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The Hawk meets Thomas Dolby

Hyperactive Hawkins talks to synth-songwriting genius Thomas Dolby about his new single Spice Train, taken from A Map of the Floating City, his first new album in 20 years!

Hyperactive Hawk talks to synthesizer playing, song-writing genius, Thomas Dolby, about his new single 'Spice Train', taken from 'A Map Of The Floating City', his first album in 20 years!

Hey, did you know that 'Hyperactive' was originally written for Michael Jackson? That he created the ringtone synthesizer now embedded in more than 3 billion mobile phones? Or that Thomas is member #00001 of the UK Flat Earth Society? Find out loads more about the man who rode the first new wave of electronic pop back in the 1980's, with our genial little orange friend.

Plus, Hawk Tours land in another Town & Country Club destination, chosen by you.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 30 Sep 2011 05:00

Music Played

  • Hexstatic

    Rewind Intro (Chris Hawkins)

  • MGMT

    It's Working

    • COLUMBIA.
  • White Denim

    Is And Is And Is

    • Downtown Music / Co-operative.
  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.
  • Two Wounded Birds

    Together Forever

    • Moshi Moshi Records.
  • 叠箩枚谤办

    Army Of Me

    • AM Records.
  • Baxter Dury

    Trellic

    • Regal.
  • U2

    An Cat Dubh

  • M83

    Midnight City

    • Naive.
  • Foals

    Spanish Sahara

  • The Farm

    All Together Now

    • EMI.
  • dead prez

    Hip Hop

    • Epic.
  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Pulp

    Sorted For E's & Whizz

    • Island.
  • Laura Marling

    Salinas

    • A Creature I Don't Know.
    • Virgin Records.
    • 4.
  • Thomas Dolby

    Hyperactive!

    • EMI.
  • Mr. Scruff

    Get A Move On

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Emmy the Great

    Paper Forest (In The Afterglow Of Rapture)

    • CLOSE HARBOUR.
  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Telstar.
  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • APPLE.

Broadcast

  • Fri 30 Sep 2011 05:00