Analogue Slop

7th September 1996 - Oasis, The Charlatans, Imperial Teen

In which Oasis attempt to sue the very idea of therapy, The Charlatans begin the long road from tragedy to Tellin' Stories, and Imperial Teen prove that some of 1996's best records simply disappeared in plain sight.

14th September 1991 - P.M. Dawn, Leatherface

In which we make the case for Leatherface's magnificent Mush, PM Dawn quietly invent the future of hip hop, and Set Adrift on Memory Bliss turns out to have been decades ahead of its time.

14th September 1991 Part 1 - De La Soul, Billy Bragg

In which Billy Bragg broadens Sexuality, De La Soul dismantle the Daisy Age, and Dire Straits become the week's most unexpected cultural punching bag.

12th March 1994 Part 2 - Nirvana, Pure, JD Twitch

In which we assess the competing narratives around Kurt Cobain's Rome overdose, uncover the NME and Melody Maker's very different relationships with Nirvana. Before losing ourselves in the smoke, strobes and revolutionary chaos of Scotland's legendary Pure club night, whilst mourning the loss of DJ and co-founder JD Twitch

12th March 1994 Part 1 - Aphex Twin, Smashing Pumpkins

In which we revisit Aphex Twin’s ambient masterpiece, examine Smashing Pumpkins’ brush with Top of the Pops censorship, marvel at Eddie Vedder’s dressing-room theatrics, uncover the strangest Britpop trivia imaginable, and wonder whether anyone really wanted a Beatles reunion without the hits.