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"Spending time with Wall of Sound is like being in an epic road movie without a map… And no road." Banksy
Iconic independent Wall of Sound have turned the ripe old age of 15...
The label have worked with everyone from Shirley Bassey to Grace Jones and Banksy to Reverend & The Makers, progressing from being one of the UK’s leading dance labels to a great independent label full stop, with artists ranging from the sparkling pop-art of Mpho to the epic guitar soundscapes of Mogwai.
To celebrate their birthday, an exclusive ‘Where There's A Wall...There's a Way’ iTunes digital compilation is released in November. There will also be a re-issue of the seminal Propellerheads album ‘Decksandrumsandrockandroll’ with added bonus tracks and videos early in the New Year alongside a limited edition special version of Grace Jones’ Hurricane album.
“Wall of sound is a pink runaway train heading fullspeed to a promised party to end a long dark tunnel of oddness.. There is no buffet cart on board but the company is great and the destination is well worth the ticket price”
Jon Mcclure / Reverend & The Makers
So what’s great about Wall of Sound anyway? Here’s 15 lists on 15 great things from WoS.
They kick off with their 15 WOS featured vocalists
Shirley Bassey
Alex Turner
Estelle
Marc Almond
Jake Shears
Shaun Ryder
Bobby Gillespie
Big Youth
Robyn
Alan Vega
Neneh Cherry
Horace Andy
Tricky
Karin Dreijer
and Nik Kershaw (below...)
15 WOS featured MCs
Roxanne Shante
De La Soul
The Jungle Brothers
Mos Def
Schooly D
Al Pacino
Spank Rock
Jon Cooper Clarke
Maxi Jazz
Ward 21
Afrika Bambaataa
Talib Kweli
Mad Frankie Fraser
Edmo Zarife
Wale
15 WOS non-featured Musicians
John Cale
Sly Dunbar
Robbie Shakespeare
Guy Garvey
Matt Helders (Artic Monkeys)
Kevin Mooney (Adam & the Ants)
Drew McConnel (Babyshambles)
Van Dyke Parks
Ernest Ranglin
Joe Strummer
Mathew Ashman (Bow Wow Wow)
Wally Badarou
Peter Christopherson ( Throbbing Gristle)
Alex Turnbull (23 Skidoo)
and Brian Eno (below)
Wall of Sound's 15 Musical Inspirational Individuals
Brian Wilson
Prince
Giorgio Morodor
Kate Bush
Arthur Baker
DJ Pierre
Phil Spector
Todd Terry
John Peel
Nile Rogers
Joe Meek
Marc Almond
Cerrone
Jack Nitzsche
and Trevor Horn (below)
15 WoS Artists
Royksopp
Propellerheads
Grace Jones
Ocelot
Reverend and The Makers
The Wiseguys
Les Rythmes Digitales
Infadels
Zoot Woman
Mekon
Tiga
Felix Da Housecat
The Bees
The Shortwave Set
and Mogwai (below)
15 Classic WoS remixes
Grace Jones - Williams Blood (Aeroplane mix)
Agent Provocateur – Agent Dan (Propellerheads remix)
Mekon feat. Marc Almond - Please Stay (Royksopp remix)
Shy Child – Noise Won’t Stop (Buraka Som Sistema remix)
Royksopp feat. Robyn - The Girl And The Robot (Ocelot remix)
Akasha - Crazy Baby (Groove Armada remix)
Shawn Lee - Happiness (Ashley Beedle’s Bossa nova remix )
The Shortwave Set – Now Til ‘69 (Aeroplane Remix )
Zoot Woman - Grey Day (Paper Faces remix)
Tepr – Minuit Jacuzzi (Data remix)
Diefenbach – Make Your Mind ? (Lindstrom remix)
Infadels – Free Things For Poor People (Alex Metric remix)
Elektrons – Get Up (Herve remix)
Reverend and The Makers – Sundown On The Empire (Adrian Sherwood remix)
The Strike Boys – Jet Set (The Micronauts remix)
15 WoS Classic Dance Tracks
Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)
Tiga - What You Need
Elektrons - Get Up
Ceasefire - Trickshot
Two Culture Clash - and Dance
Propellerheads – Take California
Junior Cartier - Women Beat Their Men
Mekon - Whats Going On?
