Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

13. Fuck ButtonsTarot Sport

I had to include them because I have this wonderful memory of when we played with Harmonia at ATP in Australia in 2009. We had a soundcheck, and the stage was in the middle of Sydney Harbour on an island, it was amazing. After we finished Fuck Buttons started. The first note they played was a bit like Little Richard, it was a blast, it blew everything away, and I thought ‘wow, these guys are serious’. It impressed me straight away, they really wanted that. They just went for it.

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