Stuttgarter Strasse – Ansichtskarten aus Wales
This is rather deliciously bonkers: ‘Ansichtskarten aus Wales‘ (Postcards from Wales) by Stuttgarter Strasse aka Justin Toland, an imaginary road journey through South Wales as seen through the eyes and ears of Kraftwerk. Featuring Dowlais Ironworks, the M4 around Briton Ferry and Port Talbot, Aberthaw power station, and the legendary Dragon Data over four tracks of vocoderized insanity and mangled Kraftwerkian synths, the EP is accompanied by gorgeous artwork from Cardiff’s Bubblewrap Collective.
TONTO!
Malcolm Cecil – one half of TONTO’s Expanding Head Band – shows you around The Original New Timbral Orchestra. Called TONTO for short, this super synthesiser was used on Stevie Wonder’s classic albums from the early 1970s, namely Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness’ First Finale. TONTO also appeared on albums by The Isley Brothers, DEVO, Gil Scott-Heron, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Steve Hillage, Billy Preston and many more.
And if you enjoyed that make sure you check out “Stevie’s Wonder Men” which has been described as “the funkiest documentary in Radio 4 history”. Produced by our very own James Hale, you can listen to it on iplayer until next Tuesday.
