1960s

Brian Eno
David Bowie

1960s

Monterey International Pop Festival

1960s

EMS VCS 3

1970s

Cure
Japan
Jean Michel Jarre
Joy Division
Kraftwerk
The Human League
Gary Numan
Ultravox, John Foxx
Wendy Carlos

1970s

Studio 54
Punk Rock
Rock Against Racism

1970s

Sony Walkman
Minimoog launched
12" single goes on sale
Drum machine used on pop record

1980s

Depeche Mode
Heaven 17
Pet Shop Boys
Primal Scream
A Guy Called Gerald

1980s

Area NYC
Miners' Strike
Greenham Common

1980s

Linn LM-1 Drum Computer
Emulator
Apple Macintosh
Cubase

1990s

Daft Punk
Moby
Leftfield
Propellerheads
Coldcut
Daft Punk
DJ Shadow
808 State
LTJ Bukem
Primal Scream

1990s

Poll Tax Riots
Rise of the Superstar DJ

1990s

Notator Logic

2000s

Little Boots
La Roux
Royksopp
The Knife
Goldfrapp
Cassius
Hurts

2000s

iPod
Logic Studio
Tenori-on
Stock Market greed
Ableton Live
File sharing

2000s

BACKTOTHEPHUTURE BBC 6 Music Radio Show

2010s

BBC 6 Music Sessions
Heaven 17 & La Roux
Gary Numan & Little Boots

2010s

Short Circuit
Sonar
Bestival

2010s

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Phuture Radio Easter Special with Mark Jones, Steve Strange and Rusty Egan

Sunday 4 April 2010

Electronic music enthusiast and Wall Of Sound label boss Mark Jones hosts a special bank holiday edition of 'Back To The Phuture', celebrating the new romantic sounds from the synth pioneers to the... MORE ...

Short Circuit, John Foxx, Roundhouse, June 5th

Monday 22 March 2010

The first acts of Short Circuit 2010 are now announced: an evening celebrating the best of British electronic music, headlined and curated by John Foxx.

Short Circuit 2010 – the... MORE ...

Bestival 2010 BACKTOTHEPHUTURE

Wednesday 17 March 2010

With the countdown to Bestival’s September shindig well and truly underway we are very pleased to be able to announce some extra special additions to a stunning line-up that already includes... MORE ...

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Back to the Phuture opening Bestival 2010

BACKTOTHEPHUTURE and BBC 6 Music electronic music guru Mark Jones are opening Bestival 2010 with Steel City synth Svengalis Heaven 17, whose yuppie lampooning, cutting edge electronics meets soul made them one of the 80s most influential acts, BACKTOTHEPHUTURE connects classic dancefloor smashing synth-pop to today’s all-conquering electro sounds to create the perfect party to open our Year Of The Fantastic.

Bestival 2010: bestival.net
Ticketline: ticketline.co.uk / 0844 888 4410

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Save BBC 6 Music - On Tuesday 2 March 2010 the BBC confirmed the closure of 6 Music as part of a wide-ranging strategy review by its director general, Mark Thompson. Help save the iconic radio station by joining the Save BBC 6Music Facebook group where you will be able to voice your opinions and get up to date information.
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