Royksopp – 49 %
Eklektik - Maracana Madness
DJ Pierre – Wet Dreams
Pour Homme - Born This Way
The Wiseguys - Start The Commotion
Felix Da Housecat – Tweak
Tepr – En Direct De La Cote
15 Unforgettable WoS Club Nights
Back To Mono – The Blue Note - London
Night of 1000 Stars – The End - London
The Insane Asylum / Carry On – Manumission - Ibiza
The System – Ormonds - London
Hippies Use Side Door – The End - London
(sic). Studio 54 – Fabric - London
Love @ Good Times at the Versace Mansion – Miami
Night of The Big Drums – Ministry of Sound - London
Carry on Screaming – The End - London
Nose Up Mother Brown – The Hobgoblin – Brighton
Summer Camp – The Aquarium - London
The Wig Out – The End - London
Sizzler – 93 Feet East – London
Years of Wall of Sound / Dance Tent – Glastonbury
The Gallery (upstairs) at Turnmills - London
15 favourite DJs
DJ Pierre
Dr Lectroluv
John Peel
Jacques Lu Cont
Tiga
DJ Swamp
Danny Rampling
2manydjs
Nicky Siano
DJ Lottie
Sander Kleinenberg
Kid 606
Glimmers
Felix Da Housecat
and Chemical Brothers (below)
15 Classic Clubs
Studio 54 – NYC
The Mud Club – London / NYC
The Warehouse – London / NYC
Manumission – Ibiza
Klub Shoom – London
The Hacienda – Manchester
Blitz – London
Dirtbox – London
Sunday Social @ The Albany – London
Funhouse – NYC
Tenax – Florence
Trip @ The Astoria – London
Raw @ YMCA – London
Fridays @ Wag Club – London
Do at the Zoo – London
15 People
Beatrice Dalle
Gustav Klimt
Stan Bowles
Dalai Lama
Gerry Anderson
Andy Warhol
Paulo Coehlo
Johan Cruyff
Keith Haring
Kenneth Williams
John Shuttleworth
T.E. Lawrence
Clough Williams Ellis
Plato
and Marilyn Monroe (below)
15 Places
Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush, London
Portmeirion, Wales
Varanassi, India
The Masons Arms, Battersea,London
Lyme Regis
Bergen, Norway
W10
Hayes, Middlesex
Frenchmans Cove, Port Antonio, Jamaica
News Café, South Beach Miami
Sheffield
Taplow, Bucks
Brussels
Chateau Marmont LA
and Portobello Road (below)
15 Bands
The Human League
The Clash
Blondie
Steely Dan
New Order
Depeche Mode
Kraftwerk
Fleetwood Mac
The Beach Boys
Run DMC
Chic
Monkees
Sweet
Led Zeppelin
and Spinal Tap (below)
15 Things
Sunsets
Clowns
The Wasp Factory
Pink
Studio 54
Johan Cruyff
Banoffee Pie
Joe Meek
Citroen DS
Lawrence of Arabia
Loftus Road
Butterflies
Captain Scarlet
Melatonin
Candles
15 Wall of Sound Anagrams
Awol Funds Low
Sofa Dull Now
Awful Old Son
Snowfall Duo
Slow And Foul
Unloads Flow
Fowl Old Anus
Load Snow Flu
Allows Fondu
Lads foul now
Sod! Foul lawn
Dull now of as
Sold on awful
Foul lads won
Awful, old son
And after all that... here's some upcoming Wall of Sound artist's tour dates for you
Reverend & the Makers
23 Oct. The Engine Shed, Lincoln
24 Oct. Academy, Sheffield
26 Oct. Stylus, Leeds
27 Oct. Shepherd’s bush Empire, London
28 Oct. Assembly Hall, Leamington Spa
29 Oct. Academy, Manchester
30 Oct. Picture House, Edinburgh
31 Oct. Academy, Newcastle
2 Nov. Concorde 2, Brighton
3 Nov. Academy, Bristol
4 Nov. Pyramids, Portsmouth
5 Nov. Forum, London
7 Nov. Nation Courtyard, Liverpool
Mpho
27 Oct. Shepherds Bush, London
30 Oct. O2 Academy, Sheffield
31 Oct. The Den & Centro, London
6 Nov. O2 Academy, Bournemouth
9 Nov. Le Cigale, Paris
19 Nov. Hoxton Bar & Grill, London
21 Nov. Paradiso, Amsterdam
Cosmo Jarvis
31 Oct. Frieze Festival, Battersea, London
3 Nov. Zigfrid, London
4 Nov. The Dutchess, York
6 Nov. Captains Rest, Glasgow
7 Nov. Live Lounge, Blackburn
10 Nov. Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
11 Nov. The Masque, Liverpool
12 Nov. Notting Hill Arts Club, London
13 Nov. The Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
14 Nov. Moles Club, Bath
17 Nov. Hamptons, Southamptons
18 Nov. The Wig & Pen, Turo
19 Nov. Taphouse, St. Agnes
20 Nov. Watershed, London
21 Nov. University Student Union, Plymouth
24 Nov. Water Rats, London
25 Nov. Oakford Social, Reading
27 Nov. Club NME, Chelmsford
Royksopp
4 Nov. Stylus, Leeds
5 Nov. Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
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