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“It was too long, too slow, too boring and it had a viola solo... It was the antithesis of a single”: Midge Ure talks us through the making of Ultravox’s iconic Vienna

Ultravox’s stately powerhouse was an unlikely hit single - but its classically-inspired uniqueness was key

Midge Ure on reinvention, legacy and the Brexit backlash

Midge Ure on reinvention, legacy and the Brexit backlash

IT would be fair to describe Midge Ure as a music legend. Born in Cambuslang, he joined the Glasgow band Stumble in 1969

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“Everyone says Vienna was an electronic track, but it’s mainly piano, violin and viola. Those strange combinations made us what we were”: You may think Ultravox were a synth-pop band. They know they were prog

“Everyone says Vienna was an electronic track, but it’s mainly piano, violin and viola. Those strange combinations made us what we were”: You may think Ultravox were a synth-pop band. They know they were prog

Midge Ure and Billy Currie aimed to create timeless music by crossing previously-closed musical borders – and they argue that their biggest hit worked because of human imperfections rather than digital precision

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How to make a searing lead synth patch with GForce Axxess

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The 5 synths that gave us synth-pop

These are the machines that rocked the 1970s and popped the 1980s…

Ultravox bassist Chris Cross has died, aged 71

Ultrabox bandmate Mide Ure hails Cross as "the glue that held the band together"

"It was the machine that made electronic music accessible": The 5 vintage synths that gave us synth-pop

These are the machines that rocked the 1970s and popped the 1980s.

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Broxburn Boxing Club has golden touch at Scottish Development Championships

Broxburn Boxing Club has golden touch at Scottish Development Championships

Broxburn Boxing Club bagged three golds at Ravenscraig.

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