
Magnétophone are an electronic/art rock band originating from Birmingham, England, composed of Matthew J Saunders (born 1972) and John Hanson (born 1973). Since their inception in the mid-1990s they have released two albums, I Guess Sometimes I Need to Be Reminded of How Much You Love Me and The Man Who Ate the Man, plus numerous singles and EPs and are currently signed to the record label 4AD. Magnétophone rose to international recognition out of a period of vibrant musical activity in the second city, which also spawned contemporaries Broadcast.
Links to Peel[]
Peel discovered the group in July 1998, where he played a track from their single. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes, including a session recorded in January 2000 and a live performance in Birmingham for One Live in May 2000.
Sessions[]
MAGNETOPHONE John Peel 16th January 2000
1. Recorded: 2000-01-16. First Broadcast: 15 March 2000
- Air Methods / Come On The Phone / How I Learnt To Love The Future / May Stand Still
Live[]
Recorded live from The Irish Centre, Digbeth, Birmingham for One Live. First Broadcast: 24 May 2000
- Oh Darling
- Frankholmes Drive
- How I Learned To Love The Future
Other Shows Played[]
- 28 July 1998: You Should Write Music (7") Earworm
- 17 December 1998: Fulm (7” - Air Methods) Static Caravan
- 1999
- 13 January 1999: ‘Air Methods (7 inch)’ Static Caravan
- 24 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Lights In The Eye (split 7” with Avrocar) Static Caravan
- 25 August 1999: 'I'm In Control Here (12"-Temporary Lid)' (Static Caravan)
- 02 September 1999 (Radio Eins): 'I'm In Control Here (12"-Temporary Lid)' (Static Caravan)
- 16 September 1999 (Radio Eins): Frankholmes' Drive (12” EP – Temporary Lid) Static Caravan
- 19 September 1999 (BFBS): 'Double Leopard (12"-Temporary Lid EP)' (Static Caravan)
- 22 September 1999: Double Leopard (12” EP – Temporary Lid) Static Caravan
- 04 November 1999 (Radio Eins): Temporary Lid (12” EP – Temporary Lid) Static Caravan
- 2000
- 23 August 2000: 'Lubeecha' (12" EP - 'Come On The 'Phone') 4AD
- 24 August 2000 (Radio Eins): Come On The Phone (12") 4AD
- August 2000 (FSK): Colourphone (12" - Come On The 'Phone) 4AD
- September 2000 (FSK): Colourphone (12" - Come On The 'Phone) 4AD
- 06 September 2000: 'Colourphone (CD-Magnetophone)' (Beggars Banquet)
- 28 September 2000: Oh Darlin’ (LP - I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me) 4AD
- 12 October 2000: Lubeecha (EP - Come On The 'Phone) 4AD
- 19 October 2000: Californium (CD - I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me) 4AD
- 02 November 2000: Oh Darlin' (CD – I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me) 4AD
- 02 November 2000 (Radio Eins): Why Stop When It Feels So Good? (CD – I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me) 4AD
- 16 November 2000: Grateful Aren't We? (LP - I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me) 4AD
- 30 November 2000 (Radio Eins): Eve Transmission (v/a album - Interface) Space Age
- 2001
- 07 August 2001: Box-Flow (LP - Infrasonic Waves) Ochre Recordings
- 2004
- 02 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'Kels Vintage Thought' (12") - (Static Caravan)