Jamie Taylor - Studio Electrophonique : The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp (Book) Jackie-O Motherfucker and Olivia and David’s live

and Olivia and David’s live performance of “burning down the house” from Governor’s Ball on Side B

his techniques of composition and piano-playing are so well developed

including the Hall of Fame tracks “Everyday People” and “I Want To Take You Higher

It’s been a very powerful realisation that I can do that

Jamie Taylor - Studio Electrophonique : The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp (Book) Jackie-O Motherfucker and Olivia and David’s liveROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025. The amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britains most beloved bands. The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump. In the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the