on Cooking Vinyl.
They have just performed at this year's Glastonbury and are off to play at numerous festivals across Europe for the rest of the summer.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 4 Jul 2011 04:00

Music Played

  • Thompson Twins

    Living in Europe (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    The Price (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    Perfect Game (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    Another Fantasy (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    In the Name of Love (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    Bouncing (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    Another Fantasy (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Thompson Twins

    Politics (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982)

  • Звуки Му

    Gadopiatikna (Radio 1 Session, 23 Apr 1999)

  • Звуки Му

    Forgotten Sex (Radio 1 Session, 23 Apr 1999)

  • Zvuki Mu

    Zima - Â鶹Éç Session 23/04/1989

  • Звуки Му

    Crazy Queen (Radio 1 Session, 23 Apr 1999)

  • Asian Dub Foundation

    Change A Gonna Come (Radio 1 Session, 4 Apr 1996)

  • Asian Dub Foundation

    Jericho (Radio 1 Session, 4 Apr 1996)

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Jul 2011 04:00