926:, was released by Renascent and featured linernotes by Borland, like all previous releases. It would be officially released on 26 April – the very day Borland would die by suicide. Of the plans drawn up by Borland over the winter, only his solo album was undertaken. It was recorded at The Premises, London over a number of months, although Borland himself recorded guide vocals and guitar in the space of about a fortnight. After this point his disposition changed. In a letter he wrote to his parents shortly before his death he expressed fear at being sectioned in Springfield mental hospital. 'He was returning home distraught and anxious...he had ignored the medical advice to pace himself', his mother, Win Borland, wrote. At evidence given at Westminster Coroner's Court it was revealed that he had visited an ex-girlfriend in the days before his death and that his condition had worsened thereafter. The Wimbledon Guardian reported:
674:
lyrics brought by Adrian. These rock-sounding sessions, which included masterpieces like "Love=Fire" and "Under Your Black Sun" were widely bootlegged and shared among fans until compiled from a variety of sources by Jean-Paul Van Mierlo and properly mastered (by
Reinier Rietveld at 2x2 Studios in Rotterdam) for release by Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl's "Stichting Opposite Direction" label in 2019 under the title "Lovefield", with a second batch released under the title "Neon and Stone" in 2021. The duo also recruited Mark Wilkin (drums) and Neil Rickarby (bass) for three or four live performances in the London area and came to a sad end after a suicide attempt by Adrian during one of his slumps.
930:"She said: "His thoughts were coming out loud and at one point he said there's always the railway line". She called 999 but by the time police arrived he had disappeared and was reported as a high-risk missing person. That night Mr Borland turned up at Kennington Police Station claiming he was being chased. Later he rang his mother to say he was in a curry house in Kennington. She alerted police and following a series of phone calls and hold-ups he was eventually dropped off at his mother's home at around 3.15 am by officers who described his state of mind as "lucid"."
377:
495:
463:, as well as in the schizophrenic layout of the piece; while the initial tracks deal with confronting issues (for example "Acceleration Group", "Barria Alta"), the second half proceeds at an entirely different tangent, becoming either tortuous ("Shot Up And Shut Down"), frenetic ("I Give You Pain") or mournful ("You've Got A Way"). The touring for
1778:
1149:
While
Borland denied that music helped him (he claimed it "doesn't make any difference" in an interview in 1992 ), after his death his mother wrote that they were at least a cathartic form of therapy and "helped him to come to terms with his problems". Thus it is that we can frequently infer from the
1137:
would also contain another reference to religion with "Judgement". Political songs would be largely absent from most further releases; only "Golden
Soldiers" ("And I will drink to those who sacrifice and die for me/So I could be so golden") and "Shot Up And Shot Down" ("Most of England is sleeping in
909:
By 1999, Borland had lived with severe depression for about 14 years. He had still been denied commercial success or widespread popularity outside of continental Europe, and he had tried to kill himself at least three times, the third (according to his mother Win
Borland) when he jumped in front of a
585:
The album, however, suffered from poor sales, selling an estimated 10,000 copies on the continent and a mere 1,000 in
England. Borland attributed this to poor distribution. Although Borland expressed an interest in re-forming his old band, the Sound never re-formed: bassist Graham Bailey moved to the
353:
It was after this album that important changes took place that would decide the band's future: Lawrence left to be replaced by
Borland's old friend Graham 'Green' Bailey, and Adrian Janes' departure to go to college allowed Geoffrey Cummant-Wood (the band's manager) to suggest 28-year-old Mike Dudley
33:
1170:
the whole second half of the album. In his solo career songs such as "Deep Deep Blue", "Lonely Late
Nighter" and "Stranger in the Soul" parallel Borland's suffering with his condition – by "Harmony & Destruction" it is merely easier to pick out upbeat songs from the multitude of depressed ones.
934:
The night of the 25th, Borland slipped away to
Wimbledon Station. In the early hours of the 26th, horrified commuters watched as Borland died by throwing himself under a train. He was 41 years of age, and was interred at the Merton & Sutton Joint Cemetery, London. In an account given by drummer
921:
producer Wally Brill, a tour of Europe that June to promote the WRT album, a further tour later in the year to promote the new solo release, and 'a 12-song acoustic record with Wally Brill using percussion, trumpet, violin, viola and atmospheric electric guitar' for 2000. Meanwhile, the remastering
1206:, describes a train pulling out "in the cold morning light", and describes a previous suicide attempt as happening "last dawn as you slipped from curb to bonnet". The final track "Living on the Edge of God" contains the lyric "Strip me down, expose the man/Not a pretty sight in the morning light".
598:
gig earlier this year, it's definitely not happening, for a start the person who probably won't do it is the drummer. But even Graham & Max have gone off the idea now. Graham & I are going to do something in the future, but we're so busy you know? When I'm not busy he's busy, we never find
1036:
A film about Adrian
Borland, Walking in the Opposite Direction, had its world premiere at the IDFA 2016. It was produced by 'fan' Jean-Paul van Mierlo and filmmaker Marc Waltman. The film was screened worldwide in film festivals and released on DVD in 2021. The film is also available for rent or
673:
This period also saw Adrian's 1993 collaboration with French-Swiss musician Mark
Hunziker at the latter's home studio in London, initially on the basis that Adrian would simply help Hunziker out with some solo recordings. The project became such that the duo largely ended up working on songs and
475:
We had decided the three of us, Colvin, Graham and myself, to tell Adrian that the Sound needed a break and that he should get some rest and some help, and that in the meantime we would go off and look at other things...but when it came down to it I sat there and listened to the others say "Yes,
959:
was released to minimal critical acclaim, Borland's work has enjoyed an appreciative critical reception and a lasting fan base, with sites such as brittleheaven.com and renascent.co.uk providing an online outlet for information and sales. In 2000, a book of anecdotes and memories written by his
1190:: "You've got a way/To shoot my night right through with the light of day". It is noteworthy that Borland's first solo single was "Light The Sky", the lyrics of which ae echoed in "Shadow of Your Grace": "You lit up my life and work/It was falling into place". The dichotomy is reversed on the
394:
recordings (their debut album release, originally recorded by Budd for his Tortch label which had put out the band's first release, the Physical World EP. The album was subsequently released on Warner's Korova label and Budd became the Sound's early manager). From this point on Borland became
778:
Simon Heavisides stated: 'Isn't it great when your old favourites don't let you down?... leaves you with the feeling at the end that you want to hear the whole damn thing over again." Mitch Myers wrote in 1997: 'Everybody is a star, but Borland's cinematic life is well worth watching.' Glenn
701:
Survival Studios on Resolve Records. Whether because of meager investment or because of his desire to explore a more acoustic sound, the new album displayed a simpler format, largely devoid of any discernible concept: "Beautiful Ammunition" is very simply put together, only acoustic guitar,
853:: 'Under this roof, under the sky/I want to live, at least I'm going to try/But I'm over the under now'. That song would prove to be Borland's last single release. The critical reception was, perhaps, the best of any in his lifetime. Glenn McDonald produced the following glowing review:
889:, and was keen to draw lines between it and his most successful period: '"5:00 A.M" takes up, where "Thunder Up" – which was the last Sound album – left off...It's still the same person, who writes the songs, only a little bit less in love with himself and more worldview orientated.".
553:, violin and guitar. Some continuity was provided by former Sound bandmate Colvin 'Max' Mayers collaborating by reprising his role of keyboardist, while Nick Robbins again engineered and co-produced the album with Borland. The album featured much calmer, lighter tracks than those on
622:, handing it three stars out of five, while David Cavanagh gave it four, praising the atmosphere of 'a strange, dizzy optimism' pervading the album. As one critic argued: ' reflective writing remains as good as ever', and the Big Takeover went further, proclaiming it 'inspired'.
308:, closely involved with his band the Sound in their early years, in his early teens. Budd would later recall, "We met when we were both 14. He was the only other kid I knew with an electric guitar. Even at 14 you could see he was a genius". Borland played guitar left-handed.
476:
Adrian. No, Adrian" to Adrian, who wanted despite everything to go on, and I just said at that point "I'm leaving the band", my intention being that the band would come to an end there and then, forcing Adrian into the position where he would get some rest, for his sake.
