Aural Sculptors - The Stranglers Live 1976 to the Present


Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact.

As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan.

Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest.

In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me.

Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. Please email me at adrianandrews@myyahoo.com.


Monday, 1 June 2026

Ruts DC Don't Panic Essen 17th May 2026

 

Last night Ruts DC brought their European and UK tour to a close with an intense set at the 100 Club in London. This was the finale of a tour that saw the band play in France, Switzerland, Czechia and of course the UK. There were some sound issues last night but that did not detract from the tight noise coming from the stage (at least as far as my cloth ears were concerned).

With very great thanks to Peter, here are the band from two weeks ago when they played the Don't Panic venue in Essen. I appreciate that there is no such thing as a musical panacea to resolve all of the political and cultural shit we are wading through at the current time, but if there were Ruts DC would come close to filling that bill. Photo: David Devant).

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-qvvyjNwqNeLt8buF

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-3r8HYXqEesgzzY1s



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