This week we’re taking a look at the psychedelic / dance / trip hop oddity that is ‘God Is Good’ from 1998’s ‘Coup De Grace’.

We discuss the lyrical and musical content, the circumstances surrounding the album and where the track fits into the musical landscape of 1998. Our interpretative hard rock cover takes the song to a different place entirely.

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Live Bootleg - Rock City Nottingham 1998 - Aural Sculptors Blog - https://tinyurl.com/yh7db3w3

We’re feeling Feline this week as we jump aboard the intriguing track Ships That Pass In the Night from 1983.

Join our natterings on this nautical number as we talk about the concept of Feline, the origin of the title phrase, The mandela effect harmonies and introduce our new section ‘The Gospel according to the MenInTrap’.

Our cover is inspired by Hugh’s comments about the arrangement and production. We've kept it relatively faithful with a few modern production flourishes bringing Feline into the 21st century or ‘Feline Plus’ as we’ve dubbed it.

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Stranglers In The Night Documentary - 1985 - https://youtu.be/zxK4Sg3R2XQ

This week we break the Ice around the track.. Ice. JJ’s Hagakure inspired track from 1979’s The Raven.

We explore the far eastern influences to this track; The Book of The Samurai, Yukio Mishima and Seppuku. We look at the yin and yang of Ice’s live performances and in depth breakdowns of the sequencer-esque synths and spidery guitar work.

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Live in Nottingham on the TV show Rockstage 19th Aug 1980

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We’re jumping into ‘In The Night’ this week as we scale the rocky cliffs of John Ellis’ 1992 track ‘Grand Canyon’.

We discuss the introduction of the ‘new boys’ Paul Roberts and John Ellis following Hugh’s departure, the musical landscape in the 90’s and ask the question - ‘does a tom fill maketh the song?’

The cover this week is a bit of an interpretation. Leaning into the synth-pop vibes and channeling some 80’s energy with the mindset ‘what would this song sound like if it was released in 1984?’.

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Grey becomes Black and White this week as we tackle the 1978 JJ led classic - Curfew.

Join us for an in-depth discussion of the track including 7/8 time signatures, D sharp whole tone scales, ‘Pronk’ and listen to our faithful cover of the original.

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Big Thing Coming Video - https://youtu.be/eJQHnmyV4vk?si=3FpC6KPOBwRSU4B2

Eventide 910 Harmonizer Plugin - https://www.eventideaudio.com/plug-ins/h910-harmonizer/

It’s ‘About Time’ this week as we talk about John Ellis’ fortuitous digits on the 1995 track Lucky Finger. We talk religious artifacts, harpsichords and bottleneck guitar.

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There’s a Big Thing Coming this week as the lads take on the first single from 2004’s Norfolk Coast. We talk seahenge, telecaster worship and which venue has the best live sound.

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Kicking things off with a big one, we start our podcast by getting a grip on Grip, The Stranglers first single from 1977. We talk Morry Thou’s, coal mining sax players and the genius of Dave Greenfield.

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