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Johnny Marr on Electronic

Johnny Marr talks to 6 Music's Matt Everitt about his musical collaboration with Bernard Sumner (Joy Divsion/New Order) aka Electronic. He also reveals what it was like working with Kraftwerk's Karl Bartos.

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Electronic were an alternative dance supergroup formed by New Order singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. They co-wrote the majority of their output between 1989 and 1998, collaborating with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, of the Pet Shop Boys, on three tracks in their early years, and former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos on nine songs in 1995.

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