“I really like it, but it’s a pity about the vocals”
– David Bowie, according to vocalist Steve Jolliffe, who adds: “I thought: ‘You b******!’ Ha ha!”
If you have ever wondered what Tangerine Dream’s 1978 album ‘Cyclone’ would sound like without its controversial experiment with vocals, well, with the help of some of that equally maligned AI, here is the answer! To compensate for the disappearance of Steve Jolliffe’s vocals (his vital instrumental contributions remain, of course), the show also features a long excerpt from his solo sequel, ‘Cyclone Spheres’.
Other music in the show is as varied as always, ranging from Tomosla to Tomita and from Nash the Slash to Les Baxter.
PS It only just occurred to me that someone would probably have tried such trickery on the ‘Cyclone’ tracks already. Indeed, I see that someone on YouTube has cheekily posted an instrumental version of ‘Rising Runner Missed by Endless Sender’. I don’t see ‘Bent Cold Sidewalk’ there, though, so maybe an instrumental version of that, at least, will be new to you!
Tracks by Tomosla, David Boulter, Nash the Slash, Joe “Fingers” Carr, John Morris, Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle, Les Baxter, Tangerine Dream, Steve Jolliffe, Zone, Medusa Cyclone, Sylvian & Sakamoto, Bamboo Ensemble of Sangkar Agung Village, Linnko Kishi, 奥斯卡電子琴音樂, 閃電節奏樂團 and Tomita.
You can also listen to this edition on Mixcloud, and leave a comment there if there were any tracks that you particularly enjoyed.
This show was first heard on Beachy Head Radio on Monday, 1 September, 2025.
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| Time | Artist | Track | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00 | Tomosla | Stoc Below | Dunestal |
| 0:04:16 | David Boulter | Sandsend | Whitby |
| 0:07:42 | Nash the Slash | Constantinople | In-A-Gadda-Da-Nash |
| 0:09:59 | Joe “Fingers” Carr | Istanbul Not Constantinople | Easy Listening in the 60's |
| 0:14:08 | John Morris, Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle | Puttin' on the Ritz | High Anxiety - Mel Brooks' Greatest Hits featuring the Fabulous Film Scores of John Morris |
| 0:15:47 | Les Baxter | Vereda Tropical | The Fabulous Sounds of Les Baxter - Strings, Guitars, Voices! |
| 0:20:56 | Tangerine Dream | Bent Cold Sidewalk | Cyclone |
| 0:33:59 | Steve Jolliffe | Cyclone Spheres | Cyclone Spheres |
| 0:51:53 | Tangerine Dream | Rising Runner Missed by Endless Sender | Cyclone |
| 0:56:46 | Zone | To the Centre of the Cyclone | Sword of the Sun |
| 1:04:22 | Medusa Cyclone | X Plodo Sun Hat | Medusa Cyclone |
| 1:06:18 | Medusa Cyclone | Dream House | Medusa Cyclone |
| 1:10:03 | Sylvian & Sakamoto | Bamboo Houses (12" Version) | Bamboo Houses (12") |
| 1:15:26 | Bamboo Ensemble of Sangkar Agung Village | Joged Bung Bung | Jegog |
| 1:19:06 | Linnko Kishi | Big Bamboo | Linn Tetra and Linnko |
| 1:22:23 | 奥斯卡電子琴音樂 (Oscar and his Orchestra) | 當我有了你 | 第十九集 - 5月情意 / 世界真細小 |
| 1:24:45 | 閃電節奏樂團 (Lightning Rhythm Orchestra) | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep | [Jiefeng Records JFL 2013] |
| 1:28:52 | Tomita | Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells | Pictures at an Exhibition |