Two hours of uncanny pop and eerie synth minimalism from Sheffield pioneers The Human League.
Formed in Sheffield in 1977, The Human League started as an experimental, post-industrial synth trio. After key members left in 1980, Philip Oakey rebuilt the band with two teenage vocalists, shifting towards the more charismatic (and commercially viable) new wave sound that thrust them into the mainstream. Their 1981 album Dare and the hit “Don’t You Want Me” went on to define early ’80s electronic pop.
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DIRECTIONS is a monthly transmission on NTS radio curated by 8ULENTINA & Lara Sarkissian. The show considers the way we move through space and time and all the ways we absorb sound. DIRECTIONS focuses on multiple orientations, and a wide range of geographies. Crossing over sonic boundaries, genres, and an intersection for past, present and future.
DIRECTIONS is a monthly transmission on NTS radio curated by 8ULENTINA & Lara Sarkissian. The show considers the way we move through space and time and all the ways we absorb sound. DIRECTIONS focuses on multiple orientations, and a wide range of geographies. Crossing over sonic boundaries, genres, and an intersection for past, present and future.