Before 1989: How Manchester Became MADchester

In November 1989, two bands from Manchester appeared together on Top of the Pops and it changed indie music forever. The Madchester sound was the unity of jangly guitars and thumping dance music: big, psychedelic, even funky and a perfect companion to taking Ecstasy. Artists like The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, A Guy Called Gerald, 808 State and The Charlatans would bridge this formerly insurmountable musical gap.

It is the story of punk and disco colliding, how Manchester became for a brief moment the centre of the musical universe, and why Bez is one of the most important figures in British music. This is Before 1989: How Manchester Became Madchester.

#madchester #indiemusic #musicdocumentary

Additional Writing & Fact-checking by Serenity Autumn.

00:00 Introduction
00:51 The Pre-History of Jangle & Funk
05:00 Punk's Influence on Manchester
10:17 When Punk Met Funk
13:02 Orange Juice & Postcard Records
15:44 New Order & The Haçienda
18:08 The Phenomenon of The Smiths
20:27 C86: The Cassette That Changed Indie
22:52 Chicago House & Acid House
29:44 Big Audio Dynamite & The Fall
31:54 Happy Mondays
35:29 Inspiral Carpets
37:20 The Stone Roses
40:14 808 State
41:48 Primal Scream & Andrew Weatherall
44:06 Happy Mondays & The Stone Roses on Top of the Pops

Soundtrack
Luar - Citrine (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present
Luar - Anchor (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)

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