It's in the Air for You and Me

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 2. It’s time for us to look at albums, rather than songs, with a specific focus on two of our favourite artists.Electric Café came from Kraftwerk’s 1986 album of the same name, although in later iterations it was renamed “Techno Pop”.  But it really gives us the excuse to delve deep into one of our favourite albums – Radioaktivitat from 1975. We look at the how the song “Radioactivity” evolved from 1975 to a proper anti-nuke tune in 1991 when it was re-released. We explore further our love for the band although, as you will hear, it is not shared by everyone.Paul Hardcastle is one of the best known producers and musicians. And he’s from our area of London too. His album “No Winners” encapsulates our podcast in 2 perfect sides of vinyl, although side 1 is particularly apt as it contains a number of parts, including the excellent dance track “40 Years”. We look at Paul’s motivations and fears when the album was made, and wonder why it is often overlooked in the world of 80s nuclear music.Once again, all of our songs are on our ever-updating playlists.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aHCNYfoQ2gtko5z6pwS9O?si=81bce0c59ff2470dhttps://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-more-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-vxy6L76uzVzd8ZlKeep in touch – we love your messages and voicenotes:Blue Sky:                        @bangpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook:                      Bang Nuclear PodcastReddit:                             r/bangnuclearpodcastEmail:                              [email protected] & closing music:(Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray, appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John LoveringArtwork:                           Rachel MalbonAssistant Producer:   Shivam PathakOpening words:           Richie Wheeler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.