Martyn and Glenn recently chatted to "The Quietus", a well respected Music website, about the forthcoming Penthouse & Pavement tour, the making of the original album and all sorts of other random topics. It makes a very interesting and entertaining read!
German Big Beat act NUDE have released a high-octane cover of Heaven 17's 1982 single "Let Me Go". The band have gained a lot of attention for their stunning live show, and this is the first new release before their new album. The track and accoanying remixes are available to download at all major digital stores.
Tracklisting:
1. Let Me Go - Radioedit
2. Let Me Go - Extended Edit
3. Let Me Go - Directors cut
4. Let Me Go - The 21ED RMX by Zied Jouini
Glenn Gregory triumphed in the sunshine as a special guest with La Roux during their set at Glastonbury festival last weekend, promoting NME to label the duet "Astounding!". Check out the video below. Maybe Elly from La Roux might repay the favour on the forthcoming tour? Watch this space...
Penthouse & Pavement Story on iPlayer
Having aired on the BBC in May to huge public and critical acclaim, The Story of Penthouse & Pavement documentary by Strong Pictures is back by popular demand, and can be seen for the next week on BBC iPlayer. Click here to view.
Heaven 17 vs. La Roux continued....
Following Heaven 17's triumphant BBC 6music session earlier this year with La Roux, the collaboration continues, as Glenn has been invited to perform onstage with La Roux at Glastonbury Festival on Friday 25th June. Keep an eye out on the BBC's televised and radio coverage of the festival.
Come Live With Me
Re-paying the favour, La Roux have included Heaven 17's classic track 'Come Live With Me' on a new compilation album as part of UK label Renaissance’s new Sidetracked series.
The Sidetracked compilation will be released on July 26th in the UK, and will feature 17 songs handpicked by La Roux’s Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid for their influence on the duo’s music.
Jackson commented on the album in a press release, stating that “Me and Ben enjoyed putting this mix together. It’s a really nice snapshot of both our musical influences. A lot of the tracks on here are songs we listened to while making our album set alongside some new stuff we’re into…”
The band will perform two songs from the Penthouse And Pavement album “Let’s All Make A Bomb” and an acoustic version of “Geisha Boys and Temple Girls.” They will also perform a live version of “Temptation” taken from their album “The Luxury Gap”.
Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will select some of there favorite 80s songs by other artists of that era. A few Heaven 17 hits will also be thrown in for good measure including Penthouse And Pavement, Temptation and more.
Tune in from at 12:00 GMT from Monday May 31st to listen to the Happy Hour show with Heaven 17.
Listen out for an exclusive radio session with Heaven 17 on the sister radio station Absolute Radio when the band perform three songs on the Geoff Lloyd Show on Thursday June 10th between 7-8pm. The band will perform Let’s All Make A Bomb, Temptation, and an acoustic version of Geisha Boys and Temple Girls.
Martyn Ware will be Djing at the "Back to the Phuture at Bestival 2010" launch party at Le Beatroute in Soho next Tuesday, May 25th. Tickets are free and can be reserved at: http://crowdsurge.com/backtothephuture
Penthouse & Pavement Documentary BBC2
Watch on BBC iplayer now: Heaven 17: The Story of Penthouse and Pavement
Heaven 17 Live in Concert We're pleased to announce that the documentary about the making of Penthouse & Pavement, and the 30th Anniversary show, is confirmed for transmission: Sunday 16th May on BBC2 at 11.20pm for the concert
Monday 17th May on BBC2 at 11.20pm for the documentary itself
Electro legends Heaven 17 and breakthrough electro artist La Roux join forces at the BBC's Maida Vale studios for a very special session, presented by Steve Lamacq.
The artists play some of their own songs, perform on each other's material and also collaborate on a cover. Three decades ago Heaven 17 were instrumental in the popularisation of electronic music in the UK, and over the last year La Roux have come to prominence as one of today's leading electro torchbearers.
In bringing these artists together, BBC 6 Music illustrates the lineage and influence of the genre from the 1970s through to the present day.
British Electric Foundation presents Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement live for the very first time
Now, as it was then…from the partnership that’s opening doors all over the world….
In 2010 Heaven 17 will perform their seminal 1981 album of the year ‘Penthouse And Pavement’ live in its entirety for the very first time.
Featuring original members - lead singer Glenn Gregory and synthesist and vocalist Martyn Ware, together with backing vocalist Billie Godfrey, electric guitarist Asa Bennett, Joel Farland on electronic percussion and legendary bass guitarist Randy Hope-Taylor.
Lighting designer Pip Rhodes will coordinate a live digital visual show featuring some of the biggest names and most talented up-and-coming artists from the worlds of digital and graphic design, fine art and film, including graphic designer Malcolm Garrett, Mike Faulkner (D-Fuse), famous artist Tim Head, Brian Duffy (Modified Toy Orchestra), James Strong, Kim Leliboux, Ed Cookson (The Sancho Plan), BAFTA-winning filmmaker Julian Henriques, James Bates (Atom), Ben Tomlinson, Chris Cheeseman, Jonathan Waring (AllThingsUnLtd.) and, of course, Pip Rhodes and Heaven 17 themselves.
The event will be curated from the moment the audience enters the venue, as the LED wall will be showing the visual artists’ interpretations of BEF compositions from the same period, including tracks from BEF albums ‘Music For Stowaways’ and ‘Music Of Quality And Distinction Vol.1’ – and all artists have been allowed to express their interpretations freely with no prior guidance from Heaven 17. The artists contributing to this ‘group show’ will be credited – this will be a world-first multimedia show – part art installation and part concer – the evening culminating with Penthouse And Pavement being performed in its entirety, the two sides punctuated by special BEF performances featuring surprise guest singers.
