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Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield space age, from The Human League to Pulp

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A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

The amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain’s most beloved bands.


The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape-recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump.

In the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the futuristic sound of 1980s pop. The Human Le...