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Pam Hogg shares some musical memories ahead of the opening of Dr. Hogg鈥檚 Divine Disorder, an exhibition of art, fashion and photography at The Gallery in Liverpool.

She says: 鈥淭he tracks I鈥檝e selected are ones I feel have a resonance to my work. Most choices are dark, when a lot of my work is vibrant but there鈥檚 real beauty in the darkness I鈥檓 drawn to.

When I design I always have the future in mind but delve to the past for sounds - one day I鈥檒l actually make a soundtrack. In 2000 Jim Thirwell of Foetus let me sing/talk over one of his tracks, the overture from 鈥楶igdom Come鈥�, that鈥檚 the closest I鈥檝e got so far.

For the backdrop to my exhibition I鈥檝e chosen some past show tracks, from David Lynch, The Fall, JAMC, Sisters of Mercy etc. I work alone so can drift in and out of a world of fabric and colour and sound. I design in my head so the feel of the music enters the space I鈥檓 in; it goes hand in hand for me.
As I鈥檓 designing and its coming together I start pacing back and forth across my studio feeling the energy of the tracks and imagine my models moving. It鈥檚 all about mood, both the collection and the accompanying music.

I always do my own show time tracks as the clothes and the sounds are intertwined. Otherwise it would be like giving someone else the job of colourist; the colours are vital, and the combinations are worked out with precision to enhance the vision in my head.

Sometimes I come unstuck and have had a track I鈥檓 certain of and then when I鈥檓 actually laying them down realise although it鈥檚 perfect, it鈥檚 totally out of sync with the others. It鈥檚 the same with colours, I can select 6 amazing colours, but when combined I may have to lose my favourite because its upsetting the balance. It鈥檚 all about balance and perfection in imbalance, it鈥檚 like a puzzle I have to solve鈥�that鈥檚 the joy.

The selection includes David Lynch, Andre Williams, who invited Pam on tour; Judy Nylon and Party Fears Two by The Associates, with Pam remembering an 鈥渋mmediate connection that was never broken鈥�, with the band鈥檚 singer, her friend Billy MacKenzie.

Andre Williams - Only Black Man In South Dakota
The Associates-Party Fears Two
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
Black Angels -You On The Run
Barry Adamson - Man With The Golden Arm
Clint Mansell - Requiem For A Dream
The Cult - Black Angel
David Lynch - Ghosts of Love
My Bloody Valentine -When U Sleep
Echo an the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
The Fall - BP
Grinderman - Worm Tamer
Gun Club -The Fire of Love
JAMC - Penetration
Joy Division - Shadow Play
Judy Nylon - Jailhouse Rock
Killing Joke - Psyche
Linda Lamb - Hot Room
Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin - Don鈥檛 Fear The Reaper
Marianne Faithfull - Why'd Ya Do It
Pere Ubu - 30 Secs Over Tokyo
Pink Grease - Into My Heart
Sisters Of Mercy - Lucretia
Spiritualised -Lay Back In The Sun
The Chameleons 鈥� Don鈥檛 Fall

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