Hugh Cornwell The Empire Belfast 10th November 2024

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.

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Hugh Cornwell The Empire Belfast 10th November 2024

A huge thanks to the Historical Field Recording Unit for this recent recording from Hugh! We didn't have any tickets for these dates and it was only when Mo, after seeing him in Leeds last week, suggested that I may particularly enjoy the Nosferatu element of the set (well Mo, it is the best solo Strangler album by a country mile!!).

Take a look at the set, great to see a bit of variety in The Stranglers' selections, 'Dead Loss Angeles', 'Tank' and 'Sewer' back. And let's not forget that encore to die for! The upshot being that Gunta and I are going to the Electric Ballroom on Thursday.