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Techno TalesAuthor: Will Johncock
Explores important tracks from the histories of techno, trance, and acid house. Each episode is told through a short story, inspired and informed by actual events. Language: en-us Genres: Music, Music Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 31 –The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
Episode 31
Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
It’s the mid-1980s in Manchester, England, and Garry Cobain, originally from the town of Bedford, moves to the city to study electronics engineering. At the same time, Glaswegian Brian Dougans is also living in Manchester, having relocated there because it is home to one of the first sound recording technology courses in the United Kingdom. Cobain and Dougans work at the same bar, and after a reportedly tense initial period of knowing each other, they soon bond over music, and share ideas regarding how they each believe electronic music artistry should be explored. These common interests eventually lead to them instigating a collaborative project, which under the name, The Future Sound of London, will in only a few years spawn the ambient techno classic, “Papua New Guinea”.