1008:, a demo album from 1992 that was rejected by his label also remastered and rerecorded by his friends; a band of them grouped together later that year under the moniker 'The Sound of Adrian Borland' to promote it. That same year five live albums, collectively known as
586:
United States in the early 1990s; keyboardist Max died on Boxing Day 1993 from an AIDs-related illness; and an undisclosed antagonism had caused an irreparable rift between Borland and drummer Mike Dudley. Speaking of a possible reformation in 1992, Borland said:
617:
album in that it is much more polished than Borland's other solo material. Critical reception ranged from the noncommittal to welcoming; AllMusic described it as 'one hour of finely woven tapestry, of gorgeous music', albeit 'Not quite as good as 1989's
1044:
A biography of Adrian Borland, titled Book of (Happy) Memories (compiled by Willemien Spook and Jean-Paul van Mierlo) was published in 2001. In the same year, a tribute album titled In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and the Sound was released.
581:"I think The Sound suffered from this image of being blunt and straightforward and hitting you in the face with what we wanted to say, right from "who the hell makes those missiles?" So I wanted something more vague, something almost without reason."
1052:', written by Simon Heavisides, was released on April 26, 2024. The release of the biography tied in with a special event at Poppodium Boerderij together with the Opposite Direction Foundation with a book presentation, film, concert and exhibition.
625:
With some critical endorsement Borland continued to work on new material throughout the year. At some point in 1992 he travelled to Amsterdam to record a session with Victor Heeremans, re-recorded and released many years later as the posthumous
458:
Although it is unclear as to when Borland was diagnosed with his condition, from 1985 onward the symptoms of his depression became more and more apparent. His problems would manifest themselves in many of the songs on the Sound's final album,
329:, was self-released on their Raw Edge label and became the first UK self-released punk album. It won them their first unfavourable reviews: "apple-cheeked Ade has a complexion that would turn a Devon milkmaid green with envy", reported the
779:
McDonald, however, offered up a less enthusiastic summation: 'The music had an impressive sweep to it, but the production seemed to me to emphasise the mechanical repetitiveness of the arrangements'. The album also lent its name to
770:. It was, overall, a more coherent attempt than its predecessor, but – predictably – did not win over the public. Critical reception, however, was even more welcoming. With an AllMusic.com ranking of 4 stars the album was lauded:
900:"Everybody involved worked hard but enjoyed themselves immensely and the end result is better than any of us expected. It's hard to be objective but I'll just say the final mastered slice of silver has rarely left my CD player."
848:
is arguably the best example of this in all of his discography. The album is also representative of earlier work in that it does not fail to neglect his mental state, dealing with it in an optimistic, confrontational fashion in
480:
The band continued without Dudley into 1988, but soon collapsed. The Big Takeover lamented that it was "Like an old friend losing a long fight with a disease". Borland would later blame himself for the break-up of the Sound.
1202:: the bright opener is "Solar", for instance, while "Startime" and "Heart Goes Down Like The Sun" are dark-named songs about depression. It may be significant that in "Last Train Out of Shatterville", which may be an act of
774:"Generally quieter but no less intense than much of his '80s work, Cinematic lives up to its name more than once, with mysterious atmospheres matched by often understated but still sharply realized songs and lyrics."
607:, which would later lend its name to the Adrian Borland website. With a menagerie of 14 songs with little difference in style to those of his previous release, the real difference now lay in the composition of
749:
in that it was also created in the Survival Studios and under the Resolve label, yet demonstrated a further evolution in Borland's musical career. Despite being in a similar situation as regards funding,
611:, which was by now almost exclusively Dutch. Don Victor now co-produced with Borland. The album benefits from lavish investment in production, although this puts it in a similar position to the Sound's
1154:
opener "I Can't Escape Myself" would project Borland's dissatisfaction with himself, and serves as an early example of his more depressive lyrics. "Fatal Flaw", from the generally more confident album
726:-era songs. Critical reception was as muted as always, and mixed where evident; Big Takeover complained that it was 'too light and airy', but vaguely appraised the work as 'finely honed and pleasant'.
896:, recording them with the band between November 1998 and January 1999 and producing the album himself. Borland was proud of the work, and said so in his last public writing, dated 18 March 1999:
1194:
track "Vampiric": "Before the dawn draws its first breath/Before the Sun destroys what's left/Of us". The album title should also be noted for being the time that dawn usually rises around the
1186:
effects of his condition. "New Dark Age" and "Winter" both link the night with fear or slowness. The most obvious Sound song with this idea is "You've Got A Way", the closing track on
739:
came to fruition, with the side-project's self-titled debut appearing that year. They would continue to perform intermittently throughout the 1990s, Borland being a major contributor.
404:, was even more enthusiastically received, selling over 100,000 units worldwide. Borland's personal productivity was enhanced even more with two collaborations that year, one with
358:, a quartet, with the arrival of Bi Marshall (real name Benita Biltoo), an acquaintance of Bailey's and the band from around 1977. The new sound was augmented by her use of the
832:, a song which Borland had held onto since 1993 but did not want to waste 'on a lo-fi production'. The songs are generally punchier and more radio-friendly, such as opener
1012:, were released by Renascent. These garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews. His collaborative project with Graham Bailey as Second Layer was also resurrected in 2009 by
1138:
the sun/But not everyone") suggest political topics. In his solo work there are more stark examples, such as "Beneath The Big Wheel" and "The Other Side of The World" on
1789:
1129:. The songs on Jeopardy! would largely reflect inward tensions rather than political ones: a curious compromise is reached on "Unwritten Law", an attack on religious
430:, a Warner Bros. subsidiary). Korova responded by dropping them, while the music press rapidly disowned them; a Sounds review called the album "virtually worthless".
3018:
3257:
3223:
3205:
3184:
3088:
3066:
2913:
2708:
2649:
2631:
2550:
2488:
2419:
2401:
2379:
2283:
2261:
2243:
2213:
2150:
2046:
2006:
1970:
1934:
1905:
1727:
3279:
3000:
2982:
2951:
2891:
2827:
2781:
2763:
2690:
2357:
2113:
2080:
1807:
1749:
935:
Mike Dudley his funeral was attended by his parents, Bob Lawrence and Adrian Janes of The Outsiders, original Sound keyboardist Bi Marshall, early Sound manager
2667:
2521:
892:
Before attending to what would become his last solo recordings, Borland wrote twelve of the fourteen tracks on The White Rose Transmission's second release,
3546:
1125:, and political lyrics such as "Cost of Living", "Music Business" and the track "Missiles", which would reach infamy when included on their debut release,
514:. Musically, this was a period of unprecedented collaboration for Borland; for instance, he worked (albeit under the pseudonym "Joachim Pimento") with the
2306:
3551:
2332:
1038:
881:, the breathy intimacy that for me misfired on Cinematic here filling, elegantly, the roll that hoarse fervor played in his singing with the Sound."
1146:. As Borland's condition got worse in the latter half on the 1990s, political themes were dropped as introspective ones once more took precedence.
714:, emphasised somewhat by the empty, lonely musical framework. This is not to say, however, that more confident tracks are banished from the album:
1273:(with 3 earlier unreleased songs and inclusive the song "Beautiful Ammunition") (2017), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
2873:
2444:
2586:
3576:
1004:
demos recorded by Rowels. The BBC recordings of Sound sessions from the 1980s were released with linernotes by Mike Dudley in 2004. 2006 saw
294:
857:"5:00am turns out to sound exactly the way I wanted Cinematic to. Borland's voice, when he sings like he means it, is a glorious amalgam of
3591:
828:. However, the money invested in the album allowed for much better production, a direct result of which was the recording and inclusion of
323:, was formed with Borland as its nucleus, on vocals and guitar. Bob Lawrence was on bass, and Adrian 'Jan' Janes on drums. Their debut LP,
2848:
3581:
922:
of several the Sound recordings, created at the very start of their career in 1979, was underway by Wally Brill. The finished product,
3601:
3571:
2462:
2183:
1840:
630:
album. Recorded in a crossover point in his career, it represents a shift in both musical and mental directions: while tracks like
426:(1982), an experimental and bitter album that represented the band's refusal to make more commercial music to satisfy their label (
2802:
1117:
Borland's earliest lyrics with the Sound showed a tendency toward introspection, even before their music was really influenced by
455:
over the next five years. These were all released on small independent labels, and never reversed the band's diminishing profile.
