Sounds Of A City: The Human League - Travelogue

SOUNDS OF A CITY: THE HUMAN LEAGUE - TRAVELOGUE (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd December 2020

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, founder of Classic Album Sundays, looks deep into The Human's League's Travelogue album, and the city from which it was built, Sheffield.

Talking to lead member Martyn Ware, she delves into what made this album such a pivotal moment in the landscape of Sheffield's music scene, and why synths unlocked an entire universe for musicians. From the heavy industry, poverty, and even the space race, everything that went into this album came out the other side to inspire a new generation of musicians, inadvertently starting a dance music revolution in the City. Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H. Kirk discusses the album's pop values, whilst our very own Jarvis Cocker give us his own unique take on the tracks and their links to Sheffield. From Roisin Murphy and Toddla T to Orbital's Paul Hartnoll, the album and the City's influence has been felt far and wide, so tune in to this exploration of one of pop's darkest moments.

The Human League - The Black Hit Of Space [Virgin]
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
The Human League - Dreams Of Leaving [Virgin]
Kraftwerk - Autobahn [EMI]
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag [Rough Trade]
King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare [Island]
John Carpenter - Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)
The Human League - Being Boiled [Virgin]
Roxy Music - Re-Make/Re-Model [EG]
The Human League - Only After Dark [Virgin]
Gary Numan - We Are Glass [Polygram TV]
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations [EMI]
The Human League - Toyota City [Virgin]
Walter Carlos - Timesteps
The Human League - Toyota City [Virgin]
Cabaret Voltaire - Cut The Damn Camera [Virgin/Some Bizzare]
Forgemasters - Track With No Name [Warp/Outer Rhythm]
Rhythm Is Rhythm - Strings Of Life
Nightmares On Wax - Dextrous [Warp]
The Human League - WXJL Tonight [Virgin]