Stephen Cadman

Cassette album 'Big Smith Stays in Bed'

 
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 ·  Posted: 11.12.2016 - 16:24  ·  #1
Analogue synth musician displaying some impressive sequencer work in the Berlin School tradition. Bought this when it first came out at the beginning of the 80s, but nothing seemed to follow. I've asked where he is now in various forums but I've never had a response (nobody seems to have heard of him in the first place).

In the inlay notes it comes across that he is a British musician based in the Netherlands, so I wondered if our friends in Holland had ever encountered him (maybe is now working under a different/true name?) It also appears that this album was later given a limited LP release.
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 ·  Posted: 11.12.2016 - 17:12  ·  #2
I've no idea what he's doing these days but looks like he went to live in Australia. Information off Google -

Big Smith Stays in Bed album - Limited edition of 444. Includes hand-numbered certificate. A vinyl reissue of Stephen Cadman's Big Smith Stays In Bed, originally released on cassette in 1981. Stephen Cadman is a synthesizer player from Leeds. In late 1980, he produced and released a C60-Tape on his own Big Smith's Nose Tapes-Label. His synth music and style were in the vein of Tangerine Dream and other German electronic bands of the '70s. Ian Dobson found interest and distributed and also re-released Big Smith Stays In Bed shortly after on the Flowmotion label.

Stephen Cadman is a synthesist from Leeds, GB now living in Australia. In late 1980 he produced and released a C60-Tape on his own Big Smiths Nose Tapes-Label. His synth music and style in the vein of Tangerine Dream and other german electronica bands of the 70’s found interest to Ian Dobson and was then distributed via Ian and also (re)-released shortly after on the Flowmotion-Label.
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 ·  Posted: 11.12.2016 - 17:21  ·  #3
The album was released on LP this year so maybe try contacting 'Vinyl on Demand'

Big Smith Stays In Bed
Vinyl On Demand Germany
in stock £16.99
Format: limited LP + hand-numbered insert
Cat: VOD 145B1SC
Released: 18 Jul 16
Genre: Experimental/Electronic
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 ·  Posted: 11.12.2016 - 20:32  ·  #4
Marvelous. Thanks very much for leads!

To think he was only living a few miles away from me . . .
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 ·  Posted: 11.12.2016 - 21:14  ·  #5
You're welcome
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