Gary Numan
Musician
DiS meets Gary Numan...out the sound, there was no denying how synthesizer heavy the new sound was. Numan had found some weird space equidistant between pop and the experimental. Songs like 'Metal' and 'Films' had tremendous hooks but in terms of structure were... In this article: Gary Numan, Metal, Replicas, Cars, Complex, Tubeway Army, Nine Inch Nails, Beggars Banquet, Moog, and Sugababes |
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Guardian Unlimited | October 09, 2009
One nation under a Moog
...of whom ironically used a fair bit of guitar but treated it heavily with electronic effects. On the pop overground it meant John Foxx and Gary Numan. Gaz also used guitar prominently on his early hits under the name Tubeway Army. The secret of...
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Boston Globe -- Ideas | November 13, 2009
The endless rebuttal
...prevailing rock or mainstream pop models. But the Beatles-on-Ed-Sullivan moment for synthesizer-driven music, the BBC says, came in 1979, when Gary Numan appeared on the British show "Top of the Pops. " Numan's best-known song in the United...
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Wikipedia | October 06, 2009
Razormaid!
..., Pet Shop Boys, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, Cabaret Voltaire , Yello, Telex , Eurythmics, The Human League, Dead or Alive , Gary Numan, Jean Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk, Red Flag , Underworld and Orbital . It also has had the distinction of...
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | January 06, 2009
Andy Gill: The Lennon and McCartney of electro-pop
...Rock". The group were also a crucial inspiration for both the Detroit techno scene and its European equivalent: acts such as The Human League, Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, OMD, Cabaret Voltaire and Ultravox all acknowledged a huge debt. Since...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958) is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the "King of synthpop." Numan is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature style combines gloomy themes of depersonalisation and alienation accompanied by energetic synthesizer work.
- Name At Birth:
- Gary Anthony James Webb
- Birth Date:
- March 08, 1958
- Birthplace:
- Hammersmith, London
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion
- Record Label:
- Metropolis, Beggars Banquet, Numa, IRS, Eagle, Mortal, Atco
- Years Active:
- 1977 - present
- Associated With:
- Tubeway Army, Dramatis, Paul Gardiner, Bill Sharpe
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