the_9th

Stevenage UK

It all began back in 1979, when I went to see Siousxie and the Banshees at the Rainbow theatre in London. The support band was the Human League (in what was in my opinion, their best line up) and I was hooked, I wanted a synth. So I bought a Korg MS20. I couldn't play anything, but the punk scene had inspired everyone, if you wanted to make music, go for it. I loved the analogue feel of the synth, no presets, you had to move the myriad of knobs to form any sounds and it was outstanding with warm sounds and noises. The repetition of the drum machine was hypnotic and when I patched into the synth, I was blown away. Taking the name from the film The Ninth Configuration and going through a myriad of line up changes through out the years as well as sometime wandering in the wilderness or producing material under a pseudonym, but always with roots set firmly in the eighties and producing a retro feel amalgamation of electronic noises, rhythms, vocals and stolen voices.