I'm thrilled to be joined today by legendary music journalist and Art of Noise co-founder Paul Morley, to talk about The Art Of This — a new offshoot, descendant, and subset of the pioneering electronic group.

Art of Noise helped reshape the sound of modern music, becoming one of the most sampled acts in history

Paul has reunited with fellow founders Gary Langan and J. J. Jeczalik for The Art Of This, debuting live at London’s ICA on Saturday 18 October. The performance will feature words, music, and immersive visuals, brought to life through a 360° spatial sound system.

It’s a rare return to the stage for this influential collective — and a chance to hear the past, present, and future of electronic music collide.

For more information and to but tickets visit: https://www.ica.art/live/the-art-of-this

My guest this week is Jean-Michel Jarre, a true icon and pioneer of electronic music

With a career spanning over 52 years in music, he is one of the most successful electronic artists ever, selling over 85 million albums and singles.

Known for his large scale, elaborate live shows, Jarre has performed concerts at the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids in Egypt and even the Sahara Desert.

He’s also a UNESCO ambassador for education, science and culture and in 2017 was awarded the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication

We discuss the making of his new album and concert film ‘Live in Bratislava - an audio-visual record of his historic open-air concert-event 'Bridge From The Future', performed on May 12, 2024 in Slovakia. A truly spectacular live event that features all that you’d expect from a Jean-Michel Jarre concert - elaborate sets, stunning visuals, fireworks and for the first time, a drone display

For more information or to pre-order the album, visit: https://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/live-in-bratislava

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I’m delighted to be joined by Swiss singer, songwriter, composer and record producer, Franz Treichler, best known as the vocalist and founder member of the hugely influential industrial rock band The Young Gods.

Franz formed The Young Gods in 1985 and the original lineup of the band featured The original lineup of the band featured singer Franz Treichler, Cesare Pizzi and drummer Frank Bagnoud.

Known for their innovative use of samplers in rock music, the band have influenced a number of artists, including Mike Patton from Faith No More, American industrial band, Ministry and even David Bowie, who cited the Young Gods as a direct influence on his 1996 album ‘Outside’.

Impressive stuff!

We discuss, amongst other things, the making of The Young Gods ninth studio album, ‘Appear Disappear’ released in back in June.