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haji
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Charlie XCX from Stevenage too, as is Lewis Hamilton and Gary Younge the Guardian writer and the bassist from the Breeders, Josephine Wicks. Nearby Hitchin just has James Bay and newsreader Richard Whitmore.
haji
lala
Have the updated the frieze of notable stevenagers in the train station?
luka
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Stevenage didn’t just play an important part in the history of Moving Shadow. A few other nuggets…
The whole town of Stevenage is kind of on a giant slope. Around spring time especially, on higher ground you’ll see a dramatic sunset over the town. For a few moments, it actually looks quite beautiful, and you momentarily forget its many faults.
I suspect this is what prompted Deep Blue to write this underrated little number on the b-side of the 2 Bad mice remix of Helicopter.
Its a progressive sounding track, like a lot of Deep Blue’s work at the time, with familiar sounding percussion, deep bass and trademark strings. Remember it next time you curse Stevenage as you speed past it on the A1.
- Ruff Kut! Records, known for tracks like ‘Information Centre‘ and ‘River Nijer’, was based in Stevenage
- Stevenage Arts and Leisure centre was known as one of the best rave venues in the country, hosting huge parties over the years such as United Dance.
- Long running station Impact FM was based in Stevenage – Specialising in hardcore, jungle and drum & bass (and later Garage, naturally)
The Sunset Over Stevenage
The whole town of Stevenage is kind of on a giant slope. Around spring time especially, on higher ground you’ll see a dramatic sunset over the town. For a few moments, it actually looks quite beautiful, and you momentarily forget its many faults.I suspect this is what prompted Deep Blue to write this underrated little number on the b-side of the 2 Bad mice remix of Helicopter.
Its a progressive sounding track, like a lot of Deep Blue’s work at the time, with familiar sounding percussion, deep bass and trademark strings. Remember it next time you curse Stevenage as you speed past it on the A1.
further:
Shirley Bassey (Cardiff)
Michael Chapman (Leeds)
Cocteau Twins (Grangemouth)
Golden Teacher (Glasgow)
Tom Jones (a tiny ass place in Wales)
Medicine Head (Stafford, Wolverhampton)
Play Dead (Oxford)
Radiohead (Oxford)
Supergrass (Oxford, then Brighton)
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there’s loads of Home Counties hardcore-into-dnb labels obvs. surely loads from the wilds of Essex, but how far needs to be from London tendrils to count?
Anne Briggs (Nottinghamshire, but came thru Edinburgh folk scene with Jansch)
Arab Strap (Falkirk)
Depeche Mode (Basildon)
Modern English (Colchester)
Anne Briggs (Nottinghamshire, but came thru Edinburgh folk scene with Jansch)
Arab Strap (Falkirk)
Depeche Mode (Basildon)
Modern English (Colchester)
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william_kent
Well-known member
"best':
A Guy Called Gerald
Actress
Andy Stott
Black Sabbath
Cabaret Voltaire
Delia Derbyshire
Human League
Joy Division
LFO
Mark Stewart ( he's not in the original list, but from Bristol )
Rip Rig and Panic
RSD
Smith and Mighty
Spacemen 3
The Fall
The Pop Group
The Specials
Zoviet France
Worst ten:
Maximo Park ( x 8) ( an abomination of a band )
The Levellers
Culture shock
A Guy Called Gerald
Actress
Andy Stott
Black Sabbath
Cabaret Voltaire
Delia Derbyshire
Human League
Joy Division
LFO
Mark Stewart ( he's not in the original list, but from Bristol )
Rip Rig and Panic
RSD
Smith and Mighty
Spacemen 3
The Fall
The Pop Group
The Specials
Zoviet France
Worst ten:
Maximo Park ( x 8) ( an abomination of a band )
The Levellers
Culture shock