262:(6 December 1957 – 26 April 1999) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, best known as the frontman of
1085:, Jim Morrison and Joy Division and David Bowie. In terms of admiration for contemporaries, mid-show interview in 1984, he cited
666:
represents a more immediate turn to lighter, less ambitious music -the latter would be re-recorded to feature on the 1994 album
510:
was formed there, taking advantage of the popularity of the Sound on the continent, and the relative inexpense of venues in the
992:, the remnants of his sixth solo album painstakingly salvaged by Pat Rowles (No Corridor) and audio engineer Pete Barraclough (
3566:
3516:
350:, in 1978. This received better reviews from the press. During his time with the Outsiders he played on stage with Iggy Pop.
3511:
3451:
1559:
702:
synthesiser and a few drum machines. Everything is very basic, which I like", Borland said later. One notable change from
3531:
3331:
3026:
1716:
384:
Borland became the kernel of the Sound, being the songwriter, main vocalist and guitarist, penning tracks for the early
3265:
3227:
3209:
3188:
3096:
3074:
2921:
2712:
2671:
2653:
2635:
2554:
2492:
2427:
2405:
2387:
2291:
2269:
2247:
2221:
2158:
2057:
2020:
1980:
1944:
1911:
1069:. However, it is clear that he had a broader appreciation for other forms of rock parallel to this; his admiration for
1065:
Borland's initial influences can be traced through his work with The Outsiders into punk bands of the 70s, such as the
3287:
3004:
2986:
2955:
2899:
2831:
2785:
2767:
2694:
2365:
2123:
2090:
1815:
1757:
3541:
3536:
3118:
2002:
1901:
3596:
3521:
2525:
735:
written and released, but his work with Carlo van Putten, Claudia Uman, Florian Bratmann and David Maria Gramse in
731:
3394:
1479:
422:
1121:. The song "Words Fail Me", was the earliest clear example of this. Many songs simply portray general themes of
3606:
3561:
1421:
506:
in 1988 to found yet another band, after initially going there on holiday and to meet his manager (Rob Acda).
3526:
844:, but containing powerful, dark, indolent tracks which, at this point, Borland had made his solo trademark:
783:
the following year, a compilation album of Borland's work stretching all the way back to the mid seventies.
3468:
3415:
1551:
1398:
320:
199:
1641:
515:
222:
2568:
2191:
3556:
3245:
722:
are perfect examples of this, and yet still exemplify in their tentativeness a decisive split from
278:
1279:(with 10 earlier unreleased songs (2019), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
3324:
1877:
1681:
1303:(with 2 earlier unreleased songs (2022), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
1291:(with 4 earlier unreleased songs (2021), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
1285:(with 4 earlier unreleased songs (2020), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
1023:
858:
736:
227:
3506:
1078:
870:
866:
762:
a dream-like atmosphere pervaded the album, establishing itself in indolent, moody tracks like
273:
Following a substantial musical career spanning numerous groups, as well as a solo career, he
2750:
2730:
2618:
1183:
1150:
body of work he left what his state of mind may have been at various stages of his life. The
972:), compiled by Willemien Spook and Jean-Paul van Mierlo. 2001 saw in a tribute album, titled
913:
His plans for that year were staggering. Not content with merely anticipating the release of
824:
now co-produced with Borland – were the only ostensible differences between the new work and
427:
3049:"Various Artists - In Passing; A Tribute to Adrian Borland and The Sound - Amazon.com Music"
1715:
1133:
surrounding suicide: 'A hand is a hand/A knife is a knife/Blood is blood/And life is life'.
3586:
3501:
3387:
1465:
1001:
993:
817:
682:
677:
Around this time had also Borland begun working on music production; he produced albums by
400:
729:
The following year, 1995, was to be an important year for Borland; not only was the album
8:
165:
32:
2466:
1848:
420:. The Sound were caught on a downcurve, however, the following year with the release of
3479:
3317:
1319:
1221:
1013:
878:
527:
300:
At primary school the young Borland was already friends with future Sound bassist (and
3019:"Gigs Adrian Borland 1988-1998 - BRITTLE HEAVEN - The Official Adrian Borland Website"
471:, Netherlands. It would be the last Sound gig. Dudley described the break-up in 2004:
3433:
3114:
1975:
1499:
565:. As always, some tracks deal with Borland's own precarious emotional state, such as
435:
433:
The Sound never recovered from this setback, although they did release a mini album,
312:
97:
2726:
502:
While his former bandmates discontinued their musical careers, Borland moved to the
277:
on 26 April 1999. Some have speculated that his death was caused by his symptoms of
3401:
3380:
3340:
1585:
1507:
1448:
1435:
1405:
1203:
1086:
788:
754:
benefited from much better, integrated production as well as punchy tracks such as
613:
445:
409:
390:
371:
355:
325:
267:
214:
204:
121:
1722:
1413:
1343:
2743:
2611:
1182:
and the themes of light and dark, which were usually used as a metaphor for the
997:
467:
culminated in disaster for the band when Borland left halfway through a set at
126:
3241:
1871:
786:
Also in 1996, the newly formed Renascent Records label reissued Sound records
3495:
2118:
1315:(with 4 unreleased demo tracks from 1992) (2023), Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl'
1198:. The theme of night and day is brought in as a central concept on the album
1098:
698:
511:
160:
376:
3473:
3240:
YouTube.com: "The Sound – Mid-show interview (Live 1984) – Adrian Borland"
1604:
1118:
936:
574:
542:
413:
405:
305:
301:
274:
209:
3304:
3155:
2042:
1106:
1070:
1066:
960:
friends, colleagues and mother was published in English and Dutch, named
678:
503:
3130:
3408:
3048:
1966:
1537:
1094:
862:
546:
533:
468:
451:
2569:"Psychic Hit List Victim by Honolulu Mountain Daffodils @ARTISTdirect"
1179:
1102:
1090:
595:
316:
290:
263:
116:
111:
80:
658:. On the other hand, the acoustic-based fragility of tracks such as
494:
2587:"Adrian Borland - interview with Chris Roberts (Melody Maker 1989)"
1162:
in the schizophrenic "Party of The Mind" and "As Feeling Dies"; on
1082:
1074:
874:
821:
800:, complete with new packaging, and liner notes by Borland himself.
591:
538:
359:
1195:
346:), but was praised elsewhere. It was followed by a second album,
1575:(2021), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
1323:(2024), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
1309:(2022), Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
2946:
2944:
1297:(2022) Stichting Opposite Direction/Sounds Haarlem likes Vinyl'
1050:
Destiny Stopped Screaming: The Life and Times of Adrian Borland
1033:, was published in 2016 by Giuseppe Basile and Marcello Nitti.
693:
In 1994, Borland returned to the UK to record his third album,
155:
150:
2178:
2176:
1158:
explores mental weakness, a theme repeated more frequently on
1077:
was reaffirmed on several occasions Other influences included
1000:) from the recordings made by Wally Brill at the Premises and
342:, was labelled as "tuneless, gormless, gutless" (again by the
3111:
Adrian Borland & The Sound - Meaning of a Distant Victory
1130:
1031:
Adrian Borland & The Sound - Meaning of a Distant Victory
917:
he expressed the intention to record a sixth solo album with
550:
3309:
2941:
2849:"Adrian Borland - Missive from Adrian Borland 18 march 1999"
2173:
1122:
293:
area of London, the son of Bob Borland, a physicist at the
245:
1174:"Night Versus Day", a song that had also been part of the
650:
clearly preclude Borland's later, harder style as seen on
2085:
2015:
1939:
1790:"Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006"
1016:; who re-released a remastered version of the 1981 album
808:
Borland's last release during his lifetime was the album
331:
16:
English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer
3001:"'For Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow', Mike Dudley, 2002"
2803:"Adrian Borland - 5:00 am review (Glenn McDonald 1997)"
1142:
and the quasi-religious song "Station of The Cross" on
706:
is presence of dark, introspective songs, particularly
2522:"Brittle Heaven - The official ADRIAN BORLAND website"
2244:"Brittle Heaven - The official ADRIAN BORLAND website"
2214:"Brittle Heaven – The Official Adrian Borland Website"
2151:"Brittle Heaven – The Official Adrian Borland Website"
1178:
sessions, is an example of Borland's fascination with
974:
In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and the Sound
3200:
3198:
2843:
2841:
2797:
2795:
2685:
2683:
2681:
2545:
2543:
2439:
2437:
304:
collaborator) Graham "Green" Bailey, and would meet
1166:
the crazed "Whirlpool" and "Burning Part of Me"; on
537:and featuring four backing vocalists, bass, cello,
3195:
3185:"Adrian Borland Interview with Melody Maker, 1989"
2838:
2792:
2709:"Beautiful Ammunition review – Big Takeover, 1994"
2678:
2540:
2434:
525:In 1989, Adrian Borland and the Citizens released
412:, and another with Sound bassist Graham Bailey in
2975:
1873:The Sound - THE FIRE (Live 1984) - Adrian Borland
1835:
1833:
1486:"Party of the Mind" Single (1982), WEA Records BV
395:critically acclaimed, if never a household name.
