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The Human League

Duration:
2 hours
First broadcast:
Sunday 07 October 2012

Stuart features the early dark-electronic sounds of The Human League as part of 6 Music Celebrates Sheffield.

The Golden Hour of The Future is a compilation of tracks recorded by the band in their early incarnations, prior to several member-changes and a deal with Virgin records.

Released in 2002, the album features 20 rare tracks, recorded in various studios and an abandoned factory in Sheffield, between 1977 and 1979.

It was compiled by record producer Richard X who has worked with the likes of New Order, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode & Nine Inch Nails.

The Golden Hour of The Future showcases the early dark-electronic sounds that The Human League would later move away from, in favour of commercially successful synth-pop.

Music Played

23 items

  • Higgs Boson Atlas

  • Image for Gyratory System

    Gyratory System 1968

    Utility Music
  • Image for The Human League

    The Human League Dance Like A Star

    THE GOLDEN HOUR OF THE FUTURE, Black Melody
  • Image for The Human League

    The Human League New Pink Floyd

    THE GOLDEN HOUR OF THE FUTURE, Black Melody
  • Image for The Matthew Herbert Big Band

    The Matthew Herbert Big Band The Story

    There's Me And There's You, Accidental

  • Rebecca Peake Thespian

    White
  • Image for Paradoxical Frog

    Paradoxical Frog Second Strike

    Union
  • Image for Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

    Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Sun Zoom Spark

    Clear Spot, Reprise Records
  • Image for The Human League

    The Human League Last Man On Earth

    The Golden Hour Of The Future, Black Melody

  • Antique Doll Flickers

    White
  • Image for Dando Shaft

    Dando Shaft Cold Wind

    An Evening With Dando Shaft, Young Blood
  • Image for Schneider TM

    Schneider TM Bimanual Complexity

    Construction Sounds, Bureau B
  • Image for Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

    Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Mature Themes

    4AD
  • Image for Matching Mole

    Matching Mole Gloria Gloom

    Matching Mole's Little Red Record, CBS
  • Image for Grizzly Bear

    Grizzly Bear Sun In Your Eyes

    Shields, Warp Records
  • Image for Kid Koala

    Kid Koala 6 Bit Blues

    12 Bit Blues, Ninja Tune

  • Sunn O))) & Boris Etna

    Altar, Southern Lord Records
  • Image for Shogun Kunitoki

    Shogun Kunitoki Montezuma

    Tasankokaiku/SUMMER AND SMILES OF FINLAND, Fonal Records
  • Image for Broadcast

    Broadcast The World Backwards (GLR Session)

  • Image for The Human League

    The Human League Once Upon A Time In The West

    THE GOLDEN HOUR OF THE FUTURE, Black Melody
  • Image for The Human League

    The Human League Dominion Advertisement

    THE GOLDEN HOUR OF THE FUTURE, Black Melody
  • Image for The Human League

    The Human League Year Of The Jet Packs

    THE GOLDEN HOUR OF THE FUTURE, Black Melody
  • Image for Voice of the Seven Thunders

    Voice of the Seven Thunders Cylinders

    Voice Of The Seven Thunders, Tchantinler Recordings

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