Alan Rankine was the maestro of the Associates’ post-punk pop – and an architect of indie

As the multi-instrumentalist musical force behind the Scottish art-pop band, and later as a producer and label boss, Rankine was an adventurous, experimental, inspirational figure• Alan Rankine of the Associates dies aged 64It starts with a constellation of synthesiser drones and a piano riff that sounds as if … Read entire story.

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