During the research and writing phases of creating Umbilicus, I found that one of the most powerful ways to jog my memory about events, and emotions relevant to the plot, was through music. Below is the soundtrack to my life during the period this story unfolds, 1991 – 1995.
Playlist
Alphaville | Forever Young
Bauhaus | She’s in Parties
Camouflage | Love is a Shield
The Charlatans | The Only One I Know
The Cure | Charlotte Sometimes
David Bowie | Ashes to Ashes
Depeche Mode | Walking in My Shoes
The Getout | Secondhand Junk Store
James | Born of Frustration
Jesus Jones | Who? Where? Why?
Joy Division | She’s Lost Control
Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill
The Mission | Butterfly on a Wheel
Morrissey | Everyday is Like Sunday
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | The Weeping Song
No Friends of Harry | A Long Way Home
Primal Scream | Higher Than the Sun
Siouxsie and the Banshees | Christine
The Sisters of Mercy | Marian
The Smiths | How Soon is Now?
The Stone Roses | I Wanna Be Adored
Suede | Animal Nitrate
Velvet Underground | Venus in Furs
The Wolfgang Press | Kansas
Paula Gruben 