275:died by suicide after jumping in front of a train
3493:
3206:"Adrian Borland interview with Vara Radio, 1989"
976:, as well as Renascent reissues of Sound albums
590:"it's my fault 'cos I started this rumour at an
2691:"Adrian Borland interview with Limit #20, 1998"
2551:"Adrian Borland interview with KRO radio, 1992"
1489:"Mining dor Heart" Flexi (1983), Vinyl Magazine
910:car. He had also developed a drinking problem.
2632:"Brittle Heaven review – David Cavanagh, 1992"
1830:
1713:
1483:(1982), WEA Records (reissued 2001, Renascent)
3325:
3179:
3177:
3109:Basile, Giuseppe and Nitti, Marcello (2016),
2874:"Mike Dudley interview with Pennyblack, 2004"
2650:"Brittle Heaven review – Dave Morrison, 1992"
2516:
2514:
2512:
2510:
2508:
2506:
2504:
2502:
2445:"Mike Dudley interview with PennyBlack, 2004"
2145:
2143:
2141:
1671:"Also sprächt Scott Thurston" (1988) (single)
1097:. His favourite bands from the eighties were
484:
354:in his stead. The Outsiders trio then became
3224:"Adrian Borland interview with Melody Maker"
2983:"Morden & Mitcham Independent 15-7-1999"
3547:Musicians from the London Borough of Camden
2333:"The Sound - From The Lions Mouth (Korova)"
1625:(1981), Cherry Red (reissued 2009, Pop One)
3332:
3318:
3174:
2764:"Cinematic review -Simon Heavisides, 1996"
2668:"Brittle Heaven review – Jack Rabid, 1994"
2499:
2330:
2138:
577:the same year, Borland said of the title:
188:Red Sun, Play It Again Sam, Resolve, Earth
31:
3552:Singers from the London Borough of Camden
2828:"Adrian Borland interview with Limit #20"
2307:"The Sound - From The Lions Mouth review"
1896:
1894:
1869:
1527:(1985), Statik (reissued 1996, Renascent)
1495:"Golden Soldiers" Single (1984), Victoria
1492:"Counting the Days" Single (1984), Statik
1469:(1981), Korova (reissued 2001, Renascent)
1452:(1980), Korova (reissued 2001, Renascent)
2304:
2078:
1932:
1518:"Temperature Drop" Single (1985), Statik
1472:"Sense of Purpose" Single (1981), Korova
1026:' song "Adrian Be" is dedicated to him.
493:
375:
2402:"The Sound review, Soundmaker 5.3.1983"
2001:
1900:
380:Borland and the Sound (Patronaat, 1987)
365:
3494:
3305:https://www.adrianborlandthesound.com/
2782:"Cinematic review – Mitch Myers, 1997"
2041:
1965:
1891:
634:show some continuity with the tone of
289:Adrian Kelvin Borland was born in the
3313:
2331:Sutherland, Steve (24 October 1981).
1880:from the original on 21 December 2021
1327:
638:, the forcefulness of tracks such as
416:, which spawned the electronic album
3577:People with schizoaffective disorder
2727:Biography of White Rose Transmission
2111:
489:
3592:20th-century British businesspeople
3131:"Walking in the Opposite Direction"
2362:, Whisperin' & Hollerin', 2001"
1511:(1985), Statik (reissued 1996 with
1355:The Dutch Radio Recordings, vol 1–5
1029:A book of Borland's lyrics, called
518:right up until their final release
362:(later saxophone) and synthesizer.
13:
2524:. 10 December 2006. Archived from
2305:Nicholls, Mike (21 October 1981).
2246:. 17 February 2012. Archived from
1648:Guitars of the Oceanic Undergrowth
1544:"Hand of Love" Single (1987), PIAS
1361:
531:, a huge departure musically from
14:
3618:
3582:20th-century British male singers
3298:
1907:77: The Year of Punk and New Wave
1730:from the original on 6 March 2016
1555:(1999), Renascent (recorded 1979)
1521:"Under You" Single (1985), Statik
1475:"Hot House" Single (1982), Korova
1253:The Last Days of the Rain Machine
1112:
338:A single released that November,
219:Adrian Borland & the Citizens
3602:English people with disabilities
3093:review -GothTronic.com 25.07.06"
2918:written by Adrian Borland, 1999"
1933:Burchill, Julie (October 1977).
1812:Morden & Mitchem Independent
1636:with Honolulu Mountain Daffodils
1547:"Iron Years" Single (1987), PIAS
1055:
939:and Wally Brill, co-producer of
758:. With the psychological opener
3572:20th-century British guitarists
3272:
3250:
3234:
3216:
3148:
3123:
3103:
3081:
3059:
3041:
3011:
2993:
2962:
2928:
2906:
2884:
2866:
2820:
2774:
2756:
2736:
2719:
2701:
2660:
2642:
2624:
2604:
2579:
2561:
2481:
2455:
2412:
2394:
2372:
2350:
2324:
2298:
2288:review, Melody Maker 6.11.1980"
2276:
2254:
2236:
2206:
2105:
2079:Hamblett, John (7 April 1979).
2072:
2035:
1995:
1959:
947:, among a multitude of others.
885:Borland himself was excited by
545:, piano, saxophone, harmonica,
508:Adrian Borland and the Citizens
297:, and Win, an English teacher.
284:
2952:"Wimbledon Guardian 15-7-1999"
2465:. 26 June 2004. Archived from
1926:
1870:pyenapple (15 November 2007),
1863:
1814:. 15 July 1999. Archived from
1800:
1782:
1772:
1756:. 15 July 1999. Archived from
1742:
1714:Pierre Perrone (17 May 1999).
1707:
1455:"Heyday" Single (1980), Korova
1214:
1209:
816:and a slight change of crew –
803:
1:
3339:
2489:"The Big Takeover, June 1988"
1700:
1060:
720:"Someone Will Love You Today"
3567:20th-century English singers
3517:English punk rock guitarists
3071:review – CMU Beats 03.07.06"
2360:From The Lion's Mouth review
2112:Hall, Phillip (April 1979).
1808:"Punk Star in Suicide Drama"
1676:with White Rose Transmission
1573:Will And Testament/Starlight
1399:The Outsiders (British band)
1267:(2006), Pop One (posthumous)
1261:(2002), Red Sun (posthumous)
1255:(2000), Red Sun (posthumous)
688:
295:National Physical Laboratory
7:
3512:British post-punk musicians
1642:Honolulu Mountain Daffodils
1461:Maxi (1981), WEA Records BV
1342:(promotional-only) (1995),
1307:The Scales Of Love And Hate
737:The White Rose Transmission
516:Honolulu Mountain Daffodils
223:Honolulu Mountain Daffodils
10:
3623:
3532:English new wave musicians
2424:review, Sounds 30.10.1982"
1750:"Health Fear Led to Death"
1717:"Obituary: Adrian Borland"
1679:
1639:
1602:
1583:
1433:
1417:7-inch EP (1977), Raw Edge
1396:
1289:Lovefield - Neon And Stone
1010:The Dutch Radio Recordings
988:. 2002 saw the release of
485:After the Sound: 1988–1999
398:The Sound's second album,
369:
311:Borland's first band, the
3461:
3443:
3425:
3372:
3347:
3282:Harmony & Destruction
2970:Harmony & Destruction
2936:Harmony & Destruction
2894:Harmony & Destruction
1567:Physical World EP reissue
1259:Harmony & Destruction
1200:Harmony & Destruction
990:Harmony & Destruction
950:
716:"Reunited States of Love"
240:
236:
192:
184:
174:
143:
135:
104:
87:
67:
57:
47:
42:
30:
23:
3542:English record producers
3537:English male songwriters
2753:. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
2733:. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
2621:. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
1666:Psychic Hit-List Victims
1444:7-inch EP (1979), Tortch
1048:A biography on Borland,
904:
603:1992 saw the release of
279:schizoaffective disorder
3597:Setanta Records artists
3522:English male guitarists
2266:review, NME 13.11.1980"
1688:White Rose Transmission
1682:White Rose Transmission
970:"Box of Happy Memories"
945:Harmony and Destruction
656:Harmony and Destruction
573:. In an interview with
520:Psychic Hit List Victim
443:and two further albums
228:White Rose Transmission
3262:, Adrian Borland 1999"
3091:Dutch Radio Recordings
3069:Dutch Radio Recordings
1079:The Velvet Underground
962:Book of Happy Memories
932:
902:
883:
776:
601:
583:
499:
478:
381:
43:Background information
3607:People from Hampstead
3562:Suicides in Wimbledon
3362:Belinda "Bi" Marshall
2463:"The Sound microsite"
2382:From The Lion's Mouth
2184:"The Sound Microsite"
1841:"The Sound Microsite"
1690:(1995), Strange Music
1680:Further information:
1640:Further information:
1603:Further information:
1584:Further information:
1580:with the Witch Trials
1434:Further information:
1397:Further information:
1374:Beneath the Big Wheel
1156:From The Lion's Mouth
1135:From The Lion's Mouth
982:From The Lion's Mouth
928:
898:
855:
772:
708:"Lonely Late Nighter"
588:
579:
497:
473:
379:
260:Adrian Kelvin Borland
53:Adrian Kelvin Borland
3527:English male singers
3388:From the Lions Mouth
2989:on 17 February 2012.
