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Why are we doing 'Back To The Future'?
It was 25 years ago that bands such as The Human League, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, OMD and Ultravox broke through and changed the face of the musical mainstream forever.

The way had already been shown by Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, but it wasn’t till '81 that the sound really took off in the mainstream. It was the dawning of 'synth pop' and popular music has never looked back since!

The influence of this time in particular is still felt across pop music today. Albums such as The Human Leagues 'Dare', Depeche Modes 'Speak And Spell' and Kraftwerks 'Computer World'' have been hugely influential and are still cited by many of todays bands and producers as being of huge importance.

It's the 25th anniversary since the arrival of these key albums so it’s a great time to celebrate them and their influence.
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