GARY NUMAN INTERVIEW
Even after new wave had petered out, Numan's impact continued to make itself felt; his dark, paranoid vision, theatrically icy alien persona, and clinical, robotic sound were echoed strongly in the work of many goth rock and (especially) industrial artists to come. For his part, Numan just kept on recording, and by the late '90s, he'd become a hip name to drop; prominent alt-rock bands covered his hits in concert, and a goth-flavored brand of industrial dance christened darkwave looked to him as its mentor.
We caught up with the man himself at this Year's Hop Farm Festival.
Read Gary Numan's full Artist Profile here
FEATURED ARTIST
Soho Dolls
The bands electric influences have conspired to create a multi textured debut which shows their love of rock and roll, electro, glam,’77-British punk, jazz and hip hop. “All these extremes make our music ribbed. We don’t fit easily into pigeon-holes – not in music and not in life. We feel our generation has been cheated. Modern life has conspired to make us dumb, numb and un-questioning. We want people to tap into their primal senses again: lust, anger, love, fear, happiness and humour. Lyrically and musically the songs on this album express all of these feelings and instincts.” says Maya the bands lead singer.