2834:on 17 February 2012.
2697:on 17 February 2012.
2674:on 10 December 2006.
2390:on 17 February 2012.
2250:on 17 February 2012.
2005:(26 November 1977).
1466:From the Lions Mouth
1336:(1993), Gift of Life
1271:Beautiful Ammunition
1235:Beautiful Ammunition
1144:Beautiful Ammunition
1109:in the early 1990s.
1041:in The Netherlands.
842:"Redemption's Knees"
756:"Bright White Light"
747:Beautiful Ammunition
745:was a stablemate of
695:Beautiful Ammunition
668:Beautiful Ammunition
401:From the Lions Mouth
366:The Sound: 1979–1988
3365:Colvin "Max" Mayers
3284:, Win Borland 2002"
3099:on 14 October 2009.
3077:on 14 October 2009.
2938:by Pat Rowles, 2001
2725:Kellman, Andy.
2528:on 10 December 2006
2384:review, Uncut 2004"
2294:on 3 February 2014.
2272:on 3 February 2014.
2224:on 17 February 2012
2161:on 17 February 2012
2126:on 17 February 2012
2093:on 17 February 2012
2086:New Musical Express
2060:on 17 February 2012
2016:New Musical Express
1983:on 17 February 2012
1914:on 17 February 2012
1818:on 17 February 2012
1694:700 Miles of Desert
1442:Physical World E.P.
1313:The Amsterdam Tapes
1265:The Amsterdam Tapes
1006:The Amsterdam Tapes
957:700 Miles of Desert
915:700 Miles of Desert
894:700 Miles of Desert
768:"When Can I Be Me?"
685:and Waiting Sound.
628:The Amsterdam Tapes
3452:The BBC Recordings
2742:Raggett, Ned.
2194:on 18 October 2007
1754:Wimbledon Guardian
1631:(1987), LD Records
1617:State of Emergency
1560:The BBC Recordings
1340:Cinematic Overview
1328:Compilation albums
1037:purchase on Vimeo
1020:in the same year.
1014:Cherry Red Records
877:and Then Jerico's
781:Cinematic Overview
599:the right moment."
500:
382:
3557:Suicides by train
3489:
3488:
3434:Shock of Daylight
3023:Brittleheaven.com
2878:Brittleheaven.com
2853:brittleheaven.com
2807:Brittleheaven.com
2610:Rabid, Jack.
2591:brittleheaven.com
2449:Brittleheaven.com
2337:Brittleheaven.com
2311:Brittleheaven.com
1619:EP (1980), Tortch
1613:EP (1979), Tortch
1611:Flesh as Property
1599:with Second Layer
1531:Counting the Days
1513:Shock of Daylight
1503:EP (1984), Statik
1500:Shock of Daylight
1357:(2006), Renascent
1351:(2004), Renascent
1105:. He also lauded
794:Shock of Daylight
640:"Fast Blue World"
490:Early solo career
436:Shock of Daylight
388:sessions and the
254:
253:
100:, London, England
3614:
3462:Related articles
3402:Heads and Hearts
3334:
3327:
3320:
3311:
3310:
3292:
3291:
3286:. Archived from
3280:"Linernotes for
3276:
3270:
3269:
3264:. Archived from
3258:"Linernotes for
3254:
3248:
3238:
3232:
3231:
3226:. Archived from
3220:
3214:
3213:
3208:. Archived from
3202:
3193:
3192:
3187:. Archived from
3181:
3172:
3171:
3169:
3167:
3152:
3146:
3145:
3143:
3141:
3127:
3121:
3113:, Geophonie Ed;
3107:
3101:
3100:
3095:. Archived from
3085:
3079:
3078:
3073:. Archived from
3063:
3057:
3056:
3045:
3039:
3038:
3036:
3034:
3025:. Archived from
3015:
3009:
3008:
3003:. Archived from
2997:
2991:
2990:
2985:. Archived from
2979:
2973:
2966:
2960:
2959:
2954:. Archived from
2948:
2939:
2932:
2926:
2925:
2920:. Archived from
2914:"Linernotes for
2910:
2904:
2903:
2898:. Archived from
2892:"Linernotes for
2888:
2882:
2881:
2870:
2864:
2863:
2861:
2859:
2845:
2836:
2835:
2830:. Archived from
2824:
2818:
2817:
2815:
2813:
2799:
2790:
2789:
2784:. Archived from
2778:
2772:
2771:
2766:. Archived from
2760:
2754:
2740:
2734:
2723:
2717:
2716:
2711:. Archived from
2705:
2699:
2698:
2693:. Archived from
2687:
2676:
2675:
2670:. Archived from
2664:
2658:
2657:
2652:. Archived from
2646:
2640:
2639:
2634:. Archived from
2628:
2622:
2608:
2602:
2601:
2599:
2597:
2583:
2577:
2576:
2565:
2559:
2558:
2553:. Archived from
2547:
2538:
2537:
2535:
2533:
2518:
2497:
2496:
2491:. Archived from
2485:
2479:
2478:
2476:
2474:
2459:
2453:
2452:
2441:
2432:
2431:
2426:. Archived from
2416:
2410:
2409:
2404:. Archived from
2398:
2392:
2391:
2386:. Archived from
2376:
2370:
2369:
2364:. Archived from
2354:
2348:
2347:
2345:
2343:
2328:
2322:
2321:
2319:
2317:
2302:
2296:
2295:
2290:. Archived from
2280:
2274:
2273:
2268:. Archived from
2258:
2252:
2251:
2240:
2234:
2233:
2231:
2229:
2220:. Archived from
2210:
2204:
2203:
2201:
2199:
2190:. Archived from
2180:
2171:
2170:
2168:
2166:
2157:. Archived from
2147:
2136:
2135:
2133:
2131:
2122:. Archived from
2109:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2098:
2089:. Archived from
2076:
2070:
2069:
2067:
2065:
2056:. Archived from
2039:
2033:
2032:
2030:
2028:
2019:. Archived from
1999:
1993:
1992:
1990:
1988:
1979:. Archived from
1963:
1957:
1956:
1954:
1952:
1943:. Archived from
1930:
1924:
1923:
1921:
1919:
1910:. Archived from
1898:
1889:
1888:
1887:
1885:
1867:
1861:
1860:
1858:
1856:
1847:. Archived from
1837:
1828:
1827:
1825:
1823:
1804:
1798:
1797:
1794:Findmypast.co.uk
1786:
1780:
1776:
1770:
1769:
1767:
1765:
1746:
1740:
1739:
1737:
1735:
1719:
1711:
1654:Tequila Dementia
1592:The Witch Trials
1586:The Witch Trials
1569:(2020), Reminder
1508:Heads and Hearts
1436:The Sound (band)
1425:(1978), Raw Edge
1409:(1977), Raw Edge
1406:Calling on Youth
1295:2 Meter sessions
1204:suicide ideation
1164:Heads and Hearts
941:Heads and Hearts
919:Heads and Hearts
851:"Over The Under"
789:Heads and Hearts
632:"Ordinary Angel"
614:Heads and Hearts
571:"Deep Deep Blue"
446:Heads and Hearts
410:the Witch Trials
372:The Sound (band)
326:Calling on Youth
250:
247:
215:The Witch Trials
177:
122:alternative rock
94:
77:
75:
60:
50:
35:
21:
20:
3622:
3621:
3617:
3616:
3615:
3613:
3612:
3611:
3492:
3491:
3490:
3485:
3457:
3439:
3421:
3368:
3343:
3338:
3301:
3296:
3295:
3290:on 4 June 2011.
