An Interview with Ronan Harris of VNV Nation about 80's Goth and Post-Punk

[@FiftyShadesOfDave6603]

"We're Irish, we use swear words like punctuation ". Brilliant, Ronan, brilliant.

[@traciepearce1888]

He sure knows his bands, groups and 70's and 80's fashion.👍

[@SkynetT800]

VNV Nation is underrated! They are right up there with Depeche Mode!

[@DrunkRubberDuck]

What do you mean "they"? - VNV Nation IS Ronan Harris! And Ronan Harris alone.

[@fabthefab75]

@@DrunkRubberDuck Listen to Ronan again. He said "WE" when speaking about VNV Nation.

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

Not true : VNV has a massive audience and fan base : and DM was out there from the very beginning VNV came in to already established Industrial/ EBM genre ..... Not the same :

[@rubberduky1829]

I was born in 72 ( just turned 48 ) and was blessed to be able to experience ALL the 80's industrial / EBM/ goth / post punk. Still banging it today in the car and home.

[@philipaddyman7402]

what a fab guy. Just got into VNV Nation after hearing a track at a goth club this weekend.

[@h9ooo]

I love how he's so well spoken ^^

[@mrhiblo]

I grew up in the early 80's in a place where you only had the three C's of music: Country, Christian and Classic rock. Growing up around that I never had any interest in music. I got into metal because I was a teenager, but I never really "got music" until a friend of mine gave me a copy of Empires by VNV Nation and I heard Distant for the first time. That song un-clogged my brain and got me into looking into new kinds of music. It was the first time where I realized that good music is all about how it affects -you- rather than how it affects the people near you who have to hear it on your behalf.

[@lsuhillary]

His memories are my memories. I am grateful to grow up during the “New Wave”

[@moongoddess2535]

I saw this tour in Boston and it just made me fall in love with VNV so much more. The music fills you with pure happiness.

[@DorianPhQ]

I saw VNV Nation in the basement of a pub. Tiny-ass venue, but it was one of the single best "concerts" I've ever seen.

[@Atlas_UK]

I love the fact he saw the rise of the whole gothic culture in ireland which frankly was very similar to use english too :D Nice to see I'm not the only one..

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

We miss that freedom of creativity in the music industry. it's kind of why the best newmusic is only found on independent publishing sites, like we used to find only the best by searching imports at little hole in the wall stores and at clubs. VNV is totally underrated in it's impact

[@spuldup]

'84 born here. Still rocking out to tunes from and inspired by that day.

[@boris1387]

Great interview, love the front 242 reference 👍

[@binkersbonkers244]

Heck yeah!!.. Front 242 was the first of my loves in this music genre!!

[@brendyturo]

I have a VNV tattoo on my forearm. My favourite band of all time

[@RY30DM]

I was born in '70 and I totally relate to what he was talking about.

[@s.rietveld7435]

i am now happy with spotify and festivals for all the gothic music that i listen, Spotify reccomends me new bands :D

[@kranixquent7182]

Great interview full of good story about the sounds of that time. Thank u

[@stevecalvert5212]

He's just spoken about my life and experiences. I saw Portion Control and Blancmange so many times as support

[@lsuhillary]

Jesus and Mary Chain are amazing!

[@Jsarson1976]

Only just found his music, don’t know why I have never herd of him before now.

[@sashaprivalov9280]

Saw them in 2005 in Argentina. It was Matter + Form. So long time ago.

[@gabbycyber9917]

I absolutely loved watching The Tube on Channel 4,as well as all the other music shows in the 80's and the 90's ☺️

[@Atlas_UK]

I used to watch it myself even when I was to young to really understand what I was watching but mom also enjoyed too..

[@PerAnkh418]

Never liked that name 'New Romantics' The blitz club in London (Rusty Egan) first said that, not on,, we were futurists. Great interview Ronan. Spot on discriptions. I'm about the same age as you & felt exactly as you did then with what was happening back then. Still a die hard analogue synth player & haven't stopped collecting old synths. Brill interview Ronan! Best wishes. djed_ on instagram

[@PerAnkh418]

Still am ;D

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Anyone with a good understanding of European history can see that the style of the cover artwork of this great artist is done in such a way that hints at a particular era in Germany and Russia.

[@fabthefab75]

Born in 65. I could not relate more to everything he said.

[@SkyR45]

Love them

[@PerAnkh418]

In late 78/1980, in the North of England. We were known as futurists. Then it turned shizz mid 1983 when everyone got on the band wagon & into synths, especially digital keyboards, & then shit bands emerged such as "the Thompson twins", "Howard Jones" & nick kershaw. We were futurists until the media went to the blitz club where Rusty Egan refferd to it as "New Romantics". Spoilt it for alot of us die hard futurists :/

[@braddenty503]

Have u guys on my playlist for training and racing. I really like ur stuff, takes my mind elsewhere

[@jeffreyburdges1293]

I'll take Ronan's advice and go listen to some Holygram now. "I feel like a proud dad." lol cute

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

Before all Ultravox

[@jamesdelrogers542]

I lost my mind to the cures pornography after being drugged with a psycho tropic a thousand times stronger than lsd , I never made it back, laughing into the fire is it always like this

[@superdonk9891]

If you put 25kg of weight on Midge Ure, you come up with Ronan Harris ;)))), look a like ;)

[@shawnastone]

Gen21.19 poverty Revalation4.7 shivah I am in to now love you always first

[@triariicat8448]

First

[@geneticaimperfecta5433]

Never loved this band and never gonna do

[@gabbycyber9917]

@NaghaviSystem 🤣🤣🤣

[@binkersbonkers244]

First off, why even waste the time commenting?.. Why are you even here watching this??.. Lastly, wtf is it that you're "never gonna do"? (your words)

[@gabbycyber9917]

@@binkersbonkers244 🤣

[@wandac9847]

That's stupid never do what get a brain

[@LoveMyBoys3]

LOVE VNV... No accent Ronan?