Every gig I have ever seen. Forty-odd years of thud, sweat and beers. Starting in 1977 and currently covering 1984, if you are a fan of Sheffield music from ban...
My Life In The Mosh Of Ghosts - Gig 68. Cabaret Voltaire, Bedford Boys Club, 18th August 1984.
Roger talks about working with Mal and Richard of Cabaret Voltaire on their 1984 album 'Microphonies'. He also turns the spotlight on Bedford Boys Club, which was a successful alternative / indie music venue in the Home Counties in the early-to-mid-eighties.Intro and outro music by Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork by Rionagh.Edited by Nigel Floyd.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Rock drums - Big Joe Drummer.Kick and bass techno 2 - Frankum.Summer ambience - Klankbeeld.Space blaster - Suonho."Tension" - ERH.Drum loop (120bpm) - Wave Play SFX.Stezzer break-beat (130bpm) - Snapper 4298.Audience cheer - Bee Productive.Reggae bass - Zulu One Drop.Elektro Dub - Geek Horde.808 (120bpm) - Daytripper 13."Mono Creation" - Gis Sweden.Send us a textNever miss an episode.Follow me at: Blue Sky @rogerquail.bsky.socialYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@rogerquailReddit u/TheMoshOfGhostsFacebook https://www.facebook.com/roger.quail.3Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rogerquailRSS feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
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My Life In The Mosh Of Ghosts - Gig 67 - The Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Leadmill, Sheffield, 10th May 1984
Out on strike and newly single, Roger seeks comfort in sound in the shape of legendary avant-garde, free jazz giants The Art Ensemble of Chicago, on a rare visit to Sheffield in the spring of 1984. Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-KempArtwork: RionaghEditor: Nigel FloydSound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Concert applause: Recording Hopkins.Djembe: Rutger Muller.Drum loop: Esares.City street ambience: Sage Tyrtle.Jazz drums: Big Joe Drummer.Double bass: El Zozo.Trumpet: Soro Hanro.Saxophones: Uauaua.Church bell: Audeption.Wind chime: Inspector J.Gong: Boss Music.Ian Hall: Splash, Chinese cymbal.David J. Woll: cymbal rolls.Club ambience: Rikus 246.Send us a textNever miss an episode.Follow me at: Blue Sky @rogerquail.bsky.socialYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@rogerquailReddit u/TheMoshOfGhostsFacebook https://www.facebook.com/roger.quail.3Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rogerquailRSS feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
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My Life In The Mosh Of Ghosts - Gig 66. The Box Klub007 Prague Czechoslovakia 2nd December 1983
Roger, playing drums with Sheffield post-punk band The Box, gets to visit the city of Prague in the former Czechoslovakia, and plays a secret gig. Along the way he meets rebels, students, rock 'n' rollers and artists, all trying to express themselves as individuals while living under an oppressive regime.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-KempArtwork: RionaghEditor: Nigel FloydSound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Marek 222 - Prague railway station.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Zabuhailo - "Pub Vegas 3" (rock 'n' roll band 1)Serge Quadrado - "Joker Boy" (rock 'n' roll band 2)Klankbeeld - winter field ambience.Drummered 64 - Tupolev TU 154.Aleff-Atmos - metal tapping.Matucha - Prague pub.Big Joe Drummer - congas.Dan J Films - sax.Valentin Sosnitskiy - slide guitar.Tim Kahn - amp noise.Vincent Sermonne - punk rock drums.Berwitz - restaurant ambience.LG - Ford Transit.Magedu - roadside ambience.Send us a textNever miss an episode.Follow me at: Blue Sky @rogerquail.bsky.socialYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@rogerquailReddit u/TheMoshOfGhostsFacebook https://www.facebook.com/roger.quail.3Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rogerquailRSS feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
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My Life In The Mosh Of Ghosts - Gig 65 - Cabaret Voltaire, Sheffield University, 19th November 1983
Roger goes to the Octagon Centre for the second time, to cheer on and take snaps of his friends in Cabaret Voltaire, who are promoting their recently released new album 'The Crackdown'.Having signed to Some Bizarre / Virgin Records, the Cabs pull out of the stops to impress their hard-to-please home town audience. Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Editor: Nigel Floyd.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Xserra - Call to prayer.Xhale 303 - TR808 pattern, zap synthDavid Bain - radio sweepSuonho - radio scanResaural - deep ambienceProutlip - industrial ambienceOymal Donaldo - guitar feedbackLogic Motion - electro 808 loop (120 bpm)Snapper 4298 - 808 buzzbeat (120 bpm)DJ Duppy - duppy electro beat, commoditize beat (140 bpm)Walter Odington - reese 1 (mono)Mielitietty -Juno ambient soundscapeSyntheway - synth bassBreo 2012 - tension builder Send us a textNever miss an episode.Follow me at: Blue Sky @rogerquail.bsky.socialYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@rogerquailReddit u/TheMoshOfGhostsFacebook https://www.facebook.com/roger.quail.3Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rogerquailRSS feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
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My Life In The Mosh Of Ghosts - Gig 64. Sun Ra, The Octagon Centre, Sheffield University, 15th October 1983
Sheffield welcomes Space-Jazz royalty as the legendary Sun Ra brings his Arkestra to the new University concert space for a mind-blowing night of free-flowing, transcendental music. Artwork by Rionagh.Music by Simon Elliott-Kemp (thank you so much Simon!)Additional FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:AJ Heels - twinkling stars intro.Therac 25 - starship hum.Rikus246 - audience ambience.Recording Hopkins - applause. Send us a textNever miss an episode.Follow me at: Blue Sky @rogerquail.bsky.socialYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@rogerquailReddit u/TheMoshOfGhostsFacebook https://www.facebook.com/roger.quail.3Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rogerquailRSS feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
Every gig I have ever seen. Forty-odd years of thud, sweat and beers. Starting in 1977 and currently covering 1984, if you are a fan of Sheffield music from bands like Cabaret Voltaire and The Human League. Or you like Industrial and Post-Punk music in general, there will be something here for you to check out. I'm Roger Quail, I grew up in Sheffield and played drums with Clock DVA and The Box in this era.
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