This exciting Electronically Yours episode features one of the UK’s national comedy treasures - Mark Thomas. For 35 years, Mark has excelled in his various parallel careers as standup comedian, activist, author, playwright, TV star, actor, world record holder (20 protests in 24 hours) and all round champion of the underdog and decent human being… I’ve never interviewed anyone more morally driven in my life, and hilarious and brave to boot. Ladies and Gentlemen - the king of comedy...

Today’s very special episode of Electronically Yours features one of Scotland’s most celebrated novelists, Irvine Welsh.   His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a hugely popular film (it even featured Heaven 17’s Temptation). He has also written many plays and screenplays, and directed several short films. The characters in his novels often inhabit an integrated fictional universe, so each work builds upon previous narratives. Ladies and gentlemen, this pen is mightier than the sword,...

Today’s special edition of Electronically Yours features one of Martyn’s best friends in the Sheffield music scene, Jon McClure from Reverend and the Makers. The interview was recorded live in front of an audience of competition winners onboard the Heaven 17 double-decker bus which travels daily around Sheffield. This heartwarming conversation is a perfect antidote to the stresses of the Xmas season, so sit back and enjoy an entertaining chat between myself and Jon McClure... If you can,...

This episode of Electronically Yours features famous rock guitarist, producer and songwriter Kevin Armstrong. He has collaborated extensively with David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Morrissey and Thomas Dolby, amongst many others. He was a member of Tin Machine, has extensively toured with many acts, and was a member of Sinead O’Connors live band. His recent autobiography Absolute Beginner is a fascinating insight into to the career of a top musician. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Kevin...

This episode of Electronically Yours features one of Martyn’s oldest friends in the music business, the amazing spirit that is Jyoti Mishra. Jyoti will be forever famous for one of the most impressive ‘one-hit-wonders’ ever – under his pseudonym White Town – the brilliant Your Woman, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1997. It also peaked at No. 1 in Spain and Iceland; No. 2 in Australia; No. 4 in Canada, Denmark, and Finland; and No. 23 on the U.S. Pop Airplay...

Today’s exciting Electronically Yours episode features Tom Robinson, who first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band famous for hits 2-4-6-8 Motorway, Glad To Be Gay, Up Against The Wall. As a solo artist Tom had further solo hits with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio, and co-wrote songs with Peter Gabriel, Elton John and Dan Hartman. As a radio broadcaster Tom hosts two shows a week on BBC Radio 6 Music. He is still...

Today’s highly entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features the legendary keyboard player of the Kaiser Chiefs, Nick Baines AKA Peanut.  Primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s, the band have released seven original studio albums, and massive hits ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Ruby’ and ‘Every Day  I Love You Less and Less’ amongst many others. Kaiser Chiefs remain one of the most popular festival acts in the world. Ladies and gentlemen – meet a man...

Today’s enlightening episode of Electronically Yours features documentary maker Ned Augustenborg, who has made a fascinating film about an unrecognised hero of electronic music Don Lewis. Don Lewis was an American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic engineer. He created an instrument called the Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO), which integrated multiple instruments under a controller system and predated the MIDI controller by ten years. He was also a close advisor for the Roland...

This fascinating episode of Electronically Yours features one of the original members of Sheffield’s own legendary post-punk rockers, Pulp. Nick started playing drums aged 14 and was inspired by Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols and Blondie's Clem Burke. In his early years he saw many of Pulp's performances in Sheffield. He eventually joined the group in 1986 because "they were his favourite band". He is about to tour all over world once more with the band, and locally performs regularly with...

Today’s incredible episode features one of the truly original avant-garde rock groups, The Residents. Speaking here is Homer Flynn, who is their official spokesperson and member of the Cryptic Corporation (the public facing organisation for the Residents). The members of The Residents remain shrouded in mystery after nearly 50 years and an amazing body of work. Since their first official release, Meet the Residents (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music videos and short...

Today’s special bonus pre-Heaven 17 tour episode features one of New York’s most innovative fashion designers, Andre Landeros Michel. Andre has kindly designed Martyn’s outfit for the forthcoming UK tour. Andre founded Landeros New York in 2013. His exceptional designs often blur sartorial gender boundaries. Importantly, all his collections are heavily influenced by his love of 1980’s music. Ladies and gentlemen- meet the man behind the style - Andre Landeros Michel... If you can, please...

Today’s absorbing episode of Electronically Yours features a famous production team primarily responsible (together with Anne Dudley) for creating the band Art Of Noise, Gary Langan and JJ Jeczalik. Gary started as assistant engineer on the most famous Queen albums, he then went on to work with  Trevor Horn at Sarm on various projects, he produced Beauty Stab for ABC and Through The Barricades for Spandau Ballet. He co-founded ZTT in 1983, and produced Happy? For PIL. Gary went on to work...

Today’s enticing episode of Electronically Yours features an iconic artist from the punk and post-punk eras, Annabella Lwin. As singer for Bow Wow Wow, she started as a protege of Malcolm McClaren, she co-wrote many of the band’s hits, and is now a producer in her own right. She courted controversy with her risqué imagery and passionate delivery, but her talent is irrefutable. She has never stopped performing and recording to this day… Ladies and gentlemen - C30, C60, C90, Go! -...

