sound of '70s wife-swapping parties with beanbags and unhappy children serving sausages on sticks." Equipment The band's recording gear and methods were profiled in a 2003 article in Electronic Musician, in which it was noted that they recorded many of their guitar arrangements (played at that time on a 1960s Italian Eko Edsel) through microphones, rather than through a DI unit. Additional instruments, including the vibraphone, timpani, clarinets and organ were recorded and subsequently fed through a speaker again in order to be re-recorded with microphones. Their private studio setup included an AKG BX-15, a Fostex rackmount coil reverb amplifier and an Acutronics tray (originally sourced from a Fender amplifier.) Their recording setup also included a MOTU 2408 hard-disk recording system, an Apple Mac G4, a Fender Rhodes, a Vox Continental and a Korg MS-20. For digital production, the band sometimes used an reFX QuadraSid emulator and Native Instruments Reaktor. Commenting on the production of their third album, Haha Sound, Keenan said: "You know when it feels overworked. We used more of a minimalist approach on this album: There has been less emphasis on decoration and more on repetitive parts that go through the tracks. They are not the focus for your ear, but they are the foundation." Live performances Keenan suffered from stage fright in Broadcast's early days, and earned a reputation for a "shoegazing onstage introversion." "I used to get nervous like the whole of that day of the show, and now it only happens the moment I walk onstage," she later said in a 1998 interview. "When you listen to me sing my first line, you can always tell my heart is in my throat. Headlining gigs is a confidence booster." Discography The Noise Made by People (2000) Haha Sound (2003) Tender Buttons (2005) Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age (2009) Berberian Sound Studio (2013) Members James Cargill – bass, production Trish Keenan – vocals, guitar, keyboards Roj Stevens – keyboards Tim Felton – guitar Steve Perkins – drums Keith York – drums Phil Jenkins – drums Jeremy Barnes – drums Neil Bullock – drums Billy Bainbridge – keyboards Bill Cargill – guitar, keyboards Ash Sheehan – drums References External links Broadcast at the BBC Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session) Interview with James Cargill from Cyclic Defrost magazine (Australia, 2005) Promotional page for collaborative release 'Broadcast and The Focus