3278:
3277:
3273:
3268:on 4 June 2011.
3256:
3255:
3251:
3239:
3235:
3230:on 4 June 2011.
3222:
3221:
3217:
3212:on 4 June 2011.
3204:
3203:
3196:
3191:on 4 June 2011.
3183:
3182:
3175:
3165:
3163:
3154:
3153:
3149:
3139:
3137:
3129:
3128:
3124:
3108:
3104:
3087:
3086:
3082:
3065:
3064:
3060:
3047:
3046:
3042:
3032:
3030:
3017:
3016:
3012:
3007:on 4 June 2011.
2999:
2998:
2994:
2981:
2980:
2976:
2968:Linernotes for
2967:
2963:
2958:on 4 June 2011.
2950:
2949:
2942:
2934:Linernotes for
2933:
2929:
2924:on 4 June 2011.
2912:
2911:
2907:
2902:on 4 June 2011.
2896:by Win Borland"
2890:
2889:
2885:
2872:
2871:
2867:
2857:
2855:
2847:
2846:
2839:
2826:
2825:
2821:
2811:
2809:
2801:
2800:
2793:
2788:on 4 June 2011.
2780:
2779:
2775:
2770:on 4 June 2011.
2762:
2761:
2757:
2741:
2737:
2724:
2720:
2715:on 4 June 2011.
2707:
2706:
2702:
2689:
2688:
2679:
2666:
2665:
2661:
2656:on 4 June 2011.
2648:
2647:
2643:
2638:on 4 June 2011.
2630:
2629:
2625:
2609:
2605:
2595:
2593:
2585:
2584:
2580:
2567:
2566:
2562:
2557:on 4 June 2011.
2549:
2548:
2541:
2531:
2529:
2520:
2519:
2500:
2495:on 4 June 2011.
2487:
2486:
2482:
2472:
2470:
2469:on 26 June 2004
2461:
2460:
2456:
2443:
2442:
2435:
2430:on 4 June 2011.
2418:
2417:
2413:
2408:on 4 June 2011.
2400:
2399:
2395:
2378:
2377:
2373:
2368:on 4 June 2011.
2356:
2355:
2351:
2341:
2339:
2329:
2325:
2315:
2313:
2303:
2299:
2282:
2281:
2277:
2260:
2259:
2255:
2242:
2241:
2237:
2227:
2225:
2212:
2211:
2207:
2197:
2195:
2188:renascent.co.uk
2182:
2181:
2174:
2164:
2162:
2149:
2148:
2139:
2129:
2127:
2114:"Record Mirror"
2110:
2106:
2096:
2094:
2077:
2073:
2063:
2061:
2049:One to Infinity
2040:
2036:
2026:
2024:
2009:One to Infinity
2000:
1996:
1986:
1984:
1964:
1960:
1950:
1948:
1931:
1927:
1917:
1915:
1902:Poulsen, Henrik
1899:
1892:
1883:
1881:
1868:
1864:
1854:
1852:
1851:on 29 June 2007
1845:renascent.co.uk
1839:
1838:
1831:
1821:
1819:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1788:
1787:
1783:
1777:
1773:
1763:
1761:
1748:
1747:
1743:
1733:
1731:
1723:The Independent
1712:
1708:
1703:
1684:
1644:
1623:World of Rubber
1607:
1588:
1525:In the Hothouse
1438:
1414:One to Infinity
1401:
1364:
1362:Singles and EPs
1330:
1243:(1995), Resolve
1237:(1994), Resolve
1217:
1212:
1115:
1063:
1058:
1018:World of Rubber
953:
907:
834:"Stray Bullets"
806:
798:In The Hothouse
691:
648:"Via Satellite"
644:"Darkest Heart"
559:"Light the Sky"
492:
487:
441:In the Hothouse
439:, a live album
418:World of Rubber
374:
368:
340:One to Infinity
287:
257:
244:
232:
175:
170:
131:
96:
92:
79:
78:6 December 1957
73:
71:
63:Joachim Pimento
58:
48:
38:
37:Borland in 1990
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3620:
3610:
3609:
3604:
3599:
3594:
3589:
3584:
3579:
3574:
3569:
3564:
3559:
3554:
3549:
3544:
3539:
3534:
3529:
3524:
3519:
3514:
3509:
3504:
3487:
3486:
3484:
3483:
3476:
3471:
3465:
3463:
3459:
3458:
3456:
3455:
3447:
3445:
3441:
3440:
3438:
3437:
3429:
3427:
3423:
3422:
3420:
3419:
3412:
3405:
3398:
3391:
3384:
3376:
3374:
3370:
3369:
3367:
3366:
3363:
3360:
3359:Michael Dudley
3357:
3354:
3352:Adrian Borland
3348:
3345:
3344:
3337:
3336:
3329:
3322:
3314:
3308:
3307:
3300:
3299:External links
3297:
3294:
3293:
3271:
3249:
3233:
3215:
3194:
3173:
3160:Adrian Borland
3147:
3122:
3102:
3080:
3058:
3040:
3029:on 4 June 2011
3010:
2992:
2974:
2972:by Win Borland
2961:
2940:
2927:
2905:
2883:
2865:
2837:
2819:
2791:
2773:
2755:
2735:
2718:
2700:
2677:
2659:
2641:
2623:
2614:Brittle Heaven
2603:
2578:
2560:
2539:
2498:
2480:
2454:
2433:
2411:
2393:
2371:
2349:
2323:
2297:
2275:
2253:
2235:
2218:Brittle Heaven
2205:
2172:
2155:Brittle Heaven
2137:
2104:
2071:
2034:
2023:on 4 June 2011
1994:
1958:
1947:on 4 June 2011
1925:
1890:
1862:
1829:
1799:
1781:
1771:
1760:on 4 June 2011
1741:
1705:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1698:
1697:
1691:
1678:
1677:
1673:
1672:
1669:
1663:
1660:Aloha Sayonara
1657:
1651:
1638:
1637:
1633:
1632:
1626:
1620:
1614:
1601:
1600:
1596:
1595:
1582:
1581:
1577:
1576:
1570:
1564:
1556:
1548:
1545:
1542:
1534:
1533:(1986), Statik
1528:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1504:
1496:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1462:
1456:
1453:
1445:
1432:
1431:
1430:with the Sound
1427:
1426:
1418:
1410:
1395:
1394:
1390:
1389:
1386:Over the Under
1383:
1377:
1371:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1352:
1349:BBC Recordings
1346:
1337:
1329:
1326:
1325:
1324:
1316:
1310:
1304:
1298:
1292:
1286:
1280:
1274:
1268:
1262:
1256:
1250:
1244:
1238:
1232:
1229:Brittle Heaven
1226:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1114:
1113:Popular themes
1111:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
966:Brittle Heaven
952:
949:
906:
903:
812:. A switch to
805:
802:
724:Brittle Heaven
704:Brittle Heaven
690:
687:
636:Brittle Heaven
605:Brittle Heaven
563:"Rogue Beauty"
498:Borland (1997)
491:
488:
486:
483:
370:Main article:
367:
364:
286:
283:
256:Musical artist
255:
252:
251:
242:
238:
237:
234:
233:
231:
230:
225:
220:
217:
212:
207:
202:
196:
194:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
178:
172:
171:
169:
168:
163:
158:
153:
147:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
130:
129:
124:
119:
114:
108:
106:
102:
101:
95:(aged 41)
89:
85:
84:
69:
65:
64:
61:
55:
54:
51:
45:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
25:Adrian Borland
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3619:
3608:
3605:
3603:
3600:
3598:
3595:
3593:
3590:
3588:
3585:
3583:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3568:
3565:
3563:
3560:
3558:
3555:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
3540:
3538:
3535:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3507:1999 suicides
3505:
3503:
3500:
3499:
3497:
3482:
3481:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3469:The Outsiders
3467:
3466:
3464:
3460:
3454:
3453:
3449:
3448:
3446:
3442:
3436:
3435:
3431:
3430:
3428:
3424:
3418:
3417:
3413:
3411:
3410:
3406:
3404:
3403:
3399:
3397:
3396:
3395:All Fall Down
3392:
3390:
3389:
3385:
3383:
3382:
3378:
3377:
3375:
3373:Studio albums
3371:
3364:
3361:
3358:
3356:Graham Bailey
3355:
3353:
3350:
3349:
3346:
3342:
3335:
3330:
3328:
3323:
3321:
3316:
3315:
3312:
3306:
3303:
3302:
3289:
3285:
