XTC - Skylarking judas priest The record producer

The record producer

a record that took the previous decade of home-listening electronic music and essentially perfected it

Whether it is the instrumental sequences

In a world full of retro synth merchants PHV stands out because there is no hint of cheesy 80’s revisionism here

rich harmonies

XTC - Skylarking judas priest The record producerFormed: Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, active 1977 2005. From the ashes of the band [b]Helium Kids[ b]. Musically adventurous group from Swindon, UK, who first made an impact as a post punk new wave band but have refused to be pigeonholed, recording dub, folk rock, psychedelia and pure pop as the mood takes them. Original line up was Andy Partridge (voice & guitar), Colin Moulding (bass & vocals), Barry Andrews (keyboards replaced by Dave Gregory