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BEN BARTLETT: Music For Walking With Dinosaurs

Interview | Composer

In all the hullabaloo over the wizardry that brought long-dead reptiles back to life for last year's smash TV success Walking With Dinosaurs, the story of the production of the musical score from a small home studio — a tale no less impressive than behind the programme's visuals — was overlooked. Matt Bell sets the record straight with composer Ben Bartlett.

Published February 2000
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MATT BELL: MP3s

Sounding Off

Assistant Editor Matt Bell explains why the MP3 revolution will not be televised — at least, not at his house.

Published September 1999
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CLIFF JONES & MARK FRITH: Recording Gay Dad's 'Joy'

Interview | Producer

Blanket coverage in the music press and wall-to-wall radio play have made Gay Dad the hottest new band in the UK. Matt Bell talks to singer Cliff Jones and producer Mark Frith about the recording of their second hit single, 'Joy'.

Published July 1999
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MERV DE PEYER & JIM SPENCER: Recording Electronic's 'Vivid'

Interview | Programmer/Engineer

The single by Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner's 'Supergroup' Electronic is closer to traditional rock and roll than electronica, with its driving guitars and bluesy harmonica riff. But there's more to the simple-sounding production than meets the ears, as Matt Bell finds out from programmer Merv De Peyer and engineer Jim Spencer.

Published June 1999
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TOMMY D: Recording Catatonia's 'Dead From The Waist Down'

Interview | Producer

Catatonia's rise from indie obscurity to pop dominance seems unstoppable and, with the first single from their new album, they're even targetting Radio 2 listeners. Matt Bell talks to producer Tommy D about the track's transformation from Akai DPS12 demo to Top Ten hit.

Published May 1999
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STEVE LEVINE: Recording The Honeyz 'Finally Found'

Interview | Producer

The Honeyz are a new R&B act, but behind the smash success of their debut single 'Finally Found' sits a familiar figure — Culture Club producer Steve Levine. Matt Bell dissects the track, and finds out how it was put together in Steve's compact digital home studio.

Published December 1998
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GARY BARLOW: Recording, Production & Songwriting

Interview | Artist

Most people knew that Gary Barlow was the songwriting force behind boy-band stars Take That, but his long-term interest in production and recording is less well documented. Now recording and co-producing his second solo album, he looks set to put the memory of his former band far behind him. Matt Bell pays him a visit at his impressive home studio.

Published November 1998
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DARIO G: Recording SunMachine

Interview | Band

It's the dream of many an SOS reader to have a multimillion-selling worldwide hit with a track recorded in your bedroom — but as Crewe-based Dario G found out, it can create more problems than it solves. Matt Bell finds out how the group came through the turbulent waters of success to produce a fine debut album.

Published October 1998
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N-Trance: Do You Think I'm Sexy?

Sampling Pleasure

The perpetrators of recent smash hit 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' might look like a leopardskin-clad disco covers band composed of several people, but in fact they're the pet electronic project of two Mancunians with their heads firmly screwed on an eye to the future of dance music.

Published December 1997

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