Sound International incorporating Beat Instrumental Back issue April 1981

17.000 Seconds with The Cure.
Det-Insp Denyer investigates The Case of
The Curious Cure: a singular case involv-
ing a gang of young moderns who began
their career by Killing An Arab and
continues apace in an attempt to subvert
the nation to their dread cause.

Fourplay: A doctor writes.
Fresh from the pages of medical journals
like Titbits, an expert medical practitioner
examines the delicate undertones that
enable you to get the best out of fourplay,
and aid the entertainment quotient of
your life. Yes! men. Its Gang of Four.

Rainbow.
Ritchie Blackmore, whose history
stretches back to such esoteric historical
extravaganzas as Screaming Lord Sutch
and Chislehurst Caves, explains his philo-
sophy of life: I dont like paying anybody
and most players want to be paid. So they
leave. This weeks band members also
have their say.

DIY 6
Now that youve built your studio and had
two months to get your breath back, John
Morrish considers the vexed topic of
acoustic treatment, taking into account
the theories of Eyring (1930) and Sabine
(even earlier). This boy does his
homework.

Yellow Magic Orchestra
Big In Japan, the Yellow Magic Orchestra
brave the long flight west and incarcera-
tion in a room with Tony Bacon, in an
attempt to spread their message to
strange Meat-and-Two-Veggies west of
Suez.

Three Keyboardists.
Our occasional series which looks at three
instrumentalists of differing styles arises
from an ongoing phoenix situation as
Dave Crombie drags himself from his own
keyboards and keeps three better players
from their work David Vorhaus, Richard
Barbieri and Memory (Pete to you) Banks.

Regulars
News: Anaheim and Frankfurt reports C
News On: Unusual Sounds, Creative Space Tet,
Letters: Crawling: Novatron; Mags -
Guitars: Vox -
Second-Hand Index: Drums
Sound Advice

Reviews
Etcetera: Cajun Cookin 7
The Daily Slog: Geoff Travis, Rough Trade a
Guitar: Gibson Sonex Custom Robin Millar
Amps: Lab Series L5 - Gary Cooper AD
Keyboards: Moog Opus 3 Dave Crombie 
FX: Echo foot pedals Roger Phillips 
Sound Reviews - Industrial and other noises