At the same time as Orbital and LFO were kicking off British techno, there was another name that ruled the dancefloor that's since been all but forgotten. I was interviewing V Recordings' boss Bryan Gee this week and he mentioned the pivotal role in UK dance music played by Sheffield trio Forgemasters.
The first ever Warp Records release was 'Track With No Name' by the Sheffield trio (Robert Gordon, Winston Hazel and Sean Maher) and its torrent of bleeps, sub-bass and skittering electro drum machines still sounds effortlessly classy and atmospheric after 17 years.
Rob Gordon of Forgemasters also made a succession of amazing sampladelic records for indie bands like Pop Will Eat Itself, Age Of Chance and others as FON, which should be a familiar logo for those of us buying records in 1989. This clip contains not one but two, the first (Poison To The Mind) remaining a firm favourite. The second's worth a listen if you fancy a quick game of spot the Siouxsie sample.
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