3283:
3275:
3267:
3263:
3261:
3253:
3247:
3243:
3237:
3229:
3225:
3219:
3211:
3207:
3201:
3199:
3190:
3186:
3180:
3178:
3161:
3157:
3151:
3136:
3132:
3126:
3120:
3119:9788890306327
3116:
3112:
3106:
3098:
3094:
3092:
3084:
3076:
3072:
3070:
3062:
3054:
3050:
3044:
3028:
3024:
3020:
3014:
3006:
3002:
2996:
2988:
2984:
2978:
2971:
2965:
2957:
2953:
2947:
2945:
2937:
2931:
2923:
2919:
2917:
2909:
2901:
2897:
2895:
2887:
2879:
2875:
2869:
2854:
2850:
2844:
2842:
2833:
2829:
2823:
2808:
2804:
2798:
2796:
2787:
2783:
2777:
2769:
2765:
2759:
2752:
2748:
2747:
2739:
2732:
2728:
2722:
2714:
2710:
2704:
2696:
2692:
2686:
2684:
2682:
2673:
2669:
2663:
2655:
2651:
2645:
2637:
2633:
2627:
2620:
2616:
2615:
2607:
2592:
2588:
2582:
2574:
2570:
2564:
2556:
2552:
2546:
2544:
2527:
2523:
2517:
2515:
2513:
2511:
2509:
2507:
2505:
2503:
2494:
2490:
2484:
2468:
2464:
2458:
2450:
2446:
2440:
2438:
2429:
2425:
2423:
2422:All Fall Down
2415:
2407:
2403:
2397:
2389:
2385:
2383:
2375:
2367:
2363:
2361:
2353:
2338:
2334:
2327:
2312:
2308:
2301:
2293:
2289:
2287:
2279:
2271:
2267:
2265:
2257:
2249:
2245:
2239:
2223:
2219:
2215:
2209:
2193:
2189:
2185:
2179:
2177:
2160:
2156:
2152:
2146:
2144:
2142:
2125:
2121:
2120:
2119:Record Mirror
2115:
2108:
2092:
2088:
2087:
2082:
2075:
2059:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2044:
2038:
2022:
2018:
2017:
2012:
2010:
2004:
2003:Parsons, Tony
1998:
1982:
1978:
1977:
1972:
1969:(June 1977).
1968:
1962:
1946:
1942:
1941:
1936:
1935:"NME' review"
1929:
1913:
1909:
1908:
1903:
1897:
1895:
1879:
1875:
1874:
1866:
1850:
1846:
1842:
1836:
1834:
1817:
1813:
1809:
1803:
1795:
1791:
1785:
1779:
1775:
1759:
1755:
1751:
1745:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1718:
1710:
1706:
1696:(1999), Fuego
1695:
1692:
1689:
1686:
1685:
1683:
1675:
1674:
1670:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1652:
1649:
1646:
1645:
1643:
1635:
1634:
1630:
1627:
1624:
1621:
1618:
1615:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1598:
1597:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1579:
1578:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1561:
1557:
1554:
1553:
1549:
1546:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1535:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1497:
1494:
1491:
1488:
1485:
1482:
1481:
1480:All Fall Down
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1459:Live Instinct
1457:
1454:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1416:
1415:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1393:The Outsiders
1392:
1391:
1388:(1997), Earth
1387:
1384:
1381:
1380:All the Words
1378:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1368:Light the Sky
1366:
1365:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1322:
1321:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1249:(1997), Earth
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1218:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1160:All Fall Down
1157:
1153:
1147:
1145:
1141:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1124:
1123:urban squalor
1120:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1100:
1099:The Waterboys
1096:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1068:
1056:Musical style
1053:
1051:
1046:
1042:
1040:
1039:IDFA festival
1034:
1032:
1027:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1011:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
994:The Lucy Show
991:
987:
986:All Fall Down
983:
979:
975:
971:
967:
963:
958:
948:
946:
942:
938:
931:
927:
925:
920:
916:
911:
901:
897:
895:
890:
888:
882:
880:
876:
872:
868:
867:Ian McCulloch
864:
860:
854:
852:
847:
843:
839:
835:
831:
827:
823:
819:
815:
814:Earth Records
811:
801:
799:
795:
791:
790:
784:
782:
775:
771:
769:
765:
761:
757:
753:
748:
744:
740:
738:
734:
733:
727:
725:
721:
717:
713:
709:
705:
700:
696:
686:
684:
683:Into Paradise
680:
675:
671:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
637:
633:
629:
623:
621:
616:
615:
610:
606:
600:
597:
593:
587:
582:
578:
576:
572:
568:
567:"No Ethereal"
564:
560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
535:
530:
529:
523:
521:
517:
513:
512:Low Countries
509:
505:
496:
482:
477:
472:
470:
466:
462:
456:
454:
453:
448:
447:
442:
438:
437:
431:
429:
425:
424:
423:All Fall Down
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
402:
396:
393:
392:
387:
378:
373:
363:
361:
357:
351:
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
333:
328:
327:
322:
321:the Outsiders
318:
314:
309:
307:
303:
298:
296:
292:
282:
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
249:
246:brittleheaven
243:
239:
235:
229:
226:
224:
221:
218:
216:
213:
211:
208:
206:
203:
201:
200:The Outsiders
198:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
173:
167:
164:
162:
159:
157:
154:
152:
149:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
128:
125:
123:
120:
118:
115:
113:
110:
109:
107:
103:
99:
91:26 April 1999
90:
86:
82:
70:
66:
62:
59:Also known as
56:
52:
46:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
3478:
3474:Second Layer
3450:
3432:
3414:
3407:
3400:
3393:
3386:
3379:
3351:
3288:the original
3281:
3274:
3266:the original
3259:
3252:
3236:
3228:the original
3218:
3210:the original
3189:the original
3164:. Retrieved
3159:
3150:
3138:. Retrieved
3134:
3125:
3110:
3105:
3097:the original
3090:
3083:
3075:the original
3068:
3061:
3052:
3043:
3031:. Retrieved
3027:the original
3022:
3013:
3005:the original
2995:
2987:the original
2977:
2969:
2964:
2956:the original
2935:
2930:
2922:the original
2915:
2908:
2900:the original
2893:
2886:
2877:
2868:
2856:. Retrieved
2852:
2832:the original
2822:
2810:. Retrieved
2806:
2786:the original
2776:
2768:the original
2758:
2745:
2738:
2721:
2713:the original
2703:
2695:the original
2672:the original
2662:
2654:the original
2644:
2636:the original
2626:
2613:
2606:
2594:. Retrieved
2590:
2581:
2573:ARTISTdirect
2572:
2563:
2555:the original
2530:. Retrieved
2526:the original
2493:the original
2483:
2471:. Retrieved
2467:the original
2457:
2448:
2428:the original
2421:
2414:
2406:the original
2396:
2388:the original
2381:
2374:
2366:the original
2359:
2352:
2340:. Retrieved
2336:
2326:
2314:. Retrieved
2310:
2300:
2292:the original
2285:
2278:
2270:the original
