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The Horrors' Favourites and Influences

6 Music Artist in Residence The Horrors
Episode 2 of 4

6 Music Festival 2026 headliners The Horrors share records which have shaped their career.

Ahead of headlining this year's 6 Music Festival in Greater Manchester, Southend-on-Sea band The Horrors聽share some of the records which have inspired their music and聽sound-tracked their career.

Featuring songs they've covered and bonded over, as well as stories of meeting Kraftwerk, Iggy Pop and Portishead.

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Music Played

  • ESG

    U.F.O.

    • Moody / UFO.
    • Universal Sound.

  • Joy Division

    No Love Lost

    • An Ideal For Living.
    • Enigma.

  • Pink Floyd

    Lucifer Sam

    • The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
    • Pink Floyd Records.
    • 2.

  • The Gruesomes

    Jack The Ripper

    • Jack The Ripper.
    • Primitive Records.

  • Kraftwerk

    Aerodynamik

    • Tour de France (2009 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 7.

  • Harmonia

    Watussi

    • Musik von Harmonia.
    • Groenland Records.
    • 1.

  • DNA

    Blonde Redhead

    • "Fame" Jon Savage's Secret History of Post-Punk 1978-81.
    • Caroline True Records.
    • 16.

  • The Gun Club

    For The Love of Ivy

    • Fire Of Love.
    • Rhino/Slash.
    • 5.

  • Portishead

    Strangers

    • Dummy.
    • UMG Recordings, Inc..
    • 25.

  • Silver Apples

    Lovefingers

    • Silver Apples.
    • Geffen*.
    • 3.

  • Cocteau Twins

    I Wear Your Ring

    • Heaven or Las Vegas.
    • Capitol Records.

  • My Bloody Valentine

    I Only Said

    • Loveless.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 6.

  • Brian Eno

    Here Come The Warm Jets

    • Here Come The Warm Jets (2004 Digital Remaster).
    • EMI Marketing.
    • 10.

  • Iggy Pop

    Mass Production

    • The Idiot (Deluxe Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 23:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music