EAP Episode.26 - Sal Solo (Classix Nouveaux) : "Vince Clarke Is a musical genius"

*This episode features excerpts from 3rd party musical content*We had a very long distance chat with Sal Solo in Los Angeles, the towering figure of 80s New Romantic Synth Rockers Classix Nouveaux who formed from the ashes of X-Ray Spex. Sal talked us through his journey from the beginnings in "ugly Hatfield", his first signing as The News, his role as vocalist in Italian based French band Rockets, to being dubbed as "Nosferatu" by music journalists and appearing to be one of the figureheads of what was to become the New Romantic scene.After spending years working in the Christian youth ministry, with a body of work as a solo artist, Sal & Classix Noveaux found themselves in the unimaginable position of responding to their fans demand for a new album, so they delivered 'Battle Cry' in November 2023 - their first new work in 30 years.Sal chooses 5 tracks from the 80s, hailing Vince Clarke as a musical genius, as well as admitting that he recently decided to attend an American Halloween party as himself - cape, make up, the lot! - Still a little bit of Nosferatu in there after all! - DA