2263:
2256:
2248:the original
2238:
2226:. Retrieved
2222:the original
2217:
2208:
2196:. Retrieved
2192:the original
2187:
2163:. Retrieved
2159:the original
2154:
2128:. Retrieved
2124:the original
2117:
2107:
2095:. Retrieved
2091:the original
2084:
2074:
2062:. Retrieved
2058:the original
2054:
2051:review]"
2048:
2043:Mercer, Mick
2037:
2025:. Retrieved
2021:the original
2014:
2011:review]"
2008:
1997:
1985:. Retrieved
1981:the original
1974:
1961:
1949:. Retrieved
1945:the original
1938:
1928:
1916:. Retrieved
1912:the original
1906:
1882:, retrieved
1872:
1865:
1853:. Retrieved
1849:the original
1844:
1820:. Retrieved
1816:the original
1811:
1802:
1793:
1784:
1774:
1762:. Retrieved
1758:the original
1753:
1744:
1732:. Retrieved
1721:
1709:
1693:
1687:
1665:
1659:
1653:
1647:
1629:Second Layer
1628:
1622:
1616:
1610:
1605:Second Layer
1591:
1572:
1566:
1558:
1550:
1541:(1987), PIAS
1536:
1530:
1524:
1515:, Renascent)
1512:
1506:
1498:
1478:
1464:
1458:
1447:
1441:
1420:
1412:
1404:
1385:
1382:(1992), PIAS
1379:
1376:(1989), PIAS
1373:
1370:(1989), PIAS
1367:
1354:
1348:
1339:
1333:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1300:
1294:
1288:
1282:
1276:
1270:
1264:
1258:
1252:
1246:
1240:
1234:
1231:(1992), PIAS
1228:
1225:(1989), PIAS
1220:
1199:
1191:
1187:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1143:
1139:
1134:
1126:
1119:Joy Division
1116:
1064:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1035:
1030:
1028:
1024:Mark Burgess
1022:
1017:
1009:
1005:
989:
985:
981:
977:
973:
969:
965:
961:
956:
954:
944:
940:
937:Stephen Budd
933:
929:
923:
918:
914:
912:
908:
899:
893:
891:
886:
884:
856:
850:
845:
841:
838:"City Speed"
837:
833:
829:
825:
813:
809:
807:
797:
793:
787:
785:
780:
777:
773:
767:
763:
759:
755:
751:
746:
742:
741:
730:
728:
723:
719:
715:
712:"White Room"
711:
707:
703:
694:
692:
676:
672:
667:
664:"White Room"
663:
659:
655:
651:
647:
643:
639:
635:
631:
627:
624:
619:
612:
609:the Citizens
608:
604:
602:
589:
584:
580:
575:Melody Maker
570:
566:
562:
558:
554:
543:kettle drums
541:, drums and
532:
526:
524:
519:
507:
501:
479:
474:
464:
460:
457:
450:
444:
440:
434:
432:
421:
417:
414:Second Layer
406:Jello Biafra
399:
397:
389:
385:
383:
352:
347:
343:
339:
337:
330:
324:
310:
306:Stephen Budd
302:Second Layer
299:
288:
285:Early career
272:
259:
258:
210:Second Layer
176:Years active
93:(1999-04-26)
18:
3587:1999 deaths
3502:1957 births
3444:Live albums
2130:11 February
2097:11 February
1987:11 February
1967:Savage, Jon
1951:11 February
1668:(1991) (EP)
1334:Vital Years
1215:Solo albums
1210:Discography
1071:The Stooges
1067:Sex Pistols
964:(after the
871:Mike Peters
830:"Baby Moon"
804:Later years
764:"Cinematic"
760:"Dreamfuel"
620:Alexandria'
504:Netherlands
193:Formerly of
144:Instruments
3496:Categories
3480:Alexandria
3416:Propaganda
3409:Thunder Up
3260:Propaganda
3162:(in Dutch)
3053:Amazon.com
2916:Propaganda
2858:8 December
2812:8 December
2744:Review of
2612:Review of
2596:8 December
1701:References
1552:Propaganda
1538:Thunder Up
1320:Alexandria
1222:Alexandria
1188:Thunder Up
1184:polarising
1176:Propaganda
1168:Thunder Up
1140:Alexandria
1095:Eurythmics
1061:Influences
1002:four-track
924:Propaganda
863:Ian McNabb
846:"Vampiric"
557:, such as
555:Thunder Up
547:tambourine
534:Thunder Up
528:Alexandria
469:Zoetermeer
465:Thunder Up
461:Thunder Up
452:Thunder Up
386:Propaganda
136:Occupation
74:1957-12-06
49:Birth name
3341:The Sound
3033:15 August
2746:Cinematic
2532:14 August
2473:14 August
2286:Jeopardy!
2264:Jeopardy!
1449:Jeopardy!
1283:Cinematic
1277:Lovefield
1241:Cinematic
1180:dichotomy
1152:Jeopardy!
1127:Jeopardy!
1103:Talk Talk
1091:Soft Cell
1087:New Order
978:Jeopardy!
955:Although
879:Mark Shaw
826:Cinematic
818:Tim Smith
752:Cinematic
743:Cinematic
732:Cinematic
697:, at the
689:Mid-1990s
596:Kraftwerk
522:in 1991.
356:the Sound
317:punk rock
313:Wimbledon
291:Hampstead
268:The Sound
264:post-punk
205:The Sound
180:1975–1999
166:keyboards
117:post-punk
112:Punk rock
98:Wimbledon
83:, England
81:Hampstead
3381:Jeopardy
3135:IMDb.com
2751:AllMusic
2731:AllMusic
2619:AllMusic
2342:18 March
2316:18 March
2045:(1978).
1971:"Sounds"
1904:(2008).
1884:18 March
1878:archived
1728:Archived
1422:Close Up
1083:Lou Reed
1075:Iggy Pop
875:Jim Kerr
822:Cardiacs
539:clarinet
391:Jeopardy
360:clarinet
348:Close Up
139:Musician
127:new wave
3246:YouTube
3055:. 2001.
2228:4 April
2198:4 April
2165:4 April
2064:4 April
2027:4 April
1918:4 April
1855:4 April
1822:4 April
1764:4 April
1344:Setanta
1247:5:00 AM
1196:equinox
998:Archive
859:Burgess
660:"Happen
315:-based
241:Website
3166:9 July
3156:"Home"
3140:10 May
3117:
2047:"[
2007:"[
1976:Sounds
1734:22 May
1662:(1991)
1656:(1988)
1650:(1987)
1594:(1981)
1563:(2004)
1301:5:00AM
1192:5:00am
951:Legacy
887:5:00AM
810:5:00AM
796:) and
792:(with
662:" and
652:5:00AM
428:Korova
185:Labels
156:guitar
151:Vocals
105:Genres
3242:Video
2081:"NME"
1131:dogma
968:song
905:Death
699:Acton
551:viola
319:trio
266:band
3168:2024
3142:2020
3115:ISBN
3035:2009
2860:2017
2814:2017
2598:2017
2534:2020
2475:2020
2344:2016
2318:2016
2230:2015
2200:2015
2167:2015
2132:2013
2099:2013
2066:2015
2029:2015
1989:2013
1953:2013
1920:2015
1886:2016
1857:2015
1824:2015
1766:2015
1736:2017
1107:Ride
1101:and
1093:and
1073:and
984:and
943:and
840:and
766:and
718:and
710:and
679:Felt
654:and
646:and
592:Iggy
569:and
561:and
449:and
248:.com
161:bass
88:Died
68:Born
3426:EPs
3244:on
2749:at
2729:at
2617:at
1940:NME
820:of
594:or
408:in
344:NME
332:NME
3498::
3197:^
3176:^
3158:.
3133:.
3051:.
3021:.
2943:^
2876:.
2851:.
2840:^
2805:.
2794:^
2680:^
2589:.
2571:.
2542:^
2501:^
2447:.
2436:^
2335:.
2309:.
2216:.
2186:.
2175:^
2153:.
2140:^
2116:.
2083:.
2053:.
2013:.
1973:.
1937:.
1893:^
1876:,
1843:.
1832:^
1810:.
1792:.
1752:.
1726:.
1720:.
1089:,
1081:,
996:,
980:,
873:,
869:,
865:,
861:,
836:,
681:,
670:.
642:,
549:,
335:.
281:.
270:.
3333:e
3326:t
3319:v
3170:.
3144:.
3089:"
3067:"
3037:.
2880:.
2862:.
2816:.
2600:.
2575:.
2536:.
2477:.
2451:.
2420:"
2380:"
2358:"
2346:.
2320:.
2284:"
2262:"
2232:.
2202:.
2169:.
2134:.
2101:.
2068:.
2031:.
1991:.
1955:.
1922:.
1859:.
1826:.
1796:.
1768:.
1738:.
76:)
72:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