This exciting Electronically Yours episode features one of the most influential artists in the dance world, Graham Massey. He is most famously associated with 808 State, and the rise of Acid House, but the sheer diversity of his work including film soundtracks is very underrated - he was even in a Sun Ra tribute band! Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be impressed, meet Graham Massey... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon:...

Today’s fascinating episode of Electronically Yours features one of the progenitors of the Minneapolis sound, the producer, songwriter, engineer and mixer David Z. As an engineer at Paisley Park working with Prince amongst many others, he arranged and engineered the song ‘Kiss’ and worked with him on the albums Purple Rain and Under Cherry Moon. He also was responsible for the sound of dance floor-filler Funkytown by Lipps Inc. He has a list of collaborations with major artists as long as...

This exceptional episode of Electronically yours features a legend in the world of ambient music, Roger Eno. Brother of Brian Eno (with whom he has created several live and recorded pieces), his compositions entrance and beguile. Roger’s work covers intimate small scale orchestral, through to electronic and soundtrack pieces. His methodology is heavily influenced by his love of the countryside and nature, and he continues to prolifically release work and perform all over the world. Ladies...

Today’s episode of Electronically Yours features maverick songwriter & producer Pascal Gabriel. His career has spanned 30 years so far, from S-Express’s number 1 hit ‘Theme from S-Express’, Bomb The Bass’s landmark album ‘Beat Dis’, EMF’s multi-platinum ‘Schubert Dip’, Dido’s ‘Here With Me’ and ‘No Angel’, to later hits with Kylie, Ladyhawke, Will Young, Goldfrapp, Marina and the Diamonds, Miss Kittin, Little Boots, Emma Louise, The Temper Trap, as well as his solo...

Today’s episode of Electronically Yours features long-time Heaven 17 keyboardist, songwriter and solo artist Berenice Scott. As daughter of Robin Scott (the creator of M and worldwide smash Pop Muzik), she has grownup in a highly creative environment, and has also recently performed with Simple Minds and Holy Holy on their world tours. In addition to her soundtrack work with Glenn as part of Afterhere, Berenice is soon to release her solo album entitled ‘Joni Kind Of Mood’ Ladies and...

This very special edition of Electronically Yours to celebrate 1 million listens features an all-time legend of electronic music, one of the ‘famous four’ members of Kraftwerk, Wolfgang Flür. Apart from his stellar work on the greatest Kraftwerk albums, he continues to create great electronic music, most recently the excellent Magazine 1 with Peter Duggal, Peter Hook, Maps, Carl Cox, Claudia Brucken and Midge Ure, and is currently working on a brand new album… Ladies and gentlemen, he was a...

This unlocked Patreon-exclusive episode features one of Martyn’s oldest and best friends, Bill Gerber.  Bill was Heaven 17’s US manager in the early 80’s, protégé of legendary artist manager Elliott Roberts (Neil Young,  Crosby, Stills and Nash, America, Tom Petty, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan and The Cars amongst many others).  Since then, Bill has become a major player in Hollywood, as a film and television producer. He was President of Production at Warner Bros. Pictures, before establishing...

Today’s entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features on of Martyn’s best friends in the music business, Ricky Wilde. As brother of Kim Wilde, and son of 60’s pop star Marty Wilde, he is the songwriter, musician, and record producer responsible for almost all of Kim’s massive worldwide hits, including Kids In America. He was originally spotted by Jonathan King and Micky Most, and was briefly touted as a teen idol – the new Donny Osmond if you like – when he was 12, but later he...

This futuristic episode of Electronically Yours features a rising star in the world of future sound experience, Melpomeni Kermanidou AKA Sophia Space Agency.  From orchestral torch songs to electronic ambient sound with glossolalia (or alien) as narrator, Melpomeni likes to cross genres. She is a singer, composer, songwriter, producer, arranger and lyricist who has already released several exciting experimental albums featuring feminist sound concepts. Her latest album is about climate...

Today’s fascinating episode of Electronically Yours features James Ellis Ford, an artist who has been hidden in plain sight for his entire two-decade-long career. The composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter has worked with some of the biggest names in music, from Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode via Foals, Gorillaz and Kylie Minogue, and as part of Simian Mobile Disco and The Last Shadow Puppets’ touring band. This year he releases his first solo album ‘The Hum’, a mixture...

Today’s special episode of Electronically Yours features the composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter and multi-media artist, Annie Hogan. She is most famous for her crucial involvement with Marc Almond’s Marc and the Mambas. One of the first female DJ/promoters to emerge from the post-punk scene of Leeds and London, she spread her infectious enthusiasm for electronic music. Annie has worked with many seminal artists as pianist/keyboardist and arranger, including Simon...

Today's exceptional Electronically Yours podcast episode features a legendary drummer and composer from the early Krautrock scene, Harald Grosskopf. He played drums in Wallenstein and Ashra, as well as for many of Klaus Schulze's solo albums. In 1980, he issued his debut LP, Synthesist, which became a cult classic of German electronic music, and still sounds astounding today. His creativity remains undiminished to this day… Ladies and gentlemen- meet the synthesist himself, Harald...