Gary Numan

Noise Rockers METZ Cover GARY NUMAN – Here’s ‘M.E.’

Posted on by JL

21 August 2019


(pic by Turn Up The Volume!)

Fierce Canadian rockers METZ released their excellent rarities compilation Automat last month. The vinyl version included an exclusive 7” single featuring their interpretation of songs from three other, unexpected, artists: Sparklehorse‘s ‘Pig‘ from a very limited 2012 Record Store Day split single. ‘I’m A Bug‘ a cover of The Urinals art-punk classic, originally released on YouTube in 2014 and a previously unreleased rendition of electro legend GARY NUMAN‘s song ‘M.E.’ from his 1979 ‘Pleasure Principle‘ album.⁣⁣
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The band have made the three covers available
digitally everywhere. You can stream them all here.

For Numan’s ‘M.E.’ the band shared an animated clip. Listen/watch this way…

METZ: Facebook


Stream/purchase compilation AUTOMAT via Bandcamp

TUBEWAY ARMY – Debut LP Released 40 Years Ago…

Posted on by JL

Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…

23 November 2018

Band: TUBEWAY ARMY

Album: Self-titled debut

Released: 24 November 1978 – 40 years ago

ALL MUSIC wrote: “In the past, many have felt that Numan’s debut disc didn’t measure up to his later triumphs (1979’s Replicas, 1980’s Telekon, etc.), but listening to it today, you discover that it’s the most underrated of all his early albums. Numan & the Tubeway Army were one of the first new wave/punk bands (along with Kraftwerk and Devo) to successfully fuse robotic synthesizers with rock & roll. Gary Numan’s guitar riffing is more prominent here than on any other of his albums, which gives the tunes a splendid Ziggy Stardust feel at times. Kicking things off with several strong compositions…”
Full review here – Score: 4/5

TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: The startling start of Gary Numan‘s long and
electro-colorful career and the pre-birth of countless Numanoids worldwide.

ALBUM in full
(Original tracklist: #1 – #12…

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GARY NUMAN: Website – Facebook – All Albums


Still going strong 40 years later / pic by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium August 2018