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.


Sunday, 25 May 2025

Archive Interviews 1981

 


Here's the last of the interview archive series. Dealing exclusively with the year 1981, this collection features a couple of nice in depth interviews (amongst others) in which the topics of that year are discussed i.e. the Nice incident and 'The Gospel According To The Meninblack' and all things UFO related. Hugh at one point also gives a sneak preview of the upcoming 'La Folie' album, an exploration into aspects of love... 'the ultimate human folly'.

Maybe it is down to the fact that here the band are not talking to mainstream radio stations with their knowledge of the band and the preconceptions that come with that knowledge that the band appear to be much less belligerent. Maybe that was down to the fact that these interviews were conducted with a Hospital Radio station, SFX magazine and US college radio that they were not given the 'Stranglers treatment'. Whatever the reason, the upshot is that the discussions are more insightful and interesting than some others.

WAV: https://we.tl/t-gaQhnyptS8

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-XmE4gdGN7g



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