APB with Iain Slater

<p>APB with Iain Slater in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>APB formed in the small rural town of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellon,_Aberdeenshire'>Ellon</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeenshire'>Aberdeenshire</a>, Scotland, and consisted of singer/bassist Iain Slater, guitarist Glenn Roberts, and drummer George Cheyne.</p> <p>Though living in a remote area, they took inspiration from the "DIY" spirit of the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock'>punk</a> scene, sounding like bands as Liquid Liquid, adopting a hard-working approach to writing, rehearsing and performing. Meanwhile, in <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen'>Aberdeen</a>, a small independent record company called Oily had started to release records and they were impressed enough by the band's live shows to release a single in 1981. The song was "Chain Reaction", which had long been a favourite at gigs. It was basically a two and a half minute punk/pop song with fuzzy distorted guitar and Scottish inflected vocals, but already the band was evolving with a sparser and more rhythmical sound. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins'>Bootsy Collins</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)'>George Clinton</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(band)'>Gang of Four</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESG_(band)'>ESG</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzcocks'>Buzzcocks</a>, and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash'>The Clash</a> were all filtered through three teenagers from Aberdeenshire to create a catchy, rhythmic sound.</p>