UNE:LAST

UNE are an electronic duo consisting of broadcaster, writer and musician Mark Radcliffe and dj, remixer and techno boffin Paul S Langley.The pair met in their home town of Knutsford in Cheshire and bonded over a shared love of Manchester City, dogs, Kraftwerk and New Order.Radcliffe has been working in broadcasting since 1979 at Manchesters Piccadilly Radio and has since worked for BBC Radio 1,2,3,4,5 and 6music. He is the author of five bestselling books about music although his latest publication is a record of his time spent in Rome with his wife and dog and is called Et tu, cavapoo little,Brown Aug 14thLangley was a regular habitue of the famed dj booth at the Hacienda and was signed to Factory offshoot Robs Records masterminded by Joy Division and New Order guiding light Rob Gretton.UNE have released four previous albums Lost, Deux, Spomenik and Whirl.This LP is called Last but that doesnt mean it is necessarily their final word. Rather the over arching concept is inspired by some famous lasts including the concluding literary and dramatic works of Dickens and Shakespeare, Van Goghs last painting, the doomed voyage that marked the end of the airship Hindenburg and Da Vincis depiction of The Last Supper.Also available through Townsend music are gatefold vinyl editions of Deux and CDs of the collection Ace which is a compilation of tracks